HYMC stock jumps nearly 17% as silver breaks $95 — what’s driving Hycroft Mining today
Hycroft Mining shares jumped 16.8% to $40.45 Tuesday as gold hit $4,700 an ounce and silver reached $95, both record highs. Canadian investor Eric Sprott exercised over 4.6 million warrants and bought 200,000 shares last week. Hycroft, which owns a large Nevada mine, has no current production and warned it needs more funding to advance development. Trading volume neared 3 million shares by midday.