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<amendmentNo>2</amendmentNo>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
<eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>09/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
<issuerInfo>
<issuerCik>0001852353</issuerCik>
<issuerName>Dakota Gold Corp.</issuerName>
<issuerCusip>46655E100</issuerCusip>
<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
<com:street1>106 Glendale Drive</com:street1>
<com:street2>Suite A</com:street2>
<com:city>Lead</com:city>
<com:stateOrCountry>SD</com:stateOrCountry>
<com:zipCode>57754</com:zipCode>
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<designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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<reportingPersonName>ORION RESOURCE PARTNERS (USA) LP</reportingPersonName>
<citizenshipOrOrganization>DE</citizenshipOrOrganization>
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<soleVotingPower>7181766</soleVotingPower>
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<soleDispositivePower>7181766</soleDispositivePower>
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<reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>7181766</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
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<issuerName>Dakota Gold Corp.</issuerName>
<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>106 Glendale Drive, Suite A, Lead, South Dakota, 57754</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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<filingPersonName>This Statement is filed on behalf of Orion Resource Partners (USA) LP (the "Reporting Person").  The Reporting Person serves as investment advisor to OMF Fund IV SPV C LLC, a limited liability company existing under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Fund IV"). Based on the relationship described herein, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have voting and investment control over the shares of Common Stock ("Shares") reported herein.</filingPersonName>
<principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the principal business office of the Reporting Person is 1045 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
<citizenship>The Reporting Person is a Delaware limited partnership.</citizenship>
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<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
<typeOfPersonFiling>IA</typeOfPersonFiling>
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<amountBeneficiallyOwned>As of September 30, 2025, the Reporting Person may be deemed the beneficial owner of 7,181,766 Shares held directly by Fund IV.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
<classPercent>As of September 30, 2025, the Reporting Person may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 6.4% of Shares outstanding. This percentage is based on 112,900,113 Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025, as reported by the Issuer in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2025.</classPercent>
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<solePowerOrDirectToVote>7,181,766</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
<sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>0</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
<solePowerOrDirectToDispose>7,181,766</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
<sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>0</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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<item6>
<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
<ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>The responses to Items 2 and 4 are incorporated by reference herein.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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<item8>
<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
<certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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<signatureInformation>
<reportingPersonName>ORION RESOURCE PARTNERS (USA) LP</reportingPersonName>
<signatureDetails>
<signature>/s/ Rick Gashler</signature>
<title>Rick Gashler, Chief Compliance Officer</title>
<date>11/14/2025</date>
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