Pirate Gold Corp. Announces Commencement of Trading Under New Symbol "YARR"

• Common shares now trading as Pirate Gold Corp. ("YARR") on the TSX Venture Exchange and ("SICNF") on the OTCQB Venture Market.

Pirate Gold Corp. (TSXV: YARR) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Pirate Gold" or the "Company"), formerly Sokoman Minerals Corp., is pleased to announce that its common shares have commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the new ticker symbol YARR, effective today. Pirate Gold's common shares will continue to trade on the OTCQB Venture Market under the ticker SICNF.

The name and symbol change unify the Company's identity under the Pirate Gold banner, reflecting a renewed focus on discovery, value creation, and the frontier spirit rooted in Newfoundland's exploration history.

No Action Required by Shareholders

The CUSIP/ISIN 724255104/CA7242551041 and CUSIP/ISIN 724255203/CA7242552031 numbers for the Company's common shares have been updated in connection with the transition. Shareholders are not required to take any action, as all changes will occur automatically through the Company's transfer agent and through each shareholder's respective brokerage.

The Company will be launching a new website at www.pirategold.ca, along with an updated corporate presentation and new corporate videos, in the coming weeks. Until then, investors can continue to access information through the Company's existing website, as well as its updated social media channels on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook under @PirateGoldCorp.

"Today we set sail as Pirate Gold," said Denis Laviolette, Chairman and CEO of Pirate Gold. "Our team is focused on driving value at the Treasure Island Project, and the new name reflects a shift toward tighter execution, sharper targets, and a disciplined approach to building value. We have a full runway ahead and new tools coming online. Investors know the real upside comes from the hunt, and we're charting our next course with purpose. This is where the story starts to get exciting."

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.

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, the receipt of TSXV final approval for the Offering, the use of proceeds of the Offering, 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 Sokoman Minerals Corp. Sokoman Minerals Corp. will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as required by law.

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