Lava camp mine
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Lava camp mine
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Imuruk Volcanics
- Geologic interval
- Messinian
- Age
- 7.246–5.333 Ma
- Depositional environment
- dry floodplain
- Tectonic setting
- non-subsiding area
- Recorded occurrences
- 49
The mine is located in the Bendeleben D-3 quadrangle (1:63,360). The adit enters the north wall of the Inmachuk River valley on the 450-foot (135-m) contour about 15 m west of the axis of a small gully that enters the Inmachuk River about 1.3 km downstream from the mouth of Hannum Creek.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 123352 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Lava camp mine
Can you collect at Lava camp mine?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Lava camp mine?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.