GOLDRICH MINING CO - Quarter Report: 2012 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number: 001-06412

GOLDRICH MINING COMPANY

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(509) 535-7367

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   x   Yes  o  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x   Yes  o  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer   o        Accelerated filer    o   Non-accelerated filer  o  Smaller Reporting Company x   

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) o  Yes  x   No

Number of shares of issuer’s common stock outstanding at November 14, 2012:     95,506,719

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1.  Financial Statements

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operation

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

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Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors

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Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use Of Proceeds

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Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

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Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosure

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Item 5.  Other Information

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Item 6.  Exhibits

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Goldrich Mining Company

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The unaudited financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, as well as the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial statements have been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2012.

For further information refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Principles of Consolidation

At September 30, 2012, the consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the accounts of its 100% owned subsidiaries Minera LSG S.A. and Goldrich Placer LLC. Intercompany items and transactions between companies included in the consolidation are eliminated.

Accounting for Investments in Joint Ventures

For joint ventures in which the Company does not have joint control or significant influence, the cost method is used.  Under the cost method, these investments are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. For those joint ventures in which there is joint control between the parties, the equity method is utilized whereby the Company’s share of the ventures’ earnings and losses is included in the statement of operations as earnings in joint ventures and its investments therein are adjusted by a similar amount. Goldrich has no significant control over its joint venture described in Note 3 Joint Venture, and therefore accounts for its investment using the cost method.

For joint ventures where the Company holds more than 50% of the voting interest and has significant influence, the joint venture is consolidated with the presentation of a non-controlling interest. In determining whether significant influence exists, the Company considers its participation in policy-making decisions and its representation on the venture’s management committee. Goldrich currently has no joint venture of this nature.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Significant estimates used in preparing these financial statements include those assumed in estimating the recoverability of the cost of mining claims, accrued remediation costs and deferred tax assets and related valuation allowances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior periods’ presentation to the current presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the results of operations or stockholders’ equity.

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Goldrich Mining Company

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION, CONTINUED

Net Loss Per Share

Basic Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) is computed as net income available to common shareholders after dividends to preferred shareholders, divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through stock options, warrants, and other convertible debt and securities. The dilutive effect of vested convertible and exercisable securities would be:

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the effect of the Company’s outstanding options and common stock equivalents would have been anti-dilutive, therefore only Basic EPS is presented.

Fair Value Measures

Our financial instruments consist principally of cash and equipment notes. These instruments do not require recurring re-measurement at fair value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For the purposes of the balance sheet and statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be a cash equivalent.

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GOING CONCERN

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company is an exploration stage company and has incurred losses since its inception and does not have sufficient cash at September 30, 2012 to fund normal operations and meet debt obligations for the next 12 months.

The Company currently has no historical recurring source of revenue and its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise capital to fund its future exploration and working capital requirements or its ability to profitably execute its mining plan. The Company’s plans for the long-term return to and continuation as a going concern include financing the Company’s future operations through sales of its common stock and/or debt and the eventual profitable exploitation of its mining properties. Additionally, the current capital markets and general economic conditions in the United States are significant obstacles to raising the required funds. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

On November 5, 2012, The Company reported Goldrich NyacAU Placer, LLC, a 50/50 joint-venture company owned by Goldrich and NyacAU, LLC and operated by NyacAU, has successfully completed the work necessary to begin production at Goldrich’s Alaskan Chandalar Property at the start of the 2013 field season.  A successful mining operation may provide the long-term financial strength for the Company to remove the going concern condition in future years.

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Goldrich Mining Company

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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GOING CONCERN, CONTINUED

The joint venture agreement provides approximately $900,000 of financing to Goldrich in the form of purchase or lease of capital equipment currently owned by the Company. The Company received a $35,000 cash deposit toward this financing during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. If the going concern basis was not appropriate for these financial statements, adjustments would be necessary in the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported expenses and the balance sheet classifications used.

