Hycroft reports high-grade silver drill results from Nevada mine
Winnemucca, Nevada - Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation disclosed promising silver drill results from its 2025-2026 exploration program at the Brimstone and Vortex sites in Nevada, according to a press release. The drill results indicate significant silver reserves at both sites. At the Brimstone site, a drilling depth of 82.7 meters uncovered an impressive 87.52 grams per tonne silver grade, with an additional 19.4 meters at an even higher 108.19 grams per tonne silver grade.
The Vortex site extension of the silver system measured approximately 150 meters west, revealing a remarkable 12.5 meters at a staggering 375.41 grams per tonne silver grade, including a stunning 4.2 meters at an exceptional 748.02 grams per tonne silver grade. Hycroft has completed about 15,585 meters of core drilling out of a targeted 26,000-meter program that commenced in August 2025.
The company aims to drill further, targeting 7,200 meters at Brimstone and 3,000 meters at Vortex for the remaining program. The Brimstone system, currently measuring around 300 meters wide and 500 meters long, and the Vortex strike, extending over a kilometer and more than 500 meters wide at its widest point, remain open in all directions and depths.
Hycroft's Executive Chairman and CEO, Diane Garrett, expressed confidence in the company's high-grade silver systems, stating that their findings confirm the systems' size, continuity, and growth potential. Hycroft is currently evaluating development options, including the possibility of establishing an underground silver mine. The Hycroft Mine in northern Nevada is temporarily halted while exploration activities are in progress.
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