# Pirate Gold Commences Drilling at Crippleback, Releases Episode 7 and New Technical Presentation Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pirate-gold-commences-drilling-at-crippleback-releases-episode-7-and-new-technic--8bce40be-f864-4ba5-b6fc-34e7e270cbfc Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/YARR/news/6829993263516435/pirate-gold-commences-drilling-at-crippleback-releases-episode-7-and-new-technic Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-03-20T11:05:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Pirate Gold Corp. - Ticker: YARR - Exchange: TSX - Region: Newfoundland - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Copper, Molybdenum - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-17 06:47:42 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Pirate Gold Corp. has commenced drilling at the Crippleback Lake Target Zone within its Treasure Island Project in Newfoundland. The company is targeting a large alteration system with potential for orogenic gold and gold-copper porphyry mineralization, leveraging its proximity to the Valentine deposit. Reasoning: The announcement marks the start of a new drilling phase at a significant target within a district-scale project, though no new assay grades for the current hole are yet reported. - Positive factor: Commencement of new drilling at Crippleback target - Positive factor: Identification of large-scale alteration and multi-deposit potential \(orogenic, porphyry, epithermal\) - Positive factor: Proximity to Equinox Gold's Valentine deposit Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: Drilling at Crippleback is described as expanding beyond the Moosehead zone into a new target area. Evidence · text > the Company expands beyond Moosehead and begins drilling at Crippleback **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: The project is situated along the same structural corridor as Equinox Gold's Valentine deposit. Evidence · text > Situated along the same structural corridor as Equinox Gold's Valentine deposit **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: The release includes a sign-off by a Qualified Person \(Greg Matheson, P.Geo\). Evidence · text > Qualified Person Greg Matheson, P.Geo... has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (2) ### PGC-26-058 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pirate-gold-commences-drilling-at-crippleback-releases-episode-7-and-new-technic--8bce40be-f864-4ba5-b6fc-34e7e270cbfc#fact-drill-facts-0) Treasure Island · pyrite #### Identity - Hole ID: PGC-26-058 - Project: Treasure Island - Commodity: pyrite - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: canada\_nl - Ticker: YARR #### Geometry - Grade: 5 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 55 m - From: 0 m - To: 55 m - Intercept Depth: 0 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: PGC-26-058:0-55 #### Location - Location: Crippleback - Easting: 562451 - Northing: 5398587 - Azimuth: 345 ° - Dip: -65 ° - Loc. Confidence: high - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Initial intercept shows significant pyrite mineralization in clay-altered quartz monzonite. - Positive factor: Strong alteration and mineralization noted in the first 55m Evidence · text > The initial 55m of this hole has encountered strongly clay altered quartz monzonite with 5-8% pyrite mineralization. #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### PGC-26-058 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pirate-gold-commences-drilling-at-crippleback-releases-episode-7-and-new-technic--8bce40be-f864-4ba5-b6fc-34e7e270cbfc#fact-drill-facts-1) Treasure Island · pyrite #### Identity - Hole ID: PGC-26-058 - Project: Treasure Island - Commodity: pyrite - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: canada\_nl - Ticker: YARR #### Geometry - Grade: 8 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 55 m - From: 0 m - To: 55 m - Intercept Depth: 0 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: PGC-26-058:0-55 #### Location - Location: Crippleback - Easting: 562451 - Northing: 5398587 - Azimuth: 345 ° - Dip: -65 ° - Loc. Confidence: high - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Initial intercept shows significant pyrite mineralization in clay-altered quartz monzonite. - Positive factor: Strong alteration and mineralization noted in the first 55m Evidence · text > 5-8% pyrite mineralization. #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.