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JOINT VENTURE

On May 7, 2012, the Company entered into a joint venture (“the JV”) with NyacAU, LLC (“NyacAU”), an Alaskan private company, to bring Goldrich’s Chandalar placer gold properties into production. As part of the agreement, Goldrich and NyacAU formed a 50:50 joint venture company, Goldrich NyacAU Placer LLC (“GNP”), to operate the Chandalar placer mines, with NyacAU acting as managing partner. Goldrich has no significant control over the JV, and therefore accounts for its investment using the cost method. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement (the “Agreement”), NyacAU provided a funding package of loans and equity to the JV that, subject to the timing of production, are estimated to eventually total approximately $10.45 million. The loans are to be repaid from future production. Once all loans have been repaid and working capital and budgeted reserves have been established, profits from the placer production will be paid out on a 50:50 basis to each of the JV partners. NyacAU’s funding to the JV is anticipated to be sufficient in amount to bring the placer deposits at Chandalar into commercial production. The loans will earn interest at an agreed short-term federal rate, currently 0.25%, but are effectively non-interest bearing loans as Goldrich will receive a special payment from the JV equal to the interest paid to NyacAU on this loan.

NyacAU has also agreed to lease or purchase $1.2 million of equipment currently owned by Goldrich at a discount, netting $900,000 to the Company, and to advance Goldrich $950,000 at the greater of prime plus 2% or 10% interest for direct exploration drilling costs at the Company’s Chandalar property to be performed by Blackrock Drilling, a drilling company in which the owners of NyacAU have a majority interest. NyacAU also purchased 2,364,864 shares of Goldrich common stock for $350,000 ($0.148 per share) during the quarter ended June 30, 2012, in accordance with the agreement.

In addition to the funding noted above, NyacAU had the option to lend the JV $0.25 million to purchase an existing 2% royalty agreement on all production from certain Goldrich mining claims. The loan would carry interest at the greater of prime plus 2% or 10% and would be repaid from Goldrich’s portion of production. Goldrich would also have the exclusive right to purchase the royalty at any time. The royalty would be extinguished upon payback of the loan or purchase by Goldrich. The JV exercised the option to purchase the royalty on August 13, 2012, and the 2% royalty was purchased for the contracted $0.25 million, funded by the loan from NyacAU.

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Goldrich Mining Company

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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JOINT VENTURE, CONTINUED

A summary of funding provided by or estimated to be funded by NyacAU is as follows:

⁽¹⁾ Equipment will be leased to GNP by a NyacAU affiliate over a five year term. The NyacAU affiliate has paid a deposit to purchase certain mining equipment from Goldrich for $900,000 but the transaction has not been finalized.

The timing of repayment of the amount to be paid back from production will be affected by timing of gold production by the joint venture. The JV will commence payments to NyacAU as soon as production begins.

At September 30, 2012, not all of the funding provisions have been activated. The Company did not initiate a drilling program for 2012, and the $950,000 funding for the drilling costs were not advanced by NyacAU to the Company or the drilling company. In addition, NyacAU’s loan to GNP and the associated equipment lease/purchase from Goldrich has not been consummated.

The manager of NyacAU, in negotiating the joint venture agreement, was granted 300,000 five-year stock options at an exercise price of $0.20 per share from Goldrich’s employee stock incentive program. The options were issued during the quarter ended June 30, 2012. The options were determined to have a fair value of $54,300 and were accounted for as an increase in our investment in the joint venture. Goldrich’s investment in the joint venture included $1,000 cash remitted to GNP to fund GNP’s bank account, for a total investment of $55,300 in the joint venture.

In the operating agreement for GNP between Goldrich and NyacAU, NyacAU was granted an option to lend GNP $250,000 to purchase the 2% royalty interest payable on all production from certain Goldrich mining claims at the Chandalar, Alaska property from Jumbo Basin Corporation. On August 13, 2012, GNP purchased the royalty interest. The loan to GNP from NyacAU for the royalty carries interest at the greater of prime plus 2% or 10% and will be repaid from Goldrich’s portion of future production. Goldrich will also have the exclusive right to purchase the royalty from GNP at any time. The royalty will be extinguished upon payback of the loan or purchase by Goldrich.

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Goldrich Mining Company

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) elected to defer his salary until the Company has sufficient cash reserves to pay it. A total of $35,000 of salary has been deferred.  The Company also owes this officer $35,465 for expenses paid during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, under normal expense reimbursement procedures. These amounts are included in related party payable.

A total of $11,338 interest is payable at September 30, 2012 to a director of the Company in connection with the settlement of notes payable in gold settled in 2011 and $0 and $11,414, respectively, is payable to this person in connection with consulting work that he provided during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. These amounts are included in related party payable.

