The cave system was named after the putty-like texture of the soft, brown clay found in many of its passages.

[6] In 2006, an effort was put forth to study and severely limit the number of visitors allowed inside the cave.

In early 2009, proper management was established and an application process was developed to ensure safety precautions were being met.

[8][9] Jones and three others had left their party in search of "The Birth Canal", a tight but navigable passageway with a turnaround at the end.

Jones entered an unmapped passageway which he wrongly believed to be the Canal and found himself at a dead end, with nowhere to go besides a narrow vertical downward fissure.

[12] Jones ultimately suffered cardiac arrest and died due to the strain placed upon his body over many hours by his inverted, compressed position.