UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 22, 2005



                             PYR Energy Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Maryland                   001-15511                    95-4580642
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(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



                   1675 Broadway, Suite 2450, Denver, Colorado      80202
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 825-3748
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

PYR Energy Corporation (the "Company") intends to present information to
investors in the form of a slide show presentation which will be posted on the
Company's website on or after March 22, 2005. On and after that date, these
materials can be accessed on the internet at
WWW.PYRENERGY.COM/26-PRESENTATIONS.HTML. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update, supplement or amend the slide show presentation being posted on its
website.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The
information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into
any filing of the Company, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.


                                   SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  March 21, 2005                       PYR ENERGY CORPORATION



                                            By:  /s/  D. Scott Singdahlsen
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                                                      D. Scott Singdahlsen
                                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                                      and President