Elbich Mining Facility

Elbich Mining Facility

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Owner

Kruger Minerals

Location

E-3/4, Omega-7

CLASS: Nebelheim

GRAVITY: Partial

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Limited

CREW: 400

Elbich Mining Facility is owned and operated by Kruger Minerals. Elbich focuses on the extraction of Silver and Cobalt from local asteroid fields.

Bribes & Missions Offered

Bribes

Daumann Heavy Construction Kruger Minerals RGS Shipping Bounty Hunters Guild

Missions

Kruger Minerals Bounty Hunters Guild

Commodities

Imports

Commodity Price Rheinbier 21$ Oxygen 7$ Water 7$ Food Rations 20$ H-Fuel 130$ MOX 20$ Mining Machinery 20$ Pharmaceuticals 24$ Consumer Goods 30$ Synth Paste 7$ Xenobiotic Filters 37$ HazMat Canisters 14$ Passengers (Rheinland) 343$ Silver Ore 13$

Exports

Commodity Price Deployable Mining Container 50,000$ Crew 200$ Cobalt 7$ Silver 90$ Toxic Waste 4$

Ships sold

Ship	Class	Price

News

[832 AS] Battleship Strausberg lost in Dresden!

DRESDEN -- 832 AS -- A surprise assault has been conducted by the Military battlegroup spearheaded by Battleship Strausberg, which up until now safeguarded the Dresden's gate into New Berlin. The assault was primarily aimed at taking out the Leipzig Station, a former Daumann station that Red Hessian took a residence in after its abandonment in 818 AS. While the battlegroup successfully managed to destroy both Leipzig Station, as well as Bundschuh controlled Bautzen Station, the assault ended in a catastrophic loss of the Battleship Strausberg, having been ambushed by a heavy Hessian battlegroup. While the Strausberg itself managed to successfully withdraw from the battle, its engines failed halfway towards the New Berlin Jump Gate, and the order was made to scuttle the ship to avoid it falling into the Hessian hands. As a result, massive riots are taking place all around Rheinland, demanding Kaiser's resignation from his position due to his reckless actions making Rheinland even less safe than it already is. We have reached out to the Kaiser Cabinet, but were refused any comments at the time of publication.

[832 AS] Kaiser declares war on Red Hessians!

NEW BERLIN -- 832 AS -- Earlier today, the Kaiser announced in a surprise press release that the Rheinland has not been putting nearly enough focus on its internal issues as it should. The Red Hessians, in particular, have been a movement that spiraled out of control many years ago, and needs to be addressed by any means necessary. Kaiser's speech lasted a total of 10 minutes, and notable highlights included belittling of the movement origins, calling the Hessians "Liberty Rogue wannabe's wanting to paint themselves as victims", "skulking rats" and other expletives. The speech ended in a bold statement, claiming that in no more than five years, Hessians would be nothing more but a shameful note in Rheinland's history. Shortly afterward, a bill mandating a 5%% increase in military spending was passed, along with some minor policies aimed at increased security in the core systems. We will keep you updated as more information becomes available.

[831 AS/747 AGS] Gate Corps Clash Over 'Blackout'!

ABBEVILLE -- 831 AS/747 AGS -- EFL's 'Resilience Taskforce' today reported its findings on The Blackout, claiming to have gathered forensic evidence that proved the cause as Ageira negligence. A spokesperson claimed that the destruction of the Dublin jump gate by Molly separatists had created a hyperspace feedback loop that was propagated and amplified through the Ageira gate network. Ageira disputed this finding in their own press release, calling EFL 'fantasists' and countering that their own scientists had narrowed the cause to a rare 'hypernova' stellar event that originated outside the Sirius sector. Both corporations claim that network-wide hardware safeguards have been implemented that would prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Independent researchers have sharply criticized the corporate announcements, accusing both of self-interested misdirection. Professor Sophia Nagel from Heisenberg Research Station called EFL's accusation 'incoherent' and the hypernova explanation 'nonsense' that did not explain the characteristics of the 'Blackout Pulse'. Despite multiple different Pulse recordings being widely disseminated across the neural net, public efforts have so far failed to triangulate its source.

