Auto Assault released a new inof regarding one of the richest deposites of copper ore,the Malachite Mines.

Once having proven themselves as a strong, combat-ready Candidate, Biomeks are frequently ordered to the Malachite Mines area for intensive operations meant to acclimatize a Biomek to the rigors of the Central Wastelands. One of the richest deposits of copper ore in the known world, the Malachite Mines area is a perfect staging area for Candidates. Here the Biomek Order administers the mining operations and the resident group of Pikes through the use of Candidates and a small scattering of supervisors, while deflecting any kind of threat to the valuable production of copper with massive firepower.

The Malachite area is dominated by a strip-mined crater dug deep into the earth referred to by the Biomeks and Pikes alike as �The Pit.� It is extremely deep, split into multiple levels and dotted with mining machinery and Pike encampments. To the east of The Pit the highway runs north-south through the region, passing several Pike villages before leading to the demilitarized zone and Fort Logan. Goo seepage has been an issue on the north rim of The Pit, where the Contamination has taken hold and may eventually threaten production.

Deep in the heart of The Pit is where the bulk of the mining operations take place, and where the majority of the Pikes work, congregate, and live. The Biomeks have many uses for the Pikes, breeding material and genetic fodder for instance, but especially for their gifted mining ability (stemmed from their religious belief that their god exists in rocks). Given that the Pikes serve the Order�s best interests they let the Pikes pretty much do what they want, but the Order will rigorously put down any Pike troublemaking or uprisings, which have been on the increase lately (and prompted the Order to build an armed supply depot in the southwestern area of The Pit).