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Pirate Gold Appoints World-Renowned Orogenic Gold Expert Dr. Richard J. Goldfarb as Strategic Advisor and Releases Season 1, Episode 1 of Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters Appointment of Dr. Richard J. Goldfarb, one of the world's foremost orogenic gold experts, to

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Pirate Gold Appoints World-Renowned

Orogenic Gold Expert Dr. Richard J. Goldfarb

as Strategic Advisor and Releases Season 1,

Episode 1 of Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters

Appointment of Dr. Richard J. Goldfarb, one of the world's foremost orogenic gold experts, to

strengthen targeting and district-scale modelling at Treasure Island

Episode 1 of Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters now airing, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the first

site visit and the exploration story as it unfolds in real time (

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=R0qMbpudpF0

)

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - December 9, 2025) -

Pirate Gold Corp.

(TSXV: YARR) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Pirate Gold" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the

appointment of Dr. Richard J. Goldfarb as Strategic Advisor. Dr. Goldfarb is one of the world's leading

authorities on orogenic gold deposits and brings unmatched expertise to the Company as it advances

exploration at its Treasure Island Project along the Valentine Lake Fault Zone.

Dr. Goldfarb spent 36 years as a senior research geologist with the United States Geological Survey

and has authored more than 350 scientific publications that define the global understanding of orogenic

gold systems. He has delivered more than 350 invited talks across 40 countries, has over 25,000

citations, and has received the most prestigious honours in the field of economic geology including the

Society of Economic Geologist's Silver and Penrose Gold Medals, as well as the Society for Geology

Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) Newmont Gold Medal.

His advisory roles span work with numerous major and junior gold producers and explorers, as well as

with governments. He currently serves as a Research Professor at the Colorado School of Mines and the

China University of Geosciences in Beijing.

"Orogenic systems are responsible for many of the world's largest and most continuous gold

deposits," said Dr. Goldfarb. "Treasure Island sits in a highly prospective accretionary belt with the

right structures, the right chemistry, and the right scale. The opportunity here is significant and I look

forward to supporting the team as they develop this emerging district."

"Having Dr. Goldfarb join Pirate Gold as a strategic advisor is a major milestone," said Denis

Laviolette, Executive Chairman and CEO. "His work shaped the global exploration playbook for

orogenic gold. Treasure Island is exactly the type of system where his expertise becomes a real

differentiator. This strengthens every step of our technical approach."

Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters Season 1, Episode 1 Now Airing: Join the Hunt at Treasure Island

Pirate Gold has released

Season 1, Episode 1 of Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters

, the Company's

new documentary-style video series that brings viewers directly into the search for discovery at Treasure

Island.

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Visit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0qMbpudpF0

Episode 1 takes viewers on the first full site visit with Denis Laviolette, Greg Matheson, and Timothy

Froude as they open the season's exploration storyline. The episode features behind-the-scenes

footage, in-field walkthroughs, the geological clues driving the drill plan, and the early structures that have

shaped the emerging district-scale model.

Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters follows the team in real time as they chase new targets, interpret fresh

core, and uncover the signals of a potential orogenic system along the Valentine Lake Fault Zone.

"This project has scale, and we want people to feel like they're right there with us as the clues build,"

added Laviolette. "Treasure hunting is in the DNA of this company. The series shows what happens

when a technical team goes after a system of this size. Episode 1 is just the start of the story."

Viewers are encouraged to join the hunt by subscribing to the Pirate Gold YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@PirateGoldCorp

Further, Pirate Gold has granted 250,000 stock options to a consultant of the Company. The options

shall vest immediately and are exercisable at $0.25 per common share for a period of five (5) years.

About Pirate Gold Corp.

Pirate Gold Corp. is led by an experienced management team and is the dominant explorer along the

Valentine Lake Fault zone in Newfoundland, Canada's newest gold district. The Company's primary

focus is its 100% owned district-scale Treasure Island Gold Project, along with a portfolio of gold

projects, including the district-scale Fleur de Lys Project.

For more information, please contact:

Denis Laviolette, Executive Chairman, CEO & Director

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:

[email protected]

Cathy Hume, VP Corporate Development & Director

T:

416-868-1079 x 251

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[email protected]

Website:

www.pirategold.ca

YouTube

:

@PirateGoldCorp

Twitter

:

@PirateGoldCorp

Facebook

:

@PirateGoldCorp

LinkedIn:

@PirateGoldCorp

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this

release.

Investors are cautioned that trading in the securities of the Company should be considered highly

speculative. This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the

applicable Canadian securities legislation that are based on expectations, estimates, assumptions,

geological theories, and projections as at the date of this news release. The information in this news

release about any information herein that is not a historical fact may be "forward-looking statements."

Actual results may differ materially. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to

predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or

performance (which may, but not always, include phrases such as "anticipates", "plans", "scheduled",

"believed" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events

or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) including

statements regarding the Company's plans with respect to the Company's projects and the timing

related thereto, the merits of the Company's projects, the Company's objectives, plans and strategies,

and other matters are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements and are

intended to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause results to vary include delays

in obtaining necessary approvals, changes in the market for the Company's securities, results of

exploration, loss of title to properties, delays in obtaining permits or access to mineral properties,

including as a result of adverse weather, fire or flood, changes to the Tax Act, rejection of expenditures

as Qualifying Expenditures, and factors included in the documents filed from time to time with the

Canadian securities regulatory authorities by Pirate Gold Corp. Pirate Gold Corp. will not update these

forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as required

by law.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/277398