Mill City is a former settlement in Mono County , California . It was located 8.5 miles (14 km) west-northwest of Mount Morrison and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) southwest of Old Mammoth , at an elevation of 8320 feet (2536 m).
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12-599: The scene in Mill City are remains of Mammoth Mining Company ’s 40-stamp mill, including a large flywheel and stone foundations. Other remains include sunken foundations of additional houses, found among pine trees on a hill above the mill site. Mill City is currently on land owned by the United States Forest Service , who leased the land for recreational cabins . In 2012, tests found that water in Mammoth Creek
16-535: Was contaminated by mercury from the stamp mill. Mercury was used to separate gold from ore at the site, and it was not removed from the mine tailings . The Forest Service conducted a superfund investigation in 2016, and found that the risk to cabin owners from mercury, antimony , arsenic , and lead 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
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