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
