Hycroft Reports Higher Grade in Vortex Silver System

Highest grades to date identified in Vortex

Multiple intercepts grading 960 g/t to 1545 g/t

New target areas for expansion

WINNEMUCCA, Nev., Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) ("Hycroft" or "the Company") announces drill results from the 2025-2026 Exploration Drill Program (the "Exploration Program") at the Hycroft Mine, located in Nevada, USA a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction.  

Highlights from the drilling include:

• Highest grades to date identified in Vortex
• Vortex expands approximately 70 meters to the northwest and approximately 90 meters down-dip to the west based on results from H25D-6070 and H25D-6072
• Results confirm continuity of high-grade silver
• Vortex remains open in all directions and at depth

Vortex drill highlights:

• H25D-6072:  26.4 meters at 565.31 g/t Ag and 0.46 g/t Au (604.92 g/t AgEq and 7.02 g/t AuEq)
  Including:

• • 6.9 meters at 802.96 g/t Ag and 0.62 g/t Au (856.35 g/t AgEq and 9.94 g/t AuEq)
  • Multiple intercepts grading 960 g/t Ag to 1545 g/t Ag

Announced Dec. 15, 2025:

• H25D-6070:  30.8 meters at 438.58 g/t Ag and 0.41 g/t Au (473.88 g/t AgEq and 5.50 g/t AuEq)
  Including:

• • 6.1 meters at 739.58 g/t Ag and 0.21 g/t Au (757.66 g/t Ag Eq and 8.79 g/t AuEq)

Alex Davidson, Vice President, Exploration commented: "H25D-6072 was designed to offset H25D-6070 by approximately 65 meters to the northwest.  Hole 6072 extends Vortex mineralization an additional 35 meters to the west of the intercept in Hole 6070. Hole 6072 combined with the recently disclosed Vortex hole 6070 clearly demonstrate that Vortex is returning longer intercepts of very high grades and the system remains open in all directions and at depth. Figure 1 demonstrates the direction of this newly identified mineralization which is being compiled into the database and new images are forthcoming. Both Brimstone and Vortex high-grade silver systems are structurally controlled, and mineralization extends across these structural faults.   Additional opportunities for expansion are open along and within these structures."

Diane Garrett, President and CEO commented: "Our 2025-2026 exploration strategy is focused on unlocking the full scale of the Vortex and Brimstone high-grade silver systems through both lateral and depth expansion - these latest impressive results clearly demonstrate there is much more potential to both systems.  Step-out drilling 75 meters west (Hole 6070 announced on Dec. 15, 2025), followed by a further step-out of 35 meters northwest (Hole 6072), represents a meaningful advance in scale and confirms not only exceptional silver grades  but increasing continuity within this system.  Vortex and Brimstone are emerging as two high-grade silver systems of significant size and consistency – an evolution that is fundamentally reshaping Hycroft's value proposition.  With these results and many more expected to come, we are at the very beginning of a pivotal growth phase.  While we don't typically issue results on single drill holes – these recent two holes in Vortex, when viewed together, represent something extremely significant occurring".

Figure 1 – Vortex Drill Hole Locations

Figure 2 –  2025 Initial Drill Hole Locations

About the 2025-2026 Exploration Drill Program

The 2025-2026 Exploration Drill Program will consist of an initial 14,500 meters of core drilling initially utilizing two rigs with two additional core rigs planned in 2026.  The core drilling is being conducted by Timberline Drilling Incorporated of Elko, NV and TonaTec Exploration, LLC of Mapleton, Utah.  The RC drilling is being conducted by Envirotech Drilling Services of Winnemucca, NV.  Assays are being completed by ALS Geochemistry of Reno, NV.   The Company's Qualified Person (QP) for exploration drilling is Alex Davidson, Vice President, Exploration.

About Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation 

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is a US-based gold and silver company exploring and developing the Hycroft Mine, one of the world's largest precious metals deposits located in northern Nevada, a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction. After a long history of oxide heap leaching operations, the Company is focused on completing the technical studies to transition the Hycroft Mine into a large-scale milling operation for processing the sulfide ore. In addition, the Company is engaged in a robust exploration drill program to unlock the full potential of our expansive +64,000-acre land package, of which less than 10% has been explored. In 2023, Hycroft announced the discovery of two new high-grade silver systems within the known resource area. These discoveries represent a significant value driver for the Hycroft Mine, a strategic priority for the 2025-2026 exploration drill program.

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