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- 26 Jul 23 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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- 15 Jun 23 Contango ORE Issues Initial S-K 1300 Resource Technical Report Summary for the Lucky Shot Project, Alaska – Indicated grades average 15 g/t
- 8 Jun 23 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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Exhibit 99.1
NYSE-A: CTGO BUILDING ALASKA’S NEXT GOLD MINES June 2023 Exhibit 99.1
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT The Feasibility Study (“FS”) referenced herein that relates to Peak Gold, LLC (“Peak Gold”), was prepared by Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”), which controls the Manager of Peak Gold and holds 70% of its outstanding membership interests, in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101). Contango Ore, Inc. (“CORE” or “Contango”) owns the remaining 30% membership interest in Peak Gold, and must rely on Kinross and its affiliates for the FS and related information. Further, CORE is not subject to regulation by Canadian regulatory authorities and no Canadian regulatory authority has reviewed the FS or passed upon its accuracy or compliance with NI 43-101. The terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” as used in the resource estimate, the FS and this presentation are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with NI 43-101. In the United States, mining disclosure is reported under sub-part 1300 of Regulation S-K (“S-K 1300”). Under S-K 1300, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recognizes estimates of “Measured Mineral Resources”, “Indicated Mineral Resources” and “Inferred Mineral Resources”. In addition, the definitions of “Proven Mineral Reserves” and “Probable Mineral Reserves” are substantially similar to international standards. Under S-K 1300, an SEC registrant with material mining operations must disclose specified information in its SEC filings concerning mineral resources, in addition to mineral reserves, which have been determined on one or more of its properties. Such mineral resources and reserves are supported by a technical report summary (the “S-K 1300 Report”), which is dated and signed by a qualified person or persons, and identifies and summarizes the information reviewed and conclusions reached by each qualified person about the SEC registrant’s mineral resources or mineral reserves determined to be on each material property. CORE prepared an S-K 1300 Report, dated May 12, 2023, based on the FS, that presented mineral resource estimates and mineral reserve estimates for the Manh Choh project as of December 31, 2022 (the "Manh Choh S-K 1300 Report"). CORE prepared an additional S-K 1300 Report, dated May 26, 2023, based on historical and recent drill hole assay information, that presented mineral resource estimates for the Lucky Shot project as of May 26, 2023 (the "Lucky Shot S-K 1300 Report"). Investors are cautioned that while the S-K 1300 definitions are “substantially similar” to the NI 43-101 definitions, there are differences between the two. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserve or mineral resource estimates that Peak Gold may report as “probable mineral reserves”, “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources” under NI 43-101 would be the same had CORE prepared the mineral reserve or mineral resource estimates under S-K 1300. Further, U.S. investors are also cautioned that while the SEC recognizes “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources” under S-K 1300, investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization that has been characterized as resources has a greater degree of uncertainty as to its existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources or inferred mineral resources that CORE reports are or will be economically or legally mineable. For more detail regarding the FS, please see CORE's press release dated May 26, 2023: https://www.contangoore.com/press-release/contango-ore-announces-completion-of-s-k-1300-technical-report-summary-for-its-manh-choh-project-in-alaska and Kinross' second quarter 2022 earnings release: https://www.kinross.com/news-and-investors/news-releases/press-release-details/2022/Kinross-reports-2022-second-quarter-results/default.aspx. To view a copy of the Manh Choh S-K 1300 Report, see: https://assets.website-files.com/5fc5d36fd44fd675102e4420/6470afdaf94d2ac9f93d93e0_SIMS%20Contango%20Manh%20Choh%20Project%20S-K%201300%20TRS%20FINAL%2020230524%20(1)-compressed.pdf . To view a copy of the Lucky Shot S-K 1300 Report, see: https://assets.website-files.com/5fc5d36fd44fd675102e4420/6487270414e64406df8280bb_Contango%20Lucky%20Shot%20Project%20S-K%201300%20TRS%202023-05-26.pdf. 2