An amount of $11,628 had been accrued for fees due to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at December 31, 2011. This total was paid in cash during 2012, and at September 30, 2012, $15,106 had been accrued for services performed entirely during the three months ended September 30, 2012. This amount is included in related party payable.

A total of $28,900 had been accrued for directors’ fees at December 31, 2011. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, an additional $1,800 and $8,200, respectively, has been accrued for services performed during the period, for a total of $37,100, which is included in accounts payable.

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NOTES PAYABLE IN GOLD

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company settled all notes payable in gold. After settlement, the Company had no further obligations under the notes payable in gold except $22,555 of accrued interest due under notes satisfied by delivery of gold. The total loss recognized for settlement for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $1,946,684, of which $1,623,489 was recognized in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.

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EQUIPMENT NOTES PAYABLE

The principal amounts of the equipment notes due over coming years are as follows:

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Goldrich Mining Company

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On May 3, 2012, the Company closed a private placement of its common stock as part of the joint venture agreement with NyacAU. The private placement consisted of 2,364,864 shares at a price of $0.148 per share and resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $350,000.

The following is a summary of warrants for September 30, 2012:

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Includes 196,297 warrants issued for commissions and finder’s fees.

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Includes 196,296 warrants issued for commissions and finder’s fees.

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Includes 412,549 warrants issued for commissions and finder’s fees for each of Class I and J Warrants.

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Includes 212,500 warrants issued for commissions and finder’s fees for each of Class I and J Warrants.

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On March 21, 2012, the expiration dates of warrants set to expire in 2012 were extended for one year beyond their original expiration dates. No other terms were modified.

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Goldrich Mining Company

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY, CONTINUED

Stock-Based Compensation:

During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the Company issued 300,000 options, with a fair value of $54,300, to the manager of NyacAU as part of the JV Agreement described in Note 3 Joint Venture. There were no other options issued during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012.

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, the fair value of stock options was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the use of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected volatility of the stock price, which may be difficult to estimate for small reporting companies traded on micro-cap stock exchanges. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the grant date using the following weighted average assumptions:

The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve at the time of the grant. The expected term of stock options granted is from the date of the grant. The expected volatility is based on historical volatility. The Company evaluated previous low occurrences of option forfeitures and, at the most recent computations of fair valued, believed that current holders of the option would hold them to maturity as has been experienced historically; therefore, no variable for forfeiture was used in the calculation of fair value. In light of the subsequent forfeiture in 2012 of 200,000 options by one holder, the Company’s future fair value computations may include a forfeiture variable.   

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized share-based compensation for employees of $8,371 and $35,527, and share-based compensation in relation to the joint-venture with NyacAU of $54,300 and $nil respectively. One holder forfeited 200,000 stock options as a result of termination of employment during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

During 2009 and 2010 the Company engaged in permitted open pit mining operations on Little Squaw Creek. The Small Mines permit on Little Squaw Creek restricted ground disturbance to a total maximum of ten acres and required a specified reclamation plan for the disturbed area to be completed prior to additional acreage being disturbed. The Company’s mining operations, including all associated infrastructures, have to-date disturbed approximately forty-six acres. The joint venture partner NyacAU, LLC, obtained the General Permit and performed remediation activities during the third quarter of 2012 to satisfy the Company’s compliance requirements.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to September 30, 2012, we received additional cash deposits totaling $78,475 toward the sale or lease of capital equipment currently owned by us, bringing total deposits to $113,475. The Company expects to complete this agreement prior to the end of 2012 to provide approximately $900,000 of financing to Goldrich through the sale or lease of equipment with a net book value of approximately $1,200,000 as described in Note 3, Joint Venture.

Subsequent to September 30, 2012, the Chief Executive Officer loaned cash totaling $25,000 to the Company to make payments on certain accounts payable pending the consummation of the sale or lease of assets described above.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operation

This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Except for historical information, the matters set forth herein, which are forward-looking statements, involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, unexpected changes in business and economic conditions; significant increases or decreases in gold prices; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; unanticipated grade changes; metallurgy, processing, access, availability of materials, equipment, supplies and water; results of current and future exploration and production activities; local and community impacts and issues; timing of receipt and maintenance of government approvals; accidents and labor disputes; environmental costs and risks; competitive factors, including competition for property acquisitions; and availability of external financing at reasonable rates or at all, and those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2011. Forward- looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continues” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s beliefs, estimates, and opinions on the date the statements are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates, and opinions should change, except as required by law.

