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  Instructions for generating the new codes were sent to out-of-date contact information.
  
  Subsequently new contacted information has been updated.</remarks>
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        <noticeDate>01/12/2024</noticeDate>
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text: 144
  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.
  880 Carillon Parkway
  St. Petersburg
  FL
  33716
  4500
  330000.00
  102082
  12/07/2023
  NYSE
  Common
  12/31/2012
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
  N
  439
  12/31/2012
  Compesation
  Common
  01/02/2013
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
  N
  294
  01/02/2013
  Compensation
  Common
  01/21/2016
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
  N
  767
  01/21/2016
  Compensation
  Common
  01/21/2016
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
  N
  1500
  01/21/2016
  Compensation
  Common
  01/21/2016
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
  N
  500
  01/21/2016
  Compensation
  Common
  05/10/2016
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
  N
  1000
  05/10/2016
  Compensation
  Y
  On the date of the sale 12/07/2023, access to the EDGAR database was denied due to the requirement to generate a new EDGAR access code.
  
  Instructions for generating the new codes were sent to out-of-date contact information.
  
  Subsequently new contacted information has been updated.
  01/12/2024
  Joseph S. Compofelice