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 4 Tier 1 mining jurisdiction – Alaska Manh Choh Mine - One of the World’s highest grade open pit gold mines (8 g/t) Project significantly de-risked Agreement in place with Tetlin Alaska Native Tribe Fully Permitted - All State and Federal permits received Turn-key operation, major contracts in place Proven operator for Project - Kinross Project financing arrangements in place ING/Macquarie Banks - $70 M1 Strong cash flow per share (CFPS) starting in 2024 Exploration upside 1 Availability subject to completion of equity capital raise of $32 million
Developing Alaska’s Next Gold Mines Manh Choh Mine – Construction Underway Partnership with Kinross (70%) and the Alaska Native Tetlin Tribe (Royalty) 100% Owned Lucky Shot Mine – Initial Resource Exploring historic high-grade gold mine Reserves/Resources Exploration Stage Fort Knox Mill
Developing Alaska’s Next Gold Mines Manh Choh Mine – Development Stage Construction underway Partnership with Kinross (70%) and Contango (30%) Using existing Fort Knox milling facilities (owned by Kinross) Reduced Execution Risk Partnership with the Alaska Native Tetlin Tribe (Royalty) Lucky Shot Mine – Brownfields Exploration Exploring historic high-grade gold mine Permitted for mining 106,000 Oz Indicated Resource Grading 14.5g/t 100% owned Early-Stage Exploration Projects (100% owned): Shamrock Eagle-Hona Triple Z 6
CAPITAL STRUCTURE1 7 Institutional Retail / Others Directors & Officers (Insiders) TRADING - NYSE AMERICAN: CTGO 90-Day Avg. Daily Volume 16,561 shares per day 52-week range US$21.56 - $33.67 Market Cap $191M * Russell 3000 Inclusion - June 26, 2023 CAPITAL STRUCTURE Issued & Outstanding 7.8 M Warrants 0.4 M Options 0.1 M Fully Diluted 8.3 M FINANCIAL POSITION Cash ~$12.0 M Convertible Debenture @ 9% $20.0 M Project Debt (ING & Macquarie) $10.0 M ANALYST COVERAGE Cantor Fitzgerald Mike Kozak Roth Capital Partners Mike Niehuser Fundamental Research Corp. Nina Rose Coderis TOP SHAREHOLDERS Hexagon Asset Management Alaska Future Fund Tocqueville Asset Management Insiders GAMCO Investors 1. All amounts reported above are as of June 23, 2023
Feasibility in 2022Construction in 2023 Production in 2024Explore 2,800 sq.km area Simple Development Plan - mine Manh Choh gold ore and then truck and process the ore at Kinross’ Fort Knox Milling Complex Reduces execution risk to produce gold and silver over 4.5 year mine-life starting second half of 2024 Road construction continued through Winter 2022-23 – Ahead of schedule and on budget $33.6 million Peak Gold H1 2023 budget nearly complete - Ahead of schedule and on budget $136.1 million H2 2023 budget for Peak Gold approved - Mine site construction underway! 8 MANH CHOH GOLD PROJECT ALL MINE OPERATING PERMITS RECEIVED MINE SITE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY NEAR-TERM PRODUCTION POTENTIAL & EXPLORATION UPSIDE
9 Manh Choh Update Summer Construction Underway
10 Kiewit selected as mining contractor Founded it 1884, Kiewit is one of the largest engineering, construction and mining companies in North America
11 Manh Choh Update UNDERWAY Triple 7 CAT Trucks, Blast Hole Drill Rig and 6030 CAT Shovel on their way
12 Black Gold Transport Contracted for Ore Haul Alaska Business for 35 Years
13 Mill Modifications at Fort Knox
14 Mill Modifications at Fort Knox Manh Choh Ore Stockpile Area
15 Mill Modifications at Fort Knox
MANH CHOH GOLD PROJECT: Anticipated Economics Using existing infrastructure at Fort Knox, Peak Gold is planning on a H2 2024 start date Production estimate of 914,000 GEO over a 4.5-years equating to roughly 225,000 gold equivalent ounces (“GEO”) per annum (30% to Contango Ore = +274,000 GEO or 67,500 GEO/Yr)1 Average processed grades expected to be ~8 g/t Au Capital Costs Initial $189 million (including $14M Contingency) for Peak Gold – Contango’s Share:$56.8 million $26 million Capitalized Strip – Contango: $7.8 million Total Capital Costs to Contango = $64.6 million based on SK 1300 Feasibility Study1 Operating Costs - Kinross est. AISC of ~$900/GEO; Contango AISC = $1,116/GEO1 16 Model Assumptions per Contango SK1300 Feasibility Study1 1 See Contango’s SK1300 Manh Choh Technical Report Press Release dated May 26, 2023; Initial capex reflects the Kinross feasibility study reported in “Q2 Corporate Update ” Press Release and Corporate Presentation dated July 26 and 27, 2022; The optimization for the mineral reserve estimate assumed a $1,300 per ounce gold price; the $189 million estimate reflects remaining funds to be expended between 2022 and 2024; there will be additional capital required at Fort Knox to accommodate Manh Choh ore; and is a Toll Milling charge to the Peak Gold JV; "All-in sustaining cost (AISC) per equivalent ounce sold“ is a non-GAAP ratio. “GEO” refers to Gold Equivalent Ounces. See: https://www.contangoore.com/press-release/contango-ore-announces-completion-of-s-k-1300-technical-report-summary-for-its-manh-choh-project-in-alaska
