I have an upcoming event planned for my players a few sessions out - discovery of massive asteroid with an enormous deposit of uncommon ore (the dice took off on me as I went thru the tables...). The players are more focused on building things rather than gallivanting across the galaxy, so I anticipate they will at least take a look at setting up their own mining operation.
Challenges -
What i’m looking for is some help thinking through the scope of the work. What sort of infrastructure would be needed for full-scale mining operations? What resources (money, people, time) would it take? Would it make more sense to ship unrefined ore or refined?
Any thoughts about this are appreciated....
Challenges -
- the asteroid is in a highly eccentric orbit
The system mainworld is TL 3 so all tech required needs to be brought from elsewhere
The system government is xenophobic and will look harshly on any off world organization claiming “their” asteroid (but the players presently have good relationships there)
What i’m looking for is some help thinking through the scope of the work. What sort of infrastructure would be needed for full-scale mining operations? What resources (money, people, time) would it take? Would it make more sense to ship unrefined ore or refined?
Any thoughts about this are appreciated....