SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~April 5, ~~2023~~2024

Desert Hawk Gold Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

nevada		333-169701		82-0230997
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		Commission File Number		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1290 Holcomb Avenue, Reno, NV		89502
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (775) 337-8057

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Item 8 1.0103 ~~Other~~Bankruptcy ~~Events~~or Receivership.

On April ~~December 22~~5, ~~2022,~~2024 (the ~~United~~“Petition ~~States Department of the Interior~~Date”), ~~Bureau~~Desert ofHawk ~~Land~~Gold ~~Management,~~Corp. ~~Salt Lake Field Office conditionally approved~~ (the “Company’s” ~~amended~~or ~~plan~~the ~~of operations~~“Debtor”) ~~for~~filed ~~the~~voluntary ~~Kiewit~~petitions ~~Mine. The plan allows~~ for anrelief ~~increase~~under inChapter ~~total~~11 ~~material~~of ~~mined~~Title ~~from~~11 ~~Kiewit from 2 million tons to 10 million tons~~ of ~~ore, an increase in~~ the ~~mining~~United ~~rate~~States ~~from~~Code ~~1 million tons per year~~ (tpy) to 1.75 million tpy and an increase in total disturbance from 101.3 acres to 203.4 acres. The plan also includes an increase in pit and waste area disturbance from 38.5 acres to 80.9 acres. The plan also allows for an increase in heap leach area disturbance from 19.5 acres to 65.5 acres, which may be bonded in 4 expansion phases. The Company will currently be bonded for the ~~initial~~“Bankruptcy ~~19.5 acres of heap leach area and will submit for additional bond money~~Code”) ~~when expanding the heap leach area~~ in the ~~future. The~~United ~~remaining~~States ~~increase~~Bankruptcy inCourt ~~allowed disturbance acres is~~ for ~~roads, storage areas, containment ponds, growth medium stockpiles and other miscellaneous disturbance areas. The plan also approved~~ the ~~removal~~ District of ~~disturbance~~Delaware ~~acreage associated with property owned by~~ (the ~~Moeller~~“Bankruptcy ~~Family Trust which included the Yellow Hammer Mine~~Court”), ~~the~~thereby ~~Clifton~~commencing ~~Shears,~~Chapter ~~and~~11 ~~the~~cases ~~Herat Mine. The plan also includes an additional location~~ for ~~a second water well, 4 additional horizontal cascade tanks, and increases~~ the ~~life of the mine timeframe from 6 to 10 years~~Company.

The Company will continue to operate its business as “debtors in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.

The Company cannot be certain that holders of the Company’s common stock will receive any payment or other distribution on account of those shares following the Chapter 11 Cases.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Due to the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and lack of operational funds, the Company will be unable to continue to make its annual 10-K or quarterly 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the foreseeable future. The Company plans to resume making its annual 10-K and quarterly 10-Q filings after the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceedings have concluded, if operational funds are again available.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Desert Hawk Gold Corp.	~~Desert Hawk Gold Corp.~~
Date: January 5, 2023		By	/s/ Rick Havenstrite
Date: May 28, 2024	By	/s/ Rick Havenstrite
		Rick Havenstrite, Chief Executive Officer	~~Rick Havenstrite, Chief Executive Officer~~

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