Pirate Gold Announces OTCQB Ticker Change to YARRF
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Pirate Gold (OTCQB:YARRF, TSXV:YARR) announced a change of its OTCQB trading symbol to YARRF, effective at the open on May 11, 2026. Shares will continue trading on the TSX Venture Exchange as YARR.
The change aligns U.S. and Canadian tickers with corporate branding to enhance recognition. No shareholder action is required. Pirate Gold is advancing district-scale gold exploration at its Treasure Island project in central Newfoundland, including a fully funded 50,000 metre drill program across the Moosehead and Crippleback discoveries.
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 01 | Drilling update | Positive | +2.5% | Crippleback drilling expanded a large alteration system; assays pending. |
| Apr 29 | Asset agreement | Positive | +5.4% | Amended acquisition terms for four mineral licences with cash and shares. |
| Apr 13 | High-grade intercept | Positive | +14.3% | New Rib Vein discovery at Moosehead with high-grade gold assays reported. |
| Apr 02 | Ops & management | Positive | -2.1% | Crippleback drilling update plus appointment of a new CFO and media release. |
| Mar 20 | Drilling start | Positive | -7.9% | Commencement of drilling at Crippleback within the Treasure Island Project. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent exploration and corporate updates have produced mixed reactions: three positive price alignments with constructive news and two divergences where drilling updates coincided with short-term pullbacks.
Over the last few months, the company has steadily advanced its Treasure Island project with multiple drilling milestones. On Mar 20, 2026, drilling commenced at Crippleback, followed by ongoing updates extending a large alteration system and announcing high-grade results at Moosehead, which saw moves up to +14.33%. An amended acquisition agreement on Apr 29, 2026 also drew a positive response. Today’s ticker realignment follows this sequence of operational progress and corporate housekeeping.
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - May 11, 2026) - Pirate Gold Corp. (TSXV: YARR) (OTCQB: YARRF) ("Pirate Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") has confirmed the Company's new OTCQB trading symbol will be YARRF, effective at the open of trading on Monday, May 11, 2026.
The Company's common shares will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol YARR.
The ticker change aligns the Company's U.S. trading symbol with its corporate branding and TSXV ticker, creating greater consistency for shareholders and improving market recognition across trading platforms and investor communications.
No action is required by current shareholders in connection with the ticker symbol change.
Pirate Gold is advancing district-scale gold exploration across its Treasure Island project in central Newfoundland, spanning over 90 km along the Valentine Lake Fault Zone near major discoveries and producing mines. The Company is currently executing a fully funded 50,000 metre drill program across the Moosehead and Crippleback discoveries.
For more information, visit: Pirate Gold Corp.
Subscribe to Pirate Gold's YouTube channel for weekly episodes of Treasure Hunters and follow the drill in real time: https://www.youtube.com/@PirateGoldCorp.
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
For more information, please contact:
Denis Laviolette, Executive Chairman, CEO & Director
E: denis@pirategold.ca
Cathy Hume, VP Corporate Development & Director
T: 416-868-1079 x 251
E: cathy@chfir.com
Website: www.pirategold.ca
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.
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