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Desert Hawk Gold Corp.

RENO · Mining & Resources · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Desert Hawk Gold Corp. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$18.7M
Total raised · real
11
Rounds
0.7×
Latest step-up
Top 12%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Apr 04 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Desert Hawk Gold Corp. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the extractive sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.05× the median modeled value of Series A Mining & Resources companies in 2022–2024 (40 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Issuer reports $1M–$5M revenue while modeled below niche peers.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

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Where it sits in Mining & Resources

Desert Hawk Gold Corp. is one of 701 Mining & Resources companies tracked from RENO. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 89% of sector peers), and in the long tail by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
$1M–$5M
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
6
Investors (latest)
2024-04-04
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$25M$50M$75M$100MPre-Seed · 2008-07-01 Raised $120K (real) Modeled valuation $801K (est)Pre-Seed2008Pre-Seed · 2009-07-01 Raised $280K (real) Modeled valuation $1.9M (est)Pre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2009-08-18 Raised $375K (real) Modeled valuation $2.5M (est)Pre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2009-11-20 Raised $600K (real) Modeled valuation $4.0M (est)Pre-Seed2009Pre-Seed · 2009-12-31 Raised $271K (real) Modeled valuation $1.8M (est)Pre-Seed2009Seed · 2010-07-14 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $6.3M (est)Seed2010Seed · 2010-07-14 Raised $1.2M (real) Modeled valuation $6.3M (est)Seed2010Series A · 2011-05-03 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $52M (est)Series A2011Series A · 2012-07-01 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $5.0M (est)Series A2012Series A · 2012-07-01 Raised $2.3M (real) Modeled valuation $10M (est)Series A2012Series A · 2016-10-14 Raised $250K (real) Modeled valuation $1.1M (est)Series A2016Series A · 2018-03-08 Raised $625K (real) Modeled valuation $2.7M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2018-03-29 Raised $500K (real) Modeled valuation $2.2M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2020-07-06 Raised $200K (real) Modeled valuation $873K (est)Series A2020Series A · 2024-04-04 Raised $148K (real) Modeled valuation $440K (est)Series A2024Cumulative $21M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$120K · 2008
Pre-Seed extension$280K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$375K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$600K · 2009
Pre-Seed extension$271K · 2009
Seed$1.2M · 2010
Seed extension$1.2M · 2010
Series A$12.0M · 2011
Series A extension$1.1M · 2012
Series A extension$2.3M · 2012
Series A extension$250K · 2016
Series A extension$625K · 2018
Series A extension$500K · 2018
Series A extension$200K · 2020
Series A extension$148K · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$440K
Base estimate est.
$191K
Conservative case
$1.0M
Upside case
$670K
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the extractive sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $801K · 2008-07-012008Pre-Seed · modeled $1.9M · 2009-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $2.5M · 2009-08-18Pre-Seed · modeled $4.0M · 2009-11-20Pre-Seed · modeled $1.8M · 2009-12-31Seed · modeled $6.3M · 2010-07-14Seed · modeled $6.3M · 2010-07-14Series A · modeled $52.4M · 2011-05-03Series A · modeled $5.0M · 2012-07-01Series A · modeled $10.1M · 2012-07-01Series A · modeled $1.1M · 2016-10-14Series A · modeled $2.7M · 2018-03-08Series A · modeled $2.2M · 2018-03-29Series A · modeled $873K · 2020-07-06Series A · modeled $440K · 2024-04-042024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
52%
Survival probability
28% low · 71% high
1.11×/yr
Annual markup
1.39×/yr upside case
2.2 yr
Elapsed time used
2.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
extractive
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
14 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.2M/yr
Capital velocity
18.0 yr
On record since
2008
First round
15
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 701 companies in Mining & Resources. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 8.1× above median
This company$18.7M
Sector median$2.3M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$148K
Sector median$4.2M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$440K
Sector median$2.5M