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes. The discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based upon the unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis the Company reviews its estimates and assumptions. The estimates were based on historical experience and other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions, but the Company does not believe such differences will materially affect our consolidated financial position or results of operations. Critical accounting policies, the policies the Company believes are most important to the presentation of its consolidated financial statements and require the most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, are outlined below in “Critical Accounting Policies,” and have not changed significantly.

Chandalar, Alaska

The Chandalar gold property is currently our main mineral property. It is an exploration stage property. We were attracted to the Chandalar district because of its similarities to productive mining districts, its past positive exploration results, and the opportunity to control multiple attractive gold quartz-vein prospects and adjacent unexplored target areas for large sediment hosted disseminated gold deposits.

Location, Access & Geography of Chandalar

The Chandalar mining district lies north of the Arctic Circle at latitude 67°30'. The district is about 190 air miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska and 48 air miles east-northeast of Coldfoot. The center of the district is approximately 70 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Access to our Chandalar mining camp at Squaw Lake is either by aircraft from Fairbanks, or during the winter season via a 100-mile-long ice road from Coldfoot through the community of Chandalar Lake to Squaw Lake.

For a complete map and description of the access & geography of Chandalar please see our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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Chandalar Mining Claims

We have a block of contiguous mining claims at Chandalar that cover a net area of about 22,858 acres (approximately 35.7 square miles), and which are maintained by us specifically for the exploration and possible exploitation of placer and lode gold deposits. The mining claims were located to secure most of the known gold bearing zones occurring within an area approximately five miles by eight miles.

For a complete map and description of the Chandalar mining claims please see our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Chandalar Geology and Mineralization

Different types of gold mineralization are present at Chandalar. The Chandalar district has a history of prior production, but there has been only intermittent production over the years. Past production has been derived from narrow gold bearing quartz veins as well as alluvial or placer deposits in the principal drainages.

In 2007, we partially drilled out a large placer gold deposit in the Little Squaw Creek drainage. This deposit is geologically characterized as an aggradational placer gold deposit. It is unusual in the sense that it is the only such aggradational alluvial (or placer) gold deposit that we are aware of in Alaska, although many exist in Siberia. Aggradational alluvial gold deposits contain gold particles disseminated through thick sections of unconsolidated stream gravels and silt in contrast to bedrock placer deposits where thin but rich gold-bearing gravel pay streaks rest directly on bedrock surfaces. Aggradational placer gold deposits are generally more uniform and thus more conducive to bulk mining techniques permitting economies of scale. In contrast gold distribution tends to be erratic and highly variable in bedrock placer gold deposits.

In addition to the placer deposits, finely disseminated gold occurs associated with sulfides within a carbon-rich metamorphosed sedimentary host rock (Mikado phyllite). The phyllite is highly deformed as a result of tectonic processes. The original sedimentary rocks have been successively altered by multiple phases of metamorphic and hydrothermal alteration, which is believed to have remobilized gold within the original carbonaceous sediments into axial fold structures, faults and quartz veins. The mineralization is considered to be orogenic, which means that the mineralization was formed by forces and events associated with severe structural deformation of the Earth’s crust due to the engagement of tectonic plates.

For a complete map and technical description of the Chandalar mining district and our hard rock prospects and alluvial deposits, as well as our properties’ geology and mineralization, please see our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.  

Since 2003, $2.468 million of qualifying assessment work has been accomplished excluding infrastructure, capital equipment, transport cost, and office support. Three drill programs account for a significant portion of the exploration expenditures:

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7,763-foot, reverse circulation, 39-hole reconnaissance-level lode exploration drill program in 2006

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15,304-foot, 107-hole reverse circulation placer evaluation drill program in 2007

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14,444-foot 25-hole diamond drill program in 2011 focused on the hard rock disseminated target

We have also geologically mapped about 40 identified prospect areas; collected and analyzed approximately 1,400 soil, 1,400 rock, 70 stream sediment and 11 water samples completed a trenching program of 45 trenches aggregating of 5,937 feet was of which 4,954 feet exposed bedrock and collected of about 550 trench-wall channel samples. We have completed ground magnetometer survey grids of 15 prospect areas totaling 28 miles line-mines, and a detailed aeromagnetic survey. We have collected and assayed a total of 3,431 surface samples at Chandalar. In addition, approximately 4,500 drill samples have been analyzed.

