Exhibit 4.CC

PROMISSORY NOTE
 
of
 
Battle Mountain Gold Inc. (“BMG”)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, BMG promises to pay to Ian D. Brown, of 3528 West 20^th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6S 1E7 (“Lender”) the amount of $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars) plus interest at the rate of 6% (six per cent) per annum calculated from December 14, 2015 until the date or dates of repayment on a non-compounding basis not in advance, on the demand of the Lender provided cash funds of $400,000.00 or more have been received by BMG from the proceeds of one or more equity issuances by BMG prior to the time of the demand by the Lender.

Executed this 14^th day of December, 2015 on behalf of BMG by:
 

Signed “Chet Idziszek”

Chet Idziszek,
Chief Executive Officer
(having the authority to bind BMG)

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