Central Mining Station

The Central Mining Station is a large room in the Agon Wastes. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and it is the entrance to the Space Pirate mining facility.
==Description==
The Dark Aether version of this room is the Battleground.
==Connecting rooms==
*Central Station Access (via Red Hatch)
*Command Center Access (via White Hatch and Blue Door)
*Plaza Access (via Blue Door, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc only)
==Inhabitants==
;5 Pirate Troopers:"Morphology: Pirate TrooperStarfaring brigand.Aggressive, well-armed bioform trained for combat and conquest. Sworn enemy of Samus Aran."
;2 "Vigilance" Class Turrets:"Mechanism: "Vigilance" Class TurretManned defense system.Heavy weapon: fires powerful energy blasts. Use rapid movement and cover to avoid damage."
==Items==
;Beam Ammo Expansion:Samus must use one of the turrets to destroy numerous shield generators scattered about the area. Then, she can roll through a Morph Ball tunnel to go behind the defense shield and collect the expansion. She can also scan J-Stl's body.
==Scans==
;Space Pirate Crate
:"Object scan complete.This is a Space Pirate Crate.Space Pirates, strangely, dislike theft. The only way into their crates is through the use of force."
;Spider Ball Track
:"System: Spider Ball TrackMagnetic rail system track.In Morph Ball mode, press and hold R* when close to this type of surface. Use Control Stick to move the Ball along the track. Release R* to disengage from the surface.CAUTION: A Morph Ball Bomb will briefly disengage the Ball from the track."
;Wind turbine
:"Structural analysis complete.Crude but efficient device designed to harness wind power. Components are of Space Pirate design."
;Wall
:"Structural analysis complete.Wall fashioned from wreckage of the Space Pirate vessel shot down by the G.F.S. Tyr."
;Turret hologram
:"Heavy turret active.Walk into hologram to enter heavy turret."
;Space Pirate portable generator
:"Structural analysis complete.Space Pirate portable generator active.The generator is efficient and has a heavy armor casing. Only hits from heavy weapons can shatter the armor and destroy the device."
;"Shrike" Class Assault Skiff
:"Vehicle: "Shrike" Class Assault SkiffLight attack craft and troop transport.Vehicle is unarmed, but heavily armored. Eliminate troops if possible before they disperse."
;Computer
:"Technician Report, 07.201.01The wind energy systems are online. I've managed to build a modest supply of reserve power, but I doubt it will last. All of these trips to the dark world are taking a huge toll on the energy supply. We'll see how they feel about these stupid expeditions when the cooling systems shuts off and the power latrines go offline."
;Space Pirate Logs (Two Hunters)
:"Log 07.159.9Another hunter, wearing the traditional colors of Samus Aran, made planetfall today. Horrific as it may sound, there are two of them now. We are bracing for a new assult.This dire turn of events may bear some good will. One of our scouts in Dark Aether saw a curious encounter. The Dark Hunter attacked the one clad as Samus near a Phazon site. Perhaps they are not allies...but foes. Perhaps we can forge an alliance with the Dark Hunter - an exchange, Phazon for the head of our common enemy."
;Space Pirate defense shield
:"Analysis complete.Space Pirate defense shield is active.Shield was taken from the wreckage of a Space Pirate starship. It is impervious to your weaponry."
;J-Stl
:"My journey comes to an end. The thrice-cursed Ing prepared an ambush of singular cunning in the mining station. They caught me in it like a neophyte fresh from the training halls. I have sent five score of their number to whatever foul pit they call afterlife, but in vain. My life is extinguished."
;Beam Ammo Expansion
:"Beam Ammo ExpansionIncreases the amount of Light and Dark Ammo you can carry."
==Gallery==
Central Mining Station Force Field 1.png
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Central Mining Station Force Field 2.png
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Central Mining Station Force Field 3.png
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==Trivia==
*Using a Bomb Space Jump in the original versions of the game, it is possible to obtain the Beam Ammo Expansion earlier than intended, even before obtaining any other beam. Ammo is applied automatically but is not seen until a beam is obtained.
**If attempted during the first visit in this room, the Space Pirate portable generators are not yet loaded, neither are the associated walls that explode along with some of the generators. J-Stl's body is also not loaded into the room yet, and neither is the "Shrike" Class Assault Skiff needed to use as a platform. It is impossible for Samus to enter the "Vigilance" Class Turrets as the script is also not loaded, though this would be unnecessary as there is nothing yet blocking the path to the Beam Ammo expansion.
*Curiously in the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc, the crates seen in this room are of Galactic Federation origin, implying possible theft by the Space Pirates themselves.
Category:Rooms
Category:Agon Wastes
Category:Space Pirate mining facility
Category:Beam Ammo Expansion Rooms
Category:Rooms containing Lore in Metroid Prime 2
Category:Mining