The SSC Mining Outpost is located somewhere in deep space and few know
of it as it does not show up on most commercial solar system charts.
This station is designed for rare ore extraction from high density
asteroids and for that purpose it has a large processing plant where
asteroids get hauled in by small automated drones or local miners
looking for a share of the profits.
The station is fitted with a refining system for ore and gas and it also
has the facilities to build ship parts for the few miners who are
operating in its area. Installed on one of the sides of the asteroid is
the fuel depo, large enough to sustain operations for a long period of
time without the need for frequent refueling as the freighter convoys
which come in this area are rare and those sometimes fall prey to clans
of pirates lurking on route. Slightly below the fuel depo is a large
array of solar panels that provide all the necessary power to the
station and slightly more. Due to the station being located in an
asteroid field, these solar panels sometimes get damaged or even
destroyed by the small asteroids flying around so, in one of the
interior storage areas, the station keeps several dozens spare panels
for parts or replacement.
At the bottom of the home asteroid is the external storage area where
cargo units are moved in and out for different purposes, like freighters
which are too large to dock inside a hangar or for the miners who wish
to deposit their mined ore without docking with the station.
All in all, this is one of the best mining facilities in the sector for
veteran miners who have the ships and equipment to tackle high density
asteroids but