06:25 AM EDT, 07/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Manh Choh mine, a joint venture between Contango ORE ( CTGO ) and Kinross Gold ( KGCRF ) , poured its first gold at the Kinross Fort Knox mill facility.

"With the Peak Gold JV's Manh Choh project now producing gold, we have a solid foundation to build Contango by employing a different, more disciplined model," said Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, president and CEO of Contango. "The Lucky Shot and Johnson Tract projects represent high quality resources that are ideally suited for our unique direct ship ore model."