Correspondence

0001193125-14-018855.txt : 20140328 0001193125-14-018855.hdr.sgml : 20140328 20140123172132 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-018855 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140123 FILER: 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: CORRESP 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 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Correspondence

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

300 South Grand Avenue, 22nd Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

January 23, 2014

VIA EDGAR

Mr. John Reynolds

Assistant Director

Division of Corporation Finance

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-4628

Re:

Contango ORE, Inc.

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2013

Filed September 11, 2013

File No. 001-35770

Dear Mr. Reynolds:

We are writing to confirm our telephone conversation with Mr. George Schuler on January 23, 2014, during which we requested that Contango ORE, Inc. be provided additional time to respond to your letter of January 9, 2014 to Mr. Brad Juneau regarding the above-referenced filings. In this regard, Contango ORE, Inc. has advised us that it will provide a response by February 7, 2014. We appreciate the staff’s courtesy in this matter.

Sincerely,

/s/ Richard A. Shortz

Richard A. Shortz