In addition to drilling, the 2011 Chandalar gold exploration program included a grid soil sampling survey consisting of 1,153 samples for multi-element analyses. The airborne magnetometer program was flown along lines spaced 330 feet (100 meters) apart for 750 line miles (1,246 line kilometers) by Fugro Geophysical, generating the total magnetic field strength map for the entire Chandalar property. The Company’s geological

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field crews did the reconnaissance grid soil sample program, taking the samples on a 330 foot (100 meters) by 1,300 foot (400 meter) or larger grid that covers about 11 square miles (about 28 sq. km), or about half the Chandalar property. The samples were then assayed for gold and other elements with the gold plotted in parts per billion (ppb) on the topographic and geologic maps. Geologic evaluation of the large amount of data generated by these surveys is ongoing with the purpose of better delineating known drilling targets and outlining new ones.

Goldrich has not defined a mineral reserve according to SEC Industry Guide 7 criteria. For a complete description of prior years’ exploration activities, and the interpretations of exploration and drilling activities please see our Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and previous years.

2012 Exploration and Mining Preparations

Due to lack of funding to complete a full core drilling program during 2012, we deferred exploration activities. Subject to obtaining financing, we plan to continue our drilling plan, which we began in 2011, modified to reflect data acquired in the 2011 field season. Our principal exploration target is the newly identified hard-rock stratabound gold target. The drilling would test a zone of schist, or sequence of schist beds, that our geologists have identified as fertile for discovery of a stratabound type of gold deposit. Our targeted drilling area is approximately 1,800 feet wide and over five miles long. We believe the alluvial gold in Little Squaw Creek and all of the other creeks in the Chandalar district was derived from the erosion of this schist. The estimated cost for the entire program is approximately $1.5 to $2.0 million dollars.

Additionally, as described below in Joint Venture Agreement, we have signed an agreement with NyacAU to form a joint venture for the purpose of mining the alluvial gold deposits within the bounds of our Chandalar property. Funding provided by or estimated to be provided by the agreement is approximately $10.45 million for bringing the alluvial deposit on Little Squaw Creek into production as well as partially financing the drilling activities of our hard-rock exploration program.

On November 5, 2012, we issued a news release to report that the joint venture has successfully completed the work necessary to begin production at our Chandalar Property at the start of the 2013 field season. The production goal for 2013 is 8,500 ounces of fine gold and approximately 10,000 ounces per season thereafter. Total production could substantially increase if a second gold recovery plant is installed in the future. Goldrich forecasts that cash production costs for 2013 will be less than $700 per ounce of gold.

Work completed in the 2012 work season included stockpiling topsoil for future mining reclamation, stripping of overburden, building a closed recirculating water pond system to minimize water usage and protect the environment, and constructing an alluvial gold recovery plant. In addition to gold recovery, the plant has been designed to produce and stockpile sand and washed gravel for upgrading and construction of roads, airstrip and other assets on site.

For 2013, gold production is expected to take place approximately from mid-June through mid-September, subject to weather. The existing winter trail route will be prepared for use in February and March 2013 to bring in additional heavy equipment and supplies. Continued stripping of overburden and stockpiling of placer pay gravels is planned to begin in May 2013. All costs up to commercial production are required to be funded by NyacAU and will be paid back from cash flow from gold production.

Joint Venture Agreement

On May 7, 2012 we entered into a joint-venture (“the JV”) with NyacAU, LLC. (“NyacAU”), an Alaskan private company, to bring Goldrich’s Chandalar placer gold properties in Alaska into production. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement (the “Agreement”), NyacAU will provide a funding package of loans and equity that, subject to the timing of production, are estimated to total approximately $10.45 million. The loans are to be repaid from future production.

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As part of the agreement, Goldrich and NyacAU formed a 50:50 joint venture company, Goldrich NyacAU Placer LLC (“GNP”), to operate the Chandalar placer deposits, with NyacAU acting as managing partner. Once all loans have been repaid and working capital and budgeted reserves have been established, profits from the placer production will be paid out on a 50:50 basis to each of the JV partners. The agreement covers production from all placer deposits on Goldrich’s Chandalar property including, but not limited to, Little Squaw Creek, Big Squaw Creek, Big Creek and Tobin Creek, as well as all future properties within two miles of these claims or within the creek drainages to their termination that come from the Chandalar claim block.

