WCGW Chpt 153

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==Chapter 153 - What Could Go Wrong==
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11th January, 3044
Wokha (Former Outworlds System)
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Captain Nathan Davis had already completed removing anything he could find that would aid anyone trying to locate any cache or former base from the 200th Royal Light Horse's data banks, which also included all intel reports from 2765 from Star League Intelligence, 18th Army and Corp level intel. He looked up and stared out the security window as former SLDF Battlemechs steadily moved to the Dropship hangar where they would be loaded for transport. The one thing that he did not agree with is turning over four of the security "keys" to operate the base itself. But he had his orders. He was about to log out and was exiting the different screens he had open on his way to the main menu when his eyes locked in on a section he had not bothered to review in great detail. He selected the section and started reading the information in it.
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Department of Mega Engineering Planetology Report, Wokha 2713
Initial study of the Wokha system an inhabitable planet in the first orbit around the systems star was identified. Follow on landings indicate the planet is extremely rich in metal ores including precious metals and even an extensive Germanium deposit on the planets third continent hereby named Jhargram. The Germanium deposit is estimated to be under 221 meters of over burden and will take extensive excavation to reach viable mining status. Both of the systems asteroid belts contain Germanium rich asteroids along with other heavy metal ores. Low vegetation levels are on the inhabitable planet, soil samples indicate an almost toxic level of metal content which prevents any widespread level of vegetation growth though this can be correct with terraforming for at least 25 years before any attempt of colonization and regular treatments at 5 year intervals to maintain soil conducive to modified crop growth.
Planet surface covered by 48% water that contain a high acid content from the planets high metal ore content. Fresh water does exist in deep aquafers and does flow on several rivers on each continent. Several bird species have been identified as native to the planet. The planets oceans will need to be seeded heavily with algae to bring the acid level down and maintained every ten years thereafter. Several fish species exist but testing indicates they are toxic to human consumption. 
The system contains four planets with 14 moons orbiting gas giant 783 and 2 moons orbiting planet 784. 
Wokha Global Mineral Reserve Estimates
-Gold - 355,000 tons
-Silver - 2.9 Million tons
-Iron Ore - 220 Billion tons
-Platinum - 82,000 tons
-Copper - 765 Million Tons
-Aluminum - 295 Million Tons
-Titanium - 243 Billion Tons
-Diamond - 2.7 Billion Carats
-Zinc - 213 Million Tons
-Nickel - 54 Million Tons
-Cobalt - 5 Million Tons
-Tin - 16 Million Tons
-Germanium - 28 Million Tons
-Emerald - 1.5 Billion Carats
-Indium - 2 Million Tons
-Molybdenum - 14 Million Tons
-Rare Earth - 110 Million Tons
-Bauxite - 55 Billion Tons
-Gallium - 45,000 tons
-Tungsten - 3.2 Million Tons
-Manganese - 1.2 Billion Tons
-Lithium - 22 Million Tons
-Iridium - 220,000 Tons
Asteroid Belt Reserve Estimate
-Germanium - 284 Million Tons
-Nickel - 298 Billion Tons
-Cobalt - 89 Million Tons
-Iridium - 1.3 Million Tons
-Iron - 890 Billion Tons
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Captain Nathan Davis printed the information out and headed to find Major General Mitchell to show. He had just made their resource hunt much easier. He wished he could find information about Thazi.
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