401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 252
Participants Below avg headcount: 52nd
Percentile by assets National rank: $32,885
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

$8M in assets, 252 participants

Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC's Golden Queen 401(k) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 252 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 52nd 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.

#238 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)

Coverage in California

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan covers 252 participants in California, about 40% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#238
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers): +19.6%
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$8,287,028 Top 48% higher than 52% of 123,620 filed plans

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

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 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 (252 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Golden Queen 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 227 in the plan year 2023 filing to 252 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 471904841 · Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan · $8M · 252 · 52nd

PART $8M
PART 252
PART 52nd
PART 401(k)
PART near Pinnacle Eye Care 401(k) Savings Plan
PART ind #238

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 →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Golden Queen 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$8M
Net Income	$1M
Employer EIN	471904841
Plan Effective Date	2016-10-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $8M 48.19729075451963% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

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

Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $48.7B · 116,712
Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $31.0B · 58,962
Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $24.9B · 55,298
Apple 401(k) Plan $24.7B · 101,450
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan $22.7B · 40,452

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 Pinnacle Eye Care 401(k) Savings Plan in KY ($8M); by covered participants it is Gilcrest-Jewett Lumber Company Profit Sharing Plan in IA (252 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8M here).

Pinnacle Eye Care 401(k) Savings Plan (KY) $8M · 191
Smith Midland Corporation 401(k) Plan (VA) $8M · 179
Diamond R Fertilizer Co., Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (FL) $8M · 93
Procurement Advisors LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (GA) $8M · 111

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (252 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Gilcrest-Jewett Lumber Company Profit Sharing Plan (IA) 252 · 0 off
Empire Candle 401(k) Plan (KS) 252 · 0 off
Denron Plumbing & Hvac 401(k) Plan (NH) 252 · 0 off
Mm Hotel Management, LLC Dba Garden City Hotel 401(k) Plan (NY) 252 · 0 off

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼

Golden Queen 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.6% during 2024, from $7M to $8M. 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 Pinnacle Eye Care 401(k) Savings Plan in KY ($8M, 191 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 Gilcrest-Jewett Lumber Company Profit Sharing Plan in IA (252 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 471904841.