Uranium deposits around the Moab area first attracted miners in the 1890's, but none of the mines paid off until the Atomic Energy Commission increased demand during the Cold War in the 1950's.
Soon fortune hunters came in large numbers, and there were many profitable mines located around Yellow Cat Flat and The Poison Strip. The area had a large collection of miners, prospectors and profiteers.
There are numerous audits tunneled into the hillsides. These mines were often abandoned as fast as they sprang up leaving workings, ore hoppers, cabins, vehicles and equipment to rot and rust.
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