NyacAU’s funding includes effectively non-interest bearing loans to the JV, sufficient in amount to bring the placers at Chandalar into commercial production. This amount is currently estimated to total $8.9 million, subject to timing of production, consisting of approximately $5.0 million for start-up costs, $3.0 million for capital expenditures for mining equipment as well as $0.9 million for lease/purchase payments of mining equipment to Goldrich. The loans will earn interest at the applicable short-term federal rate, currently 0.25%, but are effectively non-interest bearing loans as Goldrich will receive a special payment from the JV equal to the interest paid to NyacAU on this loan.

NyacAU has also agreed to advance Goldrich $0.95 million at the greater of prime plus 2% or 10% interest for direct drilling costs with Blackrock Drilling, a drilling company in which the owners of NyacAU have a majority interest. The balance of the funding package, $0.35 million, was provided by an equity financing for the purchase of common stock from Goldrich.

We did not initiate a drilling program for 2012, and the $950,000 funding for the drilling costs were not advanced to us or the drilling company. The $350,000 of equity financing was completed, resulting in issuance of 2,364,864 shares of common stock at a price of $0.148 per share, the 90-day weighted volume average price of Goldrich stock on the last business day proceeding the signing of the definitive documents for the JV agreement.

In addition to the funding noted above, NyacAU had the option to lend the JV $0.25 million to purchase an existing 2% royalty agreement on all production from certain Goldrich mining claims. The loan would carry interest at the greater of prime plus 2% or 10% and would be repaid from Goldrich’s portion of production. Goldrich would also have the exclusive right to purchase the royalty at any time. The royalty would be extinguished upon payback of the loan or purchase by Goldrich. The JV exercised the option to purchase the royalty on August 13, 2012, and the 2% royalty was purchased for the contracted $0.25 million, funded by the loan from NyacAU.

A summary of funding provided by or estimated to be funded by NyacAU is as follows:

⁽¹⁾ Equipment will be leased to GNP by a NyacAU affiliate over five years. The NyacAU affiliate has paid a deposit to purchase certain mining equipment from Goldrich for $900,000 but the transaction has not been finalized.

The timing of repayment of the amount to be paid back from production will be affected by timing of gold production by the joint venture. The JV will commence payments to NyacAU as soon as production begins.

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Goldrich’s primary exploration asset is the hard-rock exploration target at Chandalar and the terms of the Agreement ensure Goldrich will retain access to all of its properties for exploration purposes. The JV entered into a lease of the mining rights to placer gold on Goldrich’s Chandalar properties, but a formula is provided for Goldrich to purchase back these rights if the property is needed for hard-rock mining or to the extent hard-rock exploration significantly interferes with placer mining.

NyacAU, LLC is owned by the family of Dr. J. Michael James, which is also the owner of Nyac Gold LLC, one of the largest producers of placer gold in Alaska. Dr. James is a fourth-generation Alaskan whose family has roots in mining in the State going back to the early 1900’s. In addition to his mining interests, Dr. James is a respected physician and member of the business community in Anchorage. As part of his services as manager of NyacAU, Dr. James was granted 300,000 five-year stock options at an exercise price of $0.20 per share from Goldrich’s employee stock incentive program. The options were issued during the quarter ended June 30, 2012, with the $54,300 fair value of the options accounted for as an increase in our investment in the joint venture.

Financial Condition and Liquidity

We are an exploration stage company and have incurred losses since our inception. We currently do not have sufficient cash to support the Company through 2012 and beyond. We anticipate that we will incur the following expenses over the next 12 months as of September 30, 2012:

1.

$375,000 for payment of third-party debt obligations, primarily for equipment loans; and

2.

$636,000 for general operating expenses

The $10.45 million financing described above in Joint Venture included $950,000 for the 2012 exploration program and general operating costs in the form of financed drilling costs. The exploration program, including this funding, was deferred due to lack of funds to fully execute the planned drill program in 2012. The financing also included cash proceeds of $350,000 from the sale of common shares, which we received in the second quarter of 2012. We anticipate we will need to raise approximately $1.2 million to $1.7 million in the next 12 months to completely fund our planned exploration expenditures, debt obligations and general working capital requirements. The Company plans to raise the financing through the sale of equipment and debt and/or equity placements. Failure to raise needed financing could result in us having to scale back or discontinue exploration activities or some or all of our business operations.

