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Pirate Gold Corp. (OTCQB: SICNF), formerly Sokoman Minerals Corp., issues frequent news updates as it advances its gold exploration strategy in Newfoundland. Company releases focus on its position along the Valentine Lake Fault Zone and on the progression of its 100% owned, district-scale Treasure Island Gold Project, anchored by the advanced Moosehead Zone.
News items cover drilling programs, including the launch of a 50,000 metre diamond drilling campaign at Treasure Island and detailed visual observations from drill holes testing the Moosehead Eastern and Western trends and regional geophysical targets. These updates describe structural zones, quartz veining, sulphide mineralization, and visible gold, while emphasizing that assay results are pending laboratory analysis and that visible gold alone does not guarantee high grades.
Other announcements highlight claim acquisitions and project consolidation that expand the company’s mineral licence holdings along the Valentine Lake Fault Zone, as well as agreements to acquire additional licences and associated royalty terms. Corporate news also includes leadership changes, board appointments, and the transition from the Sokoman Minerals name to Pirate Gold Corp. with the new TSXV ticker YARR.
Investors following SICNF news can also track the company’s communication initiatives, such as the Pirate Gold Treasure Hunters video series, which provides behind-the-scenes footage from site visits, drilling campaigns, and the evolving district-scale exploration model. For those monitoring early-stage gold exploration in Newfoundland, the Pirate Gold news feed offers ongoing context on technical programs, corporate developments, and the company’s efforts to build a district-scale gold project at Treasure Island.
Sokoman Minerals Corp. (SICNF) has reported significant gold drilling results from its Western Trend program at the Moosehead Project. Key highlights include intersections of 69.48 g/t Au over 4.85m (including 176.47 g/t Au over 1.90m), 40.89 g/t Au over 4.30m, and 26.72 g/t Au over 3.10m.
The drilling program completed 19 holes totaling 1,325m before the Christmas break, with assays reported for 13 holes. Notably, 9 of 13 holes contained visible gold. The Western Trend drilling has tested 100m of strike to 80m down dip, with the zone remaining open. The next phase of drilling will target deeper holes up to 165m down plunge and 100m vertically.
The company plans to resume drilling on January 27 with a minimum 10-hole program. Additionally, Sokoman is in discussions with Novamera for a surgical bulk sample at the Footwall Splay using proprietary technology in Q3 2025.
Sokoman Minerals Corp. (SICNF) has announced significant drilling results from its Western Trend program at the Moosehead Project. Key highlights include intersections of 69.48 g/t Au over 4.85m (including 176.47 g/t Au over 1.90m), 40.89 g/t Au over 4.30m (including 74.08 g/t Au over 2.35m), and 26.72 g/t Au over 3.10m (including 40.56 g/t Au over 1.90m).
The drilling program completed 19 holes totaling 1,325m before Christmas, with assays reported for 13 holes. Visible gold was observed in 9 of 13 holes. The Western Trend drilling has tested 100m of strike to 80m down dip, with the zone remaining open. The company plans to resume drilling on January 27 with a minimum 10-hole program and is in discussions with Novamera for a surgical bulk sample at the Footwall Splay in Q3 2025.
Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) has completed its non-brokered financing initiatives. The company raised CAD$1,456,500 through a flow-through (FT) financing, issuing 36,412,500 shares at CAD$0.04 each. Additionally, they closed the second tranche of non-flow-through (NFT) financing, issuing 700,000 shares for a total of 850,000 shares, raising CAD$29,750.
The company paid CAD$44,400 in finder's fees, issued 1,110,000 broker warrants exercisable at CAD$0.06 for one year, and 1,200,000 common shares to finders. CAD$1,000,000 of the proceeds will be allocated to the Moosehead gold property, with the remainder going to the Fleur de Lys and Crippleback projects.