Raised more than 89% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 13% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #39 of 40.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)360 Mining, Inc. · Series A Raised $12.8M · modeled $43.7M (est)Arizona Sonoran Copper Co Inc. · Series A Raised $11.1M · modeled $35.5M (est)Reunion Gold Corp · Series A Raised $19.8M · modeled $34.8M (est)American Strategic Metals Corp. · Series A Raised $11.4M · modeled $34.4M (est)MERIT Mining Ohio, LLC · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $33.9M (est)Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd · Series A Raised $23.2M · modeled $31.0M (est)Monetary Metals Bond II, LLC · Series A Raised $8.5M · modeled $29.2M (est)Liberty Gold Corp. /CAN · Series A Raised $10.5M · modeled $27.1M (est)Silver Tiger Metals Inc. · Series A Raised $7.6M · modeled $25.1M (est)Filo Mining Corp. · Series A Raised $7.5M · modeled $24.2M (est)Allied Gold Corp · Series A Raised $6.9M · modeled $21.8M (est)Contango ORE, Inc. · Series A Raised $5.7M · modeled $19.3M (est)Desert Hawk Gold Corp. (this company) Raised $18.7M · modeled $440K (est)Desert Hawk Gold Corp.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
360 Mining, Inc.Series A$12.8M$43.7M5.25×
Arizona Sonoran Copper Co Inc.Series A$11.1M$35.5M4.28×
Reunion Gold CorpSeries A$19.8M$34.8M4.19×
American Strategic Metals Corp.Series A$11.4M$34.4M4.14×
MERIT Mining Ohio, LLCSeries A$10.0M$33.9M4.08×
Northern Dynasty Minerals LtdSeries A$23.2M$31.0M3.73×
Monetary Metals Bond II, LLCSeries A$8.5M$29.2M3.52×
Liberty Gold Corp. /CANSeries A$10.5M$27.1M3.26×
Silver Tiger Metals Inc.Series A$7.6M$25.1M3.02×
Filo Mining Corp.Series A$7.5M$24.2M2.91×
Allied Gold CorpSeries A$6.9M$21.8M2.62×
Contango ORE, Inc.Series A$5.7M$19.3M2.33×
Desert Hawk Gold Corp. this companySeries A$18.7M$440K0.05×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$120K2008-07-01$667K$801K85%
Pre-Seed$280K2009-07-01$1.6M$1.9M85%
Pre-Seed$375K2009-08-18$2.1M$2.5M85%
Pre-Seed$600K2009-11-20$3.3M$4.0M85%
Pre-Seed$271K2009-12-31$1.5M$1.8M85%
Seed$1.2M2010-07-14$5.9M$6.3M85%
Seed$1.2M2010-07-14$5.9M$6.3M85%
Series A$12.0M2011-05-03$54.5M$52.4M85%
Series A$1.1M2012-07-01$5.2M$5.0M85%
Series A$2.3M2012-07-01$10.5M$10.1M85%
Series A$250K2016-10-14$1.1M$1.1M90%
Series A$625K2018-03-08$2.8M$2.7M90%
Series A$500K2018-03-29$2.3M$2.2M90%
Series A$200K2020-07-06$909K$873K90%
Series A$148K2024-04-04$670K$440K90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$120K2008-07-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$280K2009-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Pre-Seed$375K2009-08-18
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  4. Pre-Seed$600K2009-11-20
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  5. Pre-Seed$271K2009-12-31
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  6. Seed$1.2M2010-07-14
    • Raised 6 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  7. Seed$1.2M2010-07-14
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  8. Series A$12.0M2011-05-03
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  9. Series A$1.1M2012-07-01
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 10.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Revenue band moved No revenue → $0–$1M.
    • Switched to Rule 06 (was Rule 506(b)).
  10. Series A$2.3M2012-07-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  11. Series A$250K2016-10-14
    • Raised again after 51 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 9.2× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Revenue band moved $0–$1M → No revenue.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 2 investors on this round.
  12. Series A$625K2018-03-08
    • Raised again after 17 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Revenue band moved No revenue → $0–$1M.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  13. Series A$500K2018-03-29
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • Switched to Rule 506(c) (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 1 investor on this round.
  14. Series A$200K2020-07-06
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  15. Series A$148K2024-04-04
    • Raised again after 45 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Revenue band moved $0–$1M → $1M–$5M.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 506(c)).
    • 6 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~14mo cadence
$148K
Modeled next size est.range $148K$236K
0.7×
Last step-up
$1.2M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
John Ryan16 other2009-08
John P Ryan10 other2009-07
David Levy8 other2012-07
Howard Crosby6 other2016-10
Robert E. Jorgensen3 other2008-07
Eric Moe2 other2012-07
Michael P. Kurtanjek2 other2016-10
Robert E. Knecht2 other2008-07
Eric E. Moe1 other2011-05
John P May1 other2016-10
Robert Jorgensen1 other2009-12
Bill E McAndrews2009-11
Bill McAndrews2008-07
Daniel E. Small2011-05
Daniel Small2012-07
David E. Levy2011-05
Havenstrite Marianne2024-04
John E. Ryan2011-05
Rich Havenstrite2009-07
Rick E Havenstrite2009-11
Rick Havenstrite2009-08
Rick P. Havenstrite2016-10
Zach Weiner2016-10
Registry & provenance

Desert Hawk Gold Corp. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1168081
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Desert Hawk Gold Corp. raised?
Desert Hawk Gold Corp. has raised approximately $18.7M in disclosed capital across 11 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Desert Hawk Gold Corp.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Desert Hawk Gold Corp. is approximately $440K (modeled range $191K–$1.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Desert Hawk Gold Corp. at?
Desert Hawk Gold Corp.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Apr 04.
What does Desert Hawk Gold Corp. do and where is it based?
Desert Hawk Gold Corp. operates in the Mining & Resources sector, based in RENO.
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