Pegasus Mine

Occurrence in Placer county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10140134
MAS/MILS ID 0060610107
Record type Site
Current site name Pegasus Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.84323, 39.01269 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Foresthill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014 N 010 E 34 SESW California

Comments on the location information

  • 1.1 MILES ON BATH ROAD AT FOREST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.84323, 39.01269

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pegasus Mining, Inc
    ID 404437
    Home office California
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED AUGUST 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/27/1982
MSHA mine ID0404437
Mine name (MSHA)Pegasus Mine
Current operatorPegasus Mining Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative California resources

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