Sokoman Minerals (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) has completed its Phase 1 drill program at the Fleur de Lys Project in NW Newfoundland, executing 23 drill holes across an 8 km² section of the 329 km² project area. Twelve drill holes, including three holes on Noranda targets, successfully intersected gold mineralization (>200 ppb). The final hole (FDL-24-23) revealed five separate gold-bearing veins, indicating a promising new exploration direction.
While the source of the high-grade Golden Bull gold-mineralized boulder field remains unidentified, the company plans to conduct further exploration in 2025, including prospecting, mapping, geophysics, trenching, and a Phase 2 drilling program.
Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered financing, raising CAD$1,421,250. The company is issuing 35,400,000 flow-through shares at CAD$0.04 per share and 150,000 non-flow-through common shares at CAD$0.035. The financing includes CAD$42,000 in finders' fees, 1,050,000 broker warrants exercisable at CAD$0.06 for one year, and 1,200,000 common shares to finders.
The company plans to allocate CAD$1,000,000 of the flow-through proceeds to the Moosehead gold property, with the remainder going to Fleur de Lys and Crippleback projects. The funds will be used for Canadian exploration expenses qualifying as flow-through mining expenditures, which must be incurred by December 31, 2025.
Sokoman Minerals (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) has provided an update on its Moosehead Gold Project. The company completed 1,325m of drilling across 19 holes at the Western Trend, with 13 holes intersecting visible gold-bearing quartz veins. The drilling program tested 100m of strike to 80m down dip, with the zone remaining open.
Metallurgical testing results showed impressive gold recoveries, with bulk gravity testing of quartz vein samples yielding 82.0-83.0% recovery, and subsequent leaching of gravity tailings achieving 95.0-96.6% recovery. The company plans a conventional bulk sample collection in Q2 2025, pending final permits.
Sokoman Minerals Corp (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) has announced the postponement of its Annual General Meeting, which was originally scheduled for January 8, 2025. The decision was made due to the ongoing Canada Post strike. The company will reschedule the Meeting once the postal strike concludes.
Sokoman Minerals Corp (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) has announced a non-brokered private placement comprising two parts: a flow-through (FT) share offering priced at CAD$0.04 per share for gross proceeds of up to CAD$1.5 million, and a non-flow-through (NFT) financing at CAD$0.035 per share for up to CAD$250,000.
The company plans to allocate CAD$1 million of the FT proceeds to the Moosehead gold property, with the remainder going to Fleur de Lys and Crippleback projects. The NFT proceeds will be used for working capital. The financing is expected to close by December 16, 2024, with all securities subject to a four-month and one-day hold period.
Sokoman Minerals has initiated a minimum 1,500m diamond drilling program at the Western Trend gold zone in Moosehead Gold Project, Central Newfoundland. The program, consisting of 20-30 holes, follows successful trenching that exposed an east-west trending gold-bearing vein network. Channel sample results confirmed high-grade mineralization, with notable results including 8.10m of 7.09 g/t Au. Initial metallurgical testing revealed promising head grades: 58.8 g/t Au for quartz veins, 0.84 g/t Au for sediment wallrock, and 2.46 g/t Au for altered dyke wallrock. The company is also advancing plans for a 1,000 m³ conventional bulk sample from the Western Trend trench area, pending permits and metallurgical test results.
Sokoman Minerals (TSXV:SIC) announces plans for a shareholder meeting on January 8, 2025, seeking approval to spin out approximately 2 million shares of Vinland Lithium. Vinland, which holds the Killick Lithium Project, is currently owned by Sokoman (40%), Benton Resources (40%), and Piedmont Lithium Newfoundland Holdings (20%). The TSX Venture Exchange has conditionally agreed to list Vinland's approximately 10 million shares. The spin-out ratio is expected to be around 50 Vinland shares per 8,000 Sokoman shares, with accounts holding less than 8,000 Sokoman shares not eligible. Piedmont has invested CAD$2.0M and has the option to earn up to 62.5% interest by spending CAD$12.0M in exploration.