UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 2026

HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38387	82-2657796
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

P.O. Box 3030

Winnemucca, Nevada

89446

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (775) 304-0260

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share		HYMC		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

News Release Announcing Initial Assessment and Technical Report Summary

On February 18, 2026, Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing the completion of its Hycroft Mine Initial Assessment and Technical Report Summary (the “TRS”), which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The TRS supersedes and replaces the Hycroft Property Initial Assessment Technical Report Summary Humboldt and Pershing Counties, Nevada, with an effective date of March 27, 2023.

Corporate Presentation

On February 18, 2026, the Company furnished its updated corporate presentation to its website at www.hycroftmining.com. A copy of the updated corporate presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in (i) this Item 7.01, (ii) the news release and (iii) the updated corporate presentation is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 18, 2026, the Company announced that it had completed the TRS, effective January 21, 2026, which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K. The TRS was completed by Ausenco Engineering USA South Inc., Independent Mining Consultants, Inc. and WestLand Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc., each a “Qualified Person” as such term is defined in subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K. A copy of the TRS is attached hereto as Exhibit 96.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number		Description
23.1		Consent of Ausenco Engineering USA South Inc.
23.2		Consent of Independent Mining Consultants, Inc.
23.3		Consent of WestLand Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
96.1		Initial Assessment and Technical Report Summary on the Hycroft Mine
99.1		News Release dated February 18, 2026*
99.2		Corporate Presentation posted February 18, 2026*
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document)

* Furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORPORATION

Date: February 18, 2026	By:	/s/ Rebecca A. Jennings
		Rebecca A. Jennings
		Senior Vice President and General Counsel

HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP 8-K