Pirate Gold Provides Crippleback Drilling Update, Appoints New CFO and Releases Episode 8 of Treasure Hunters

Two drills are actively targeting the argillic alteration envelope at Crippleback Lake, the alteration envelope thought to indicate high sulphidation epithermal system or porphyry style mineralization Drill hole PGC-26-058, encountered vuggy silicified mineralization near the bedrock surface; indications of advanced argillic alteration and silicification and strong pyrite mineralization throughout Drill hole PGC-26-064, encountered a broad zone of vuggy silicified mineralization from 120 to 300m depth showing advanced argillic style alteration Episode 8 of Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters now airing: https://youtu.be/Nii-tDFo2cE St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - April 2, 2026) - Pirate Gold Corp. (TSXV: YARR) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Pirate Gold" or the "Company"), is pleased to provide an update on drilling at the Crippleback Lake target zone ("Crippleback") within its district-scale Treasure Island Project in central Newfoundland, alongside the release of Episode 8 of The Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters series. Crippleback: Drilling Into the System Two drill holes are ongoing targeting the argillic alteration zone first encountered in 2024.