[831 AS/747 AGS] 'Blackout' Causes Jump Network Fail

MANHATTAN -- 831 AS/747 AGS -- Two days ago Jump Gates failed simultaneously across Sirius, freezing commerce and neural net access across the sector. When the network resumed 31 hours later, restored communications broke the news of Bretonia's loss of the Dublin system. This twin shock has plunged the market into chaos, prompting fears of sector-wide economic recessions. Interspace estimates indicate that the stoppage alone caused billions of credits in losses. Gallia immediately accused Liberty of culpability for the outage, claiming the destruction of Dublin's jump gate instigated a cascading failure in faulty Ageira infrastructure. Ageira has sharply refuted the allegation, claiming such a systemic effect would be physically impossible. Independent researchers in Cologne and the Edge Worlds have also announced that a hyperspace pulse of unprecedented strength was detected moments before The Blackout, with data about 'The Pulse' being widely shared across the neural net in recent days. House authorities have remained tight lipped, refusing to comment on their own observatories' data.

[828 AS] Rheinland dispatches a fleet to Cologne

STUTTGART -- 828 AS -- A combined fleet consisting of Battlegroup Altenburg, reinforcements from the former Karlsruhe brigade, and reserve regiments from both Stuttgart and Thuringia mobilised this morning following a directive issued by the new government to retake Cologne. Fleet Coordinator Otto von Clausewitz addressed the press: "In the glorious spirit of reunification, we - the people of Rheinland - are reclaiming what we neglected the most in the midst of our civil war - Cologne. With the help of our brothers and sisters who are united under one banner once again, together, we will re-establish and stabilise our trade flow with Gallia by decisively expelling the Red Hessian occupation." The initiative to re-secure Cologne is the first decisive action of the new constitutional monarchy, and the Rheinland government's debut to the interstellar community. The Gallic Union lauded Rheinland's reclamation of Cologne to re-establish a secure trade artery between the two recently war-torn nations. In response to the news, Rheinland and Gallic exchanges saw a growing increase in the demand for ore and other raw materials, indicating consumer optimism in the re-establishment of trade. Furthermore, the Gallic Navy have deployed a battlegroup to Zurich as a blockade and possibly pincer against the Red Hessians. Rumours are abound concerning the degree of entrenchment the Hessians have accomplished in Cologne during their year-long period of occupation. Reports have confirmed the presence of Hessian Battleship Kassel in orbit of Planet Saarbrucken and fortifying Tholey Station, in addition to heavy outgoing traffic in what is theorized to be a Hessian evacuation, most likely incited by the Altenburg's movements.

Rumors

Kruger Minerals

I'm glad that Daumann has established a base in this system. For a while we were the ones getting hit the hardest by the Red Hessians and the Corsairs. Now they have to split their time between the two of us and the Trade Lanes. All the supplies at this facility are supplied to us from Freiburg. Not just the basics, but everything including Mining Machinery. We will not stoop to purchase our goods from the IMG at Freistadt; it would only encourage them. At first we did not wish to construct operations in this system; we knew it was filled with all manner of dangerous criminals. Yet ALG requested that we do so. The lazy fools at Freistadt were not supplying them with enough ore. ALG needed efficient and diligent workers to get the job done. Our miners hunt for and extract Silver from the asteroids in this field. Once that is done, Kruger ships it to New Berlin where it is loaded onto long distance transports bound for Liberty and Kusari. We acquiesced to ALG's request to supply them with metals mined from this system because we are trying to foster a friendship between the two companies. Since the 80-Years War, Kruger has been struggling to stay afloat. A merger between Kruger and ALG would put us back on top. I know some of the attacks on this base come from pilots hired by Daumann; that's just how they operate. I don't need any proof. In response, Kruger has hired our own pilots to attack the Daumann base and its shipments. One of the pilots that we hired to attack Daumann … there's something about the way he flies. It seems familiar to me -- just like the way a raider flew that attacked this base a few weeks ago. Must be coincidence. When I was on furlough a couple of months ago in New Berlin, a man approached me with a card full of credits. He said it would be deposited into my account if I did a little sabotaging here and there on this base. I don't get paid enough here to say no to that. I'm beginning to believe that the IMGers know how to run a mining operation better than we do. Certainly we mine more than they do, and more efficiently, but they don't lose dozens of men per year to Red Hessian attacks.

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