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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-19-043770
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190802
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190802

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Contango ORE, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001502377
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				273431051
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-85855
		FILM NUMBER:		19997026

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY
		STREET 2:		STE 925
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77098
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-877-1311

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY
		STREET 2:		STE 925
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77098

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROYAL GOLD INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000085535
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINERAL ROYALTY TRADERS [6795]
		IRS NUMBER:				840835164
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1660 WYNKOOP STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202-1132
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-573-1660

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1660 WYNKOOP STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202-1132

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYAL GOLD INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYAL RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870517

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19810716
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<p align="center" style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 1000</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Citizenship or Place of   Organization<br>    </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delaware</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole   Voting Power <br>    </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">809,744</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shared Voting   Power</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>   0</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole   Dispositive Power</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>   809,744</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate   Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>   809,744</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check if   the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Percent   of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  <br>   12.7%(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.</font></b>&#160;&#160; <b>Security and Issuer</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment No.&nbsp;4 (the &#147;<b>Amendment No.&nbsp;4</b>&#148;) amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;16, 2018 (the &#147;<b>Original Schedule 13D</b>&#148;), as amended by:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 38.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font> Amendment No.&nbsp;1 filed on June&nbsp;29, 2018;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 38.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font> Amendment No.&nbsp;2 filed on October&nbsp;4, 2018; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 38.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font> Amendment No.&nbsp;3 filed on January&nbsp;22, 2019</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment No.&nbsp;4 is filed by the Reporting Person with respect to the common stock (the &#147;<b>Common Stock</b>&#148;), $0.01 per share par value, of Contango ORE,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<b>Issuer</b>&#148;), with its principal executive offices at 3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite&nbsp;925, Houston, Texas 77098. The Original Schedule 13D, as amended by the amendments listed above, is referred to herein as &#147;<b>Schedule 13D</b>&#148;. Except as set forth below, all Items of Schedule 13D remain unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings assigned to them in the Schedule 13D.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.</font></b>&#160;&#160; <b>Purchase of Transaction.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 4 of Schedule 13D is hereby replaced by the following:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. beneficially owns or may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock reported on this Schedule 13D. Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. beneficially owns the shares of Common Stock for strategic investment purposes. Royal Alaska, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc., and CORE Alaska, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer, are the members of Peak Gold, LLC, a joint venture for development of a mining project in Alaska (the &#147;<b>joint venture</b>&#148;).&nbsp; CORE Alaska, LLC holds a 60% membership interest and Royal Alaska, LLC holds a 40% membership interest in the joint venture. Under the operating agreement for the joint venture, Royal Alaska, LLC serves as the manager of the joint venture and manages, directs, and controls operations of the joint venture. Under the operating agreement for the joint venture, Royal Alaska, LLC has the option to require CORE Alaska, LLC to sell up to 20% of its membership interest in respect of the joint venture in a sale by Royal Alaska, LLC of its entire 40% membership interest in the joint venture (for a sale of up to 60% of the membership interests in the joint venture) to a bona fide third party purchaser.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On November&nbsp;14, 2018, the Issuer publicly announced that it had engaged investment banking firms to advise its board of directors on strategic alternatives.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In January&nbsp;2019, Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. announced that it had engaged its own financial adviser to assist in conducting a process to identify the value, and consider a sale, of its investment in the Common Stock and/or all or a portion of its indirect interest (separately or together with a sale of the Issuer&#146;s indirect interest) in respect of all or certain of the assets of the joint venture. While indications of interest were received, they did not meet Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc.&#146;s strategic or value expectations.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On August&nbsp;2, 2019, Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. delivered a notice to terminate its engagement with its financial adviser. Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. will, however, continue to consider all alternatives with respect to its own investment in the Common Stock and its indirect investment, through Royal Alaska, LLC, in the joint venture.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. (1)&nbsp;has engaged and might in the future engage in discussions with the Issuer&#146;s management, members of its board of directors, other stockholders of the Issuer, investment banking firms (both those engaged by the Issuer and other investment banking firms) and other relevant parties, (2)&nbsp;has acquired and in the future might acquire additional securities of the Issuer through open market purchases, private purchases, or otherwise, (3)&nbsp;might in the future dispose of all or a portion of its interest in the Issuer and/or its indirect interest in the assets of the joint venture if conditions warrant, and exercise its option (as described above) to require CORE Alaska, LLC to sell up to 20% of the aggregate membership interest in respect of the joint venture, or (4)&nbsp;might in the future take any other available course of action, which may involve one or more</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">types of transactions or have one or more of the results specified in clauses (a)&nbsp;through (j)&nbsp;of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, in each case to the extent deemed advisable by Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as described elsewhere in this Schedule 13D, Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. does not currently have any specific plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions or events specified in clauses (a)&nbsp;through (j)&nbsp;of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. reserves the right to acquire, or dispose of, the securities of the Issuer, to close the transaction described in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D, and to formulate other purposes, plans or proposals regarding the Issuer, its assets, or its securities or take other action Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. deems advisable.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.</font></b>&#160;&#160; <b>Interest in Securities of the Issuer</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Items 5 (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of Schedule 13D are hereby replaced by the following:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&nbsp;&#151; (b)&nbsp;On August&nbsp;2, 2019, Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. beneficially owns 809,744 shares of Common Stock. Using 6,357,113,779 as the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May&nbsp;13, 2019, which number is based on information set forth in the Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed by the Issuer with the Commission on May&nbsp;13, 2019, Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. has the sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to approximately 12.7% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc.&#146;s knowledge, no shares of the Common Stock are beneficially owned by any of the persons listed on Schedule A to this Schedule 13D.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 6 is hereby replaced by the following:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as described in Items 3, 4, and 5 and in the Stock Purchase Agreement and Side Letter incorporated herein by reference and previously set forth as Exhibits&nbsp;1 and 2 to Schedule 13D, Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc. does not have any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship (legal or otherwise) with any person named in Item 2 and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to, any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship concerning the transfer or voting of any securities of the Issuer, finder&#146;s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guaranties of profits, division of profits or loss or the giving or withholding of proxies.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,&nbsp;I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: August&nbsp;2, 2019</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Set forth below is a list of the directors and executive officers of Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc., setting forth the business address and present principal occupation or employment, and the name and address of any corporation or organization in which such employment is conducted, of each person. To Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc.&#146;s knowledge, all directors and officers listed below are citizens of the United States, unless otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise indicated below the business address of each person is c/o Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc., 1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite&nbsp;1000, Denver, CO 80202.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and CEO, Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CFO and VP Strategy, Royal Gold,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dan Breeze*</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VP Corporate Development<i>, </i>RGLD   Gold AG</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark E. Isto</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VP General Counsel and Secretary, Royal   Gold,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* Canadian citizen.</font></p>
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