Fun Places | Oyler Mine
Hype:
Before the atomic bomb and the uranium boom of the Fifties, this claim was first filed in 1904. Here an early prospector started a stone building, and possibly a corral or pen.
In the 1920s pieces of uranium ore from this mine were ground up and mixed in drinking water, or worn in packets in waistbands or on arthritic joints, to "cure" rheumatism and other ailments. There are no statistics to indicate which was more harmful - the disease or the cure.
The cliff is unstable and subject to rockwall, and potentially dangerous concentrations of radioactive materials may occur within the mine.
Do not attempt to enter the tunnels.
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Fees: Entrance Fee
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Navigate to 38.259071, -111.231438.
Closest City or Region: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Coordinates: 38.259071, -111.231438
By Jeremy Dye
Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye,
On our way to hike Cassidy Arch, we saw an interpretive sign about the Oyler Mine, so we decided to check it out.
Camp Sites: Halls Creek Alcove Primitive Camping
Canyoneering: 
Fun Places: 
Hiking: 
National Register of Historic Places
Mining
Ghost Towns
Interpretive Signs
No Drinking Water
No Fires
Wayfinding
No Restrooms
Road Access is Dirt - Low Clearance
Access Road is 2WD Accessible