Apache Junction Independent
Vinton Fugate, owner of the historic Mining Camp Restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last summer, said in a Facebook post May 25 that it will not reopen.
Firefighters were called at 3:03 a.m. July 25 to the business, 6100 E. Mining Camp St. in Apache Junction. The official cause of the fire was electrical, according to the Superstition Fire and Medical District.
“Today we announce that the Mining Camp Restaurant will officially remain closed,” Mr, Fugate said in the post at https://www.facebook.com/MiningCampRestaurant. The business opened 56 years ago, he said.