AMC Stock Soars on Hycroft Mining Update Popular meme stock AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC ) is up by more than 7% today following a series of company developments. First, Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ: HYMC ) announced it would initiate its largest exploration program in almost a decade. Back in March, AMC announced it would take a 22% stake in the gold and silver mining company. AMC, along with acclaimed metals investor Eric Sprott, invested $27.9 million each in HYMC. Both parties also received 23.4 million warrants with a five-year term. These warrants carry an exercise price of about $1.07. Since then, Sprott has reduced his stake by about 4 million shares. During the first quarter, Hycroft mined 5,358 ounces of gold and 16,861 ounces of silver. Meanwhile, the price per ounce of gold has declined by about 5% year-to-date, while silver has fallen by about 17%. The exploration program will occur at the Hycroft Mine in Northern Nevada. In addition, there has been no exploration drilling at the mine since 2014. Let’s get into the details.