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Mill City, Mono County, California

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was high. Subsequent investigations found that the contamination had spread over 5 acres (2.0 ha). The cabin owners had to vacate their premises as of 2019. As of 2019, there were no Forest Service funds to remediate the site, while the previous owners
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from the stamp mill. Mercury was used to separate gold from ore at the site, and it was not removed from the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mill City, Mono County, California
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investigation in 2016, and found that the risk to cabin owners from mercury,
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Ruins of stamp mill flywheel
Mill City is located in California
37°37′22″N 118°59′32″W / 37.62278°N 118.99222°W / 37.62278; -118.99222
United States
California
Mono County
Mono County
California
Mount Morrison
Old Mammoth
Mammoth Mining Company
United States Forest Service
recreational cabins
Mammoth Creek
mercury
mine tailings
superfund
antimony
arsenic
lead
Union Bank



U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mill City, Mono County, California
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1-884995-14-4
ISBN
978-0962710421

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