Gold prices are at or near record highs, but the current capital markets and general economic conditions in the United States may be obstacles to raising the required financing. We believe we will be able to secure sufficient financing for further operations and exploration activities of the Company but we cannot give assurance we will be successful in attracting financing on terms acceptable to us, if at all. To increase its access to financial markets, Goldrich intends to seek a listing of its shares on a recognized stock exchange in Canada in addition to its listing on the FINRA OTCBB in the United States.

The audit opinion and notes that accompany our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, disclose a ‘going concern’ qualification as to our ability to continue in business. The consolidated financial statements for the year then ended have been prepared under the assumption that we will continue as a going concern. Such assumption contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As a result of continuing losses in 2011 and the first three quarters of 2012, we have not yet successfully exited this going concern condition. As shown in the consolidated financial statements for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, we incurred losses and negative cash flows from operating activities for the period then ended, and at September 30, 2012, did not have sufficient cash reserves to meet debt obligations and cover normal operating expenditures for the following 12 months. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

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On August 13, 2012, the Company reported that GNP purchased a 2% royalty interest payable on all production from certain Goldrich mining claims at the Chandalar, Alaska property for $250,000 from Jumbo Basin Corporation.

In the operating agreement for GNP between Goldrich and NyacAU, NyacAU was granted an option to lend GNP $250,000 to purchase the royalty. NyacAU exercised the option to provide the financing to purchase the option in 2012 in anticipation of beginning full  commercial production by June 2013. Based on drilling of the placer deposit to date and the anticipated production rate, Goldrich estimates the mine life will be approximately 25 years. The placer deposit is open to drilling in three directions and Goldrich believes the mine life may be significantly extended with additional drilling.

The loan from NyacAU to GNP for the royalty carries interest at the greater of prime plus 2% or 10% and will be repaid from Goldrich’s portion of production. Goldrich will also have the exclusive right to purchase the royalty at any time from GNP. The royalty will be extinguished upon payback of the loan or purchase by Goldrich.

On September 30, 2012 we had total liabilities of $1,231,356 and total assets of $2,624,781. This compares to total liabilities of $1,049,152 and total assets of $3,337,877 on December 31, 2011. As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s liabilities consist of $322,211 for environmental remediation and asset retirement obligations, $319,089 in equipment notes payable, $424,651 of trade payables and accrued liabilities, $108,322 due to related parties, $35,000 advanced payment on equipment lease, and $22,083 for dividends payable. Of these liabilities, $832,439 is due within 12 months, including $242,383 in the current portion of equipment notes payable. The increase in liabilities compared to December 31, 2011 is largely due to an increase in accounts payable and accrued liability resulting from the ramping up of activities in preparation for a limited 2012 exploration program, offset by a decrease resulting from scheduled payments on equipment notes. The decrease in total assets was due to reduced cash resulting from general and administrative expenses, supplemented by $350,000 cash proceeds from the sale of equities, and capitalized prepaid insurance payments, and reduced by depreciation taken against capital equipment during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012.

On September 30, 2012 we had negative working capital of $623,509 and stockholders’ equity of $1,393,425 compared to working capital of $206,570 and stockholders’ equity of $2,288,725 for the year ended December 31, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we used cash from operating activities of $783,330 compared to $2,661,231 for the same period of 2011. A significant adjustment to net loss from operations to arrive at net cash used in operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 was the non-cash loss of $1,623,489 arising from the satisfaction of notes payable in gold, which did not recur in 2012. We had no gold sales revenue in the comparative periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. However, as a result of the joint venture mining agreement we signed during the June 2012 quarter, we believe gold revenues can increase in future years in profitable mining operations, as executed by our joint venture partner. If we reach profitable levels of production, we may be able to fund some portion of our exploration and mining activities from internal sources. As of September 30, 2012, we had accumulated approximately $20.6 million in federal and state net operating losses, which may enable us to generate approximately $20.6 million in net income prior to incurring any significant income tax obligation. The net operating losses will expire in various amounts from 2012 through 2031.

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, we used cash of $21,347 in investing activities, compared to $112,345 used in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, each total representing purchases of equipment, with cash of 35,000 provided by a deposit against the sale or lease of equipment in the 2012 period.

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, cash of $234,087 was provided by financing activities, compared to $3,904,640 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. Payments on capital equipment notes payable for the most recent nine-month period were $112,349, compared to $164,148 for the

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comparable nine-month period of 2011. Cash provided during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, consisting of $346,436 cash proceeds from issuance of common stock, compared to cash of $4,362,704 raised through the issuance of common stock and warrants and $255,666 raised through the exercise of warrants.

