Fugatt Mine (Claude Fugatt Mine; Claude Fugatt claims; Purple Pansy Mine; Purple Pansy group of claims; Fortunate Mine), Aguila District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Latitude: 33°45'55"N
Longitude: 113°7'39"W
‡Ref.: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 417; Farnham, L.L. & L.A. Stewart (1958), Manganese deposits of western AZ, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 7843: 18-19; Jones, Jr., E.L. & F.L. Ransome (1920), Deposits of manganese ore in Arizona, USGS Bull. 710-D: 140; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Purple Pansy Mine file; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) "U" file; USGS 15 minute Aguila topo. map; US Bur. Mines file data - cluster No. 622 - Fuggat (Fugatt) Mine; MRDS files #10162133, 10162133 & 10027583.
A former surface Mn mine located in sec. 24, T.5N., R.8W. First production was in 1916.
Mineralization is Mn ores in Green Gulch volcanics.
Field observations by C. Lemanski, Jr.: The workings consist of two large open pits. Acres of surrounding land are covered with the waste rock, which is comprised substantially of large pillows of basalt coated with Mn oxides.
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