The iridium strand holds many secrets. It holds a massive high-quality Iridium mining operation, which is one of the most important resources in the galaxy. 

This zone would have remained an unremarkable cluster of asteroids, if not for the battle that broke out here at the beginning of the Invasion. 

The richest deposit, located in the Pallas system, has long been under the protection of the Mendes Family. Iridium mines are located here, and they are still operational today.

Early in its history, the “Mendes IX” station was small and didn’t require a large supply of fuel, but launching a massive iridium production, terraforming the planet in a neighboring system, and supplying the military fleet forced Mendes to seek additional sources of fuel.

The most important stationary hub of the Mendes family. When the madness of the war with aliens began and the streams of refugees poured in from all sides, the hierarchs of Mendes acted wisely and did not refuse asylum to those who wished. 

Previously, this site was one of the first iridium deposits discovered in Pallas, but after several years of active mining, it has completely outlived itself.

The outpost was designed as a kind of checkpoint for the only safe transit route out of the Procssima system. With each year, the location’s defences have had to be increased due to the growing threat from Cybers and the significance of the nearby Gas Harvest Station.

With the development of mining in Pallas, there has been a shortage of fueling stations and transshipment points for transport vessels. It was decided to create a reinforced transport hub at the edge of the system, where transports regularly pass through.

For many years, the storages and iridium processing plants were located here. The iridium was brought here from the nearby mining sites. The experiments with this material were carried out successfully. Some of the leaked prototypes even managed to gain some popularity on the black market among cybers. 

For 50 years, the Planet CN-6571, located at the very edge of the system, has been exposed to the effects of a terraforming station. This station greatly accelerates the processes that help to form an atmosphere on the planet’s surface.