Project: New Iridium Mine

[Genesis Research Group]

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As they entered the nebula, most of the breaches on the battletransports were fixed, and they finally managed to go back to cruise speed.
The visibility lowered considerably, but the scanners were still working at 75% of their full capacity, which was good enough to enter the field and to map the path they were taking for future transportation. It was however slightly scary, as anything could be watching in the nebula, from weird-crazy AI to Alien forces. So they were very cautious, to avoid any encounter as it could be fatal for the exploration team.

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Not too long after exploring the nebula, they started to find asteroids, which from their scans, would contain high quantities of Iridium. So they started looking for the biggest one they could find, as it would be easier to excavate with the machines they brought there.
After a long search there, and tens of scans of the field, they finally managed to find the right asteroid to start extracting.
As they reached it, they put themselves in positions, with engines cut off, to not waste energy, and started using the tools attached to extract the raw materials from the asteroid.
As they were extracting it, they were also loading those in the battletransports to bring on Corinth, from where they would be getting transported on Ames Research Station.
The Board will be intensifying the routes, by increasing the number of miners and transporters, buy implementing here the drones aswell. This will be a new income venue for the GRG so the Board is very inclined to actually invest in it.
Scout and escort vessels will be assigned to optimize the mining operations.