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  0001041205
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001502377
  Contango ORE, Inc.
  001-35770
  3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY
  STE 925
  HOUSTON
  TX
  77098
  713-877-1311
  COMPOFELICE JOSEPH S
  Director
  Common
  Raymond James & Associate, Inc.
  800 Carillon Parkway
  St Petersburg
  FL
  33716
  3000
  330000.00
  97582
  03/18/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  11/14/2017
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
  N
  3000
  11/14/2017
  Compensation
  Y
  None
  03/18/2024
  Joseph S. Compofelice