401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Western Mesquite Mines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$37M
Total assets Below avg plan size
353
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$105,900
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Western Mesquite Mines, Inc. · California · Mining & Oil Extraction

$37M in assets, 353 participants

Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.'s Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan reported $37M in total assets and 353 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #546 in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)

Where Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $37M for 353 participants (~$105,900/participant), up 16.7% in 2023.

#546
in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)
+16.7%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$37,382,791 Top 18% higher than 82% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (353 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $32M in the plan year 2022 filing to $37M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 200311759 · Western Mesquite Mines, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan · $37M · 353 · 82nd

  • BOY $37M
  • SCH 353
  • EBSA 82nd
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Texas Hydraulics Newco, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #546

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)$37M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN200311759
Plan Effective Date2004-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Western Mesquite Mines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$43M 34.81927923418183% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $32M $43.2M ▲ +34.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 355 $32M
2023 1 353 $37M
2024 1 342 $43M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.037382791 · Participants: 353Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Texas Hydraulics Newco, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($37M); by covered participants it is Elementia USA LLC Retirement Plan in TX (353 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (353 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.7% during 2023, from $32M to $37M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Western Mesquite Mines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.8%, from $32M to $43M.
Where does Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Texas Hydraulics Newco, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($37M, 525 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Equinox Gold Corp., U.S. Ops 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Elementia USA LLC Retirement Plan in TX (353 participants, $10M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 200311759.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.