17 LOWER RISK & REDUCED TIMELINE TO PRODUCTION DRILLING SCOPING STUDY PERMITTING & FEASIBILITY PRODUCTION DETAILED DESIGN PROCURMENT CONSTRUCTION Approximately $19 million Program in 2021: Resource In-fill, Hydrology, Geotechnical, Metallurgical Engineering; Environment and Community Outreach With ~$2 million exploration drilling to potentially expand the mine life Tetlin Tribe has indicated their support for the project development plan; Continued Community Engagement Approximately $40 million Program in 2022 Kinross Feasibility Study completed and Permitting activities are advancing well; Wetlands Dredge and Fill (404) Permit from USACE; Other Permits issued by State of Alaska “Early Works” construction decision announced in July 2022 Road Construction/Mill Modification/Camp Production expected to commence in H2 2024 Image used with permission from Kinross Community Engagement Mine Site construction decision with receipt of Mine Operating Plan approved May 2023
18 1 Hart, C.J.R., 2005. Mid-Cretaceous Magmatic Evolution and Intrusion-related Metallogeny of the Tintina Gold Province, Yukon and Alaska. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Western Australia, 198 p. 1 Early-Stage Exploration Projects (100% owned) Eagle-Hona Triple Z Shamrock Current Focus On Lucky Shot Mine
19 Coleman Adit Lucky Shot “500” Adit War Baby Adit Looking NNE Enserch Tunnel Lucky Shot Vein 15.6 g/t = ½ Oz/ton1 +1 mile (1.6 km) strike length and open along strike and down dip See https://www.contangoore.com/press-release/contango-ore-issues-initial-s-k-1300-resource-technical-report-summary-for-the-lucky-shot-project-alaska-indicated-grades-average-15-g-t
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Fully Permitted Active Mine Site Safety First Approach Zero LTIs 21
Classification Tonnes Au Grade (g/t) Au Ounces Measured - - - Indicated 190,092 15.6 95,036 TOTAL 190,092 15.6 95,036 Inferred 74,265 9.9 23,642 Classification Tonnes Au Grade Au Ounces (g/t) Measured - - - Indicated 36,871 8.9 10,584 TOTAL 36,871 8.9 10,584 Inferred 7,793 5.9 1,468 Oblique View of Lucky Shot Vein Structure – Looking West Coleman Lucky Shot War Baby Murphy Note 1: Measured, Indicated and Inferred mineral resource classification are assigned according to CIM Definition Standards. Mineral resources, which are not mineral reserves, do not demonstrate economic viability and there is no guarantee that mineral resources will be converted to mineral reserves. This mineral resource estimate was prepared by Sims Resources LLC based on data and information available and has an effective date of May 26, 2023. The Measured, Indicated and Inferred mineral resources are reported using the following parameters: undiluted gold grades; long term gold price of $US1,600 per ounce; reported as contained within a 3.0 g/t Gold underground shapes and applying a 3.0 meter minimum width at a 4.3 g/t gold cutoff grade (“COG”). Coleman and Lucky Shot Resources Tables1 Please see S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary on the Lucky Shot Project Alaska, USA Link: https://www.contangoore.com/investors/overview Lucky Shot Segment of Lucky Shot Vein Coleman Segment of Lucky Shot Vein Combined of Lucky Shot Vein Resources Classification Tonnes Au Grade Au Ounces (g/t) Measured - - - Indicated 226,963 14.5 105,620 TOTAL 226,963 14.5 105,620 Inferred 82,058 9.5 25,110
23 Lucky Shot Capping Strategy – 10% to 30% Upside Disintegration Analysis Used
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Oblique View of Lucky Shot Segment – Looking NE
2.12m @ 1.68 g/t Au LSU22023 OPEN LSU22022 LSU22021 LSU22020 LSU22019 LSU22018 1m @ 6.8 g/t Au Incl. 0.5m @ 12 g/t Au 3.31m @ 3.92 g/t Au Incl. 0.5m @ 9.99 g/t Au 1.52m @ 1.59 g/t Au 3.64m @ 4.5 g/t Au Incl. 0.53m @ 26.3 g/t Au 0.58m @ 7.7 g/t Au 1.99m @ 9.53 g/t Au Incl. 0.71m @ 21.5 g/t Au 1.62m @ 7.64 g/t Au Incl. 0.56m @ 15.3 g/t Au Historic Lucky Shot Stope Plan View A A’ Section View Along A-A’ Lucky Shot Workings Historic Stopes New Vein Interpretation Grab Samples from Vein Exposure in West Drift #990078 – 26.1 g/t Au #990079 – 379 g/t Au
Planned In-Fill Drill Program for 15-20 Meter spacing Looking Southwest
28 At the Face with Lucky Shot Vein Alaska’s Next Gold Mine
29 THANK YOU
Corporate Inquires:info@contangoore.com+1-778-386-6227www.contangoore.com NYSE American: CTGO Twitter: @orecontangoLinkedIn: Contango OREInstagram: ContangoOREFacebook: Contango ORE APPENDICIES
