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0001250473
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001828377
Fortitude Gold Corp
333-249533
2886 CARRIAGE MANOR POINT
COLORADO SPRINGS
CO
80906
3033207708
LABATE JOHN A
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc,
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
25000
176000.00
24084542
04/06/2023
OTC
Comon
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Vested Stock Grants
Issuer
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2886 Carriage Manor Point
Colorado Springs
CO
80906
Common
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5346
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John Labate
2886 Carriage Manor Point
Colorado Springs
CO
80906
Common
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John Labate
2886 Carriage Manor Point
Colorado Springs
CO
80906
Common
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CO
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CO
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