Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
JUNEAU JOHN B
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Contango ORE, Inc. [CTGO] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY, SUITE 960		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/22/2013
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77098		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/22/2013   P   41,667 A (1) 44,365 I As sole manager of the general partner (1)
Common Stock 03/22/2013   P   41,667 A (1) 86,032 I As sole manager (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant (Right to Buy) $ 10 03/22/2013   P   41,667   09/22/2013 03/22/2018 Common Stock 41,667 (1) 41,667 I As sole manager of the general partner (1)
Warrant (Right to Buy) $ 10 03/22/2013   P   41,667   09/22/2013 03/22/2018 Common Stock 41,667 (1) 41,667 I As sole manager (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JUNEAU JOHN B
3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY
SUITE 960
HOUSTON, TX 77098		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 John B. Juneau   03/26/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person acquired an aggregate of 83,334 units at a purchase price of $12.00 per unit, in a private placement to certain investors (the Investors) pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated as of March 22, 2013 among Contango ORE, Inc. (the "Company") and the Investors therein. Each unit entitles the Investor to one share of common stock and a five-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $10.00. Of these 83,344 unites, 41,667 units were purchased by Juneau Exploration, L.P., and 41,667 units were purchased by J4D Enterprises, L.P. The reporting person also owns of record 2,698 shares of common stock of the Company.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company reported herein in excess of his pecuniary interests, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 as amended for any other purpose.

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