401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
227
Participants Below avg headcount
51st
Percentile by assets National rank
$30,529
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Golden Queen 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC · California · Mining & Oil Extraction

$7M in assets, 227 participants

Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC's Golden Queen 401(k) Plan reported $7M in total assets and 227 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 51st 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.

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

Coverage in California

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan covers 227 participants in California, about 36% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $7M.

#242
in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)
+23.9%
assets growth YoY

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Mining & Oil Extraction and all filers

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,930,025 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

Golden Queen 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. Golden Queen 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (227 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Golden Queen 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$707K in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Golden Queen 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Golden Queen 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 237 in the plan year 2022 filing to 227 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 471904841 · Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan · $7M · 227 · 51st

  • TYPE $7M
  • TYPE 227
  • TYPE 51st
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Cleveland Hardware & Forging Co. Profit Sharing
  • TYPE ind #242

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 →

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan$7MCleveland Hardware & Forging Co. Profit SharingCleveland Hardware & Forging…$7MNational Indoor Rv Centers 401(k) PlanNational Indoor Rv Centers 4…$7MGodwin Plumbing, Inc. Employee 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGodwin Plumbing, Inc. Employ…$7MVander Vegt and Associates Retirement PlanVander Vegt and Associates R…$7M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Golden Queen 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN471904841
Plan Effective Date2016-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8M 48.19729075451963% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$6M$7M$8M$9M 202220232024 $5.59M $8.29M ▲ +48.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 237 $6M
2023 1 227 $7M
2024 1 252 $8M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Golden Queen 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.006930025 · Participants: 227Golden Queen 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
Golden Queen 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Golden Queen 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cleveland Hardware & Forging Co. Profit Sharing in WI ($7M); by covered participants it is Care Hawaii, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in HI (227 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (227 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 Golden Queen 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Golden Queen 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 23.9% during 2023, from $6M to $7M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 48.2%, from $6M to $8M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Golden Queen 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cleveland Hardware & Forging Co. Profit Sharing in WI ($7M, N/A participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Golden Queen 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Care Hawaii, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in HI (227 participants, $2M 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 471904841.

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.