Contango Oil & Gas Company Announces Investment in Alaskan Mineral Exploration
Houston–(Business Wire)–Contango Oil & Gas Company (NYSE Amex: MCF) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Contango ORE Company (“CORE”), has agreed to invest up to $3.0 million to conduct mineral exploration activities on approximately 580,000 acres of Alaska Native and State of Alaska lands located in interior Alaska (“Mineral Exploration Lands”). CORE purchased a 50% ownership from a private company for $1.0 million, together with our commitment to invest the next $2.0 million of capex to fund the expenses associated with the initial mineral exploration phase on this acreage. CORE and its partner will share expenses on a 50/50 basis thereafter and each will own a 50% working interest burdened by an approximate 5% overriding royalty interest. Read more