Recent transmissions from the Kinshasa-Mbali Mining Station have confirmed horrific damage to the mines on Aganju in the 61 Cygni System. The extensive mines apparently began collapsing at the same time the Progen Amah opened the Appian Gate, though no connection between the events has been verified.No confirmed numbers of casualties have been received from Aganju, though thousands of Terran Psionics are missing and presumed lost. Admiral Diego Herrera of EarthCorps has offered no explanation for the cave-ins, but assures all Terrans that rescue efforts and attempts to aid the Psis are well underway.
Rescue operations are proceeding slowly, however, as the infrastructure of the mines continues to crumble and collapse. Even in areas that have stabilized, the damage is so widespread that rescue crews are moving gingerly to avoid triggering further cave-ins.
Unconfirmed reports from sources who have visited the surface indicate that the damage and death toll may be much higher than initially believed. Damage in some areas is so extensive that rescue teams are simply bypassing them, assuming anyone who was in the area is now lost.
The paranormal ability to find and follow even small veins of ore has made Psionic labor highly prized in the Aganju mines. The Progen Republic first occupied the Aganju sector, but the lucrative resources passed into InfinitiCorp hands with the signing of the Glenn Treaty, which ended the Cygni Wars.
Isabel deWinter, a wealthy industrialist and the CEO of mine operator InfinitiCorp, insists there are no structural defects in any of the Aganju mines. When asked if she could connect any of the cave-ins to the recent opening of the Appian Gate, deWinter laughed and said she found it difficult to believe any conspiracy theory, especially one involving the Psis.
Ore from Aganju is shipped to Tau Ceti where giant refineries turn it into the weapons sold throughout the galaxy. Weapons shortages are expected soon if the Aganju mines aren't stabilized quickly.