Private Placement Offerings

See Part II, Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds for details of private placements of the Company’s securities made during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent to September 30, 2012, we received additional cash deposits totaling $78,475 toward the sale or lease of capital equipment currently owned by us, bringing total deposits to $113,475. The Company expects to complete this agreement prior to the end of 2012 to provide approximately $900,000 of financing to Goldrich through the sale or lease of equipment with a net book value of approximately $1,200,000 as described above in Joint Venture Agreement.

Subsequent to September 30, 2012, the Chief Executive Officer loaned cash totaling $25,000 to the Company to make payments on certain accounts payable pending the consummation of the sale or lease of assets described above.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have identified our critical accounting policies, the application of which may materially affect the financial statements, either because of the significance of the financials statement item to which they relate, or because they require management’s judgment in making estimates and assumptions in measuring, at a specific point in time, events which will be settled in the future. The critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates which management believes have the most significant effect on the financial statements are set forth below:

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We use the cost method of accounting for our investment in a joint venture. For joint ventures where the Company holds more than 50% of the voting interest and has significant influence, the joint venture is consolidated with the presentation of non-controlling interest. In determining whether significant influence exists, the Company considers its participation in policy-making decisions and its representation on the venture’s management committee. For joint ventures in which the Company does not have joint control or significant influence, the cost method is used. Under the cost method, these investments are carried at the lower of cost or fair value.

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Estimates of the recoverability of the carrying value of our mining and mineral property assets. We use publicly available pricing or valuation estimates of comparable property and equipment to assess the carrying value of our mining and mineral property assets. However, if future results vary materially from the assumptions and estimates used by us, we may be required to recognize an impairment in the assets’ carrying value.

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Expenses and disclosures associated with accounting for stock-based compensation. We used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair market value of stock options issued under our stock-based compensation plan, which determines the recognition of associated compensation expense. This valuation model requires the use of judgment in applying assumptions of risk-free interest rate, stock price volatility and the expected life of the options. While we believe we have applied

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appropriate judgment in the assumptions and estimates, variations in judgment in applying assumptions and estimates used in this valuation could have a material effect upon the reported operating results.

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Estimates of our environmental liabilities. Our potential obligations in environmental remediations, asset retirement obligations or reclamation activities are considered critical due to the assumptions and estimates inherent in accruals of such liabilities, including uncertainties relating to specific reclamation and remediation methods and costs, the application and changing of environmental laws, regulations and interpretations by regulatory authorities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of, and with the participation of, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a – 15(e) and Rule 15d – 15(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequately designed and effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports that it files or submits to the SEC under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in applicable rules and forms.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have also determined that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow for accurate required disclosure to be made on a timely basis.

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting

During the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

On September 28, 2012, the Alaska Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, ruled in favor of Goldrich in its lawsuit against Gold Dust, Inc. and Delmer and Gail Ackels. The Alaska Supreme Court ruling upheld all major issues in a previous ruling by the Superior Court of the State of Alaska that, amongst other things, awarded 20 mining claims to Goldrich that had been staked by Gold Dust and required Gold Dust to move off of mining claims held by Goldrich. This ruling closes the open appeals issues previously made by the Ackels.

Refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for a complete description of legal proceedings.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

There have been no changes to our risk factors as reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use Of Proceeds

Private Placement:

On May 3, 2012, the Company closed a private placement of its common stock as part of the joint venture agreement with NyacAU. The private placement consisted of 2,364,864 shares at a price of $0.148 per share and resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $350,000.

The shares were issued to an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D) in private placement transactions pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosure

Our exploration properties are subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration ("MSHA") under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the "Mine Act"). Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (The "Dodd-Frank Act"), issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities. During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, we had no such specified health and safety violations, orders or citations, related assessments or legal actions, mining-related fatalities, or similar events in relation to our United States operations requiring disclosure pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Item 5.  Other Information

None.

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Item 6.  Exhibits

(1)

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  November 16, 2012

GOLDRICH MINING COMPANY

By   /s/  William Schara                                                     

William Schara, Chief Executive Officer and President

In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  November 16, 2012

GOLDRICH MINING COMPANY

By    /s/ Ted R. Sharp                                          

Ted R. Sharp, Chief Financial Officer

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