This presentation contains forward looking estimates of all-in sustaining cost (“AISC”), resources and EBITDA, which are a financial measure not determined in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). We cannot provide a reconciliation of estimated AISC, resources and EBITDA to estimated costs of goods sold, assets and net income, which are the GAAP financial measures most directly comparable to such non-GAAP measures, without unreasonable efforts due to the inherent difficulty and impracticality of quantifying certain amounts that would be required to calculate projected AISC, resources and EBITDA. In addition, the estimates of AISC, resources and EBITDA have been prepared by Kinross and are based on IFRS accounting standards and detailed information that the Company does not have access to at this time. These amounts that would require unreasonable effort to quantify could be significant, such that the amount of projected GAAP cost of goods sold, assets and net income would vary substantially from the amount of projected AISC, resources and EBITDA. 31 NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION DISCLAIMER
The project is located 29 km (18 mi) from the Alaska Hwy and 400 km (240 mi) to the Fort Knox Milling Complex 32 MANH CHOH GOLD PROJECT LOCATION MANH CHOH DEPOSIT Image used with permission from Kinross Manh Choh
33 MANH CHOH GOLD PROJECT AND SURROUNDING TARGETS Main MC North MC $3 Million Exploration Program Budgeted for 2023 Continued exploration for New Resources in Chief Danny Area Further evaluation of 685,000 acre Manh Choh property Additional regional stream sediment sampling Geologic mapping Geophysical surveys including detailed ground gravity survey
PEAK GOLD LLC 34 Exploration Highlights 528 Core and RC holes in the database with 394 drill holes used for modeling is including 69,574 m (228,260 ft) of assays. Approved $3 million exploration program for 2023 Follow up of regional stream sediment and pan concentrate sample Geologic reconnaissance Drill program on Chief Danny area targets No Drilling between Main and North Deposits Still Open OPEN
ASSET SUMMARY 35 Peak Gold Project ~(688,000 Acres) State Claims (~70,000 Acres) Peak Gold JV 70% 30% 100% The Manh Choh project consists of a ~688,000 acres land package including ~13,000 acres of State Mining Claims Roughly the size of Rhode Island Contango is also the 100% owner of the Alaska state claims exploration land package (~70,000 acres) 100% CONTANGO ORE
Lucky Shot Property Historic Resources1 Historic M&I Reserve on Adjacent Coleman Segment of LS Vein: 206k Tonnes @ 18.3 g/t Gold for 121,500 Ounces of Contained Gold2 1 The historical production information presented is based upon reports file by the US Geological Survey from information provided by prior owners and operators of the mines. The Company has not undertaken any independent work to verify or confirm the previously reported information ( see Harlan, et al., 2017 and Stoll, 1997). The historical information may not be representative of future results of the Company’s activities 2 Based on a 2018 pre-feasibility study by Hard Rock Consulting. A qualified person (as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission rules) has not done sufficient work to classify the estimate as a current estimate of mineral resources, mineral reserves or exploration results. The Company is not treating these estimates as current estimates of mineral resources, mineral reserves or exploration results. The historical information may not be representative of future results of the Company’s activities Willow Creek district historically produced 19 metric tonnes or approximately 610,874 troy ounces from ore ranging between 30 and 60g/t making it the third largest historic lode gold producing district in Alaska (Harlan, et al., 2017). Lucky Shot Mine reported 252,000 ozs from 169,000 tons of free-milling ore indicating an average head grade of 40 g/t (1.6 oz/tonne) (Stoll, 1997), with additional production from the Coleman and War Baby mines. 36
Contango Exploration Strategy Plan for Lucky Shot Project Rehab and extend existing Enserch tunnel to explore the Lucky Shot vein down-dip - prep for exploration drilling in three stages: Stage 1a Drift 500 meters along footwall and parallel to vein for detailed in-fill drilling; Stage 1b Continue Enserch tunnel as a ramp into hanging wall side of vein and drill a second panel down dip on Lucky Shot vein Stage 2: Connect Enserch and Lucky Shot tunnels Stage 3: Access historic M&I Resources 1 at Coleman zone by building a ramp from the Enserch level to the Coleman level in an effort to add ounces to the mine plan Evaluate District Scale potential Objective: Define 500,000 ounces of gold resource by drilling Lucky Shot vein down dip and along strike of historically produced 250,000 ounces averaging 40g/t 1 37 1 The historical production information presented is based upon reports filed by the prior owners and operators of the mines. The Company has not undertaken any independent work to verify or confirm the previously reported information.
38 "Gold is money. Everything else is credit". J.P. Morgan This classic quote is especially true today, as Sovereign Debt Levels globally hit new high after new high and the growing BRICS+ Bloc continues to progress toward a Gold-backed currency system.