Pirate Gold Commences Drilling at Crippleback, Releases Episode 7 and New Technical Presentation

Drills turning at Crippleback, testing a large, intensely altered zone with potential for both orogenic gold and a gold-copper porphyry-style system Crippleback geology shares similarities with Equinox Gold's Valentine deposit, located along the same structural corridor New technical presentation by VP Exploration Greg Matheson outlines the geological model and multi-deposit potential at Crippleback: https://youtu.be/nHkDVqCQc9s Episode 7 of Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters now airing: https://youtu.be/GI7ROL3aXa0 New Pirate Gold website now live with interactive maps, geology, latest videos, and investor materials: www.pirategold.ca St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - March 20, 2026) - Pirate Gold Corp. (TSXV: YARR) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Pirate Gold" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling at the Crippleback Lake Target Zone ("Crippleback") within its district-scale Treasure Island Project in central Newfoundland, alongside the release of Episode 7 of the Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters series and a new technical presentation on Crippleback from VP Exploration Greg Matheson. Crippleback: Drilling Into the System With drills actively turning at Moosehead following recent high-grade results and a new zone discovery, the Company is now advancing a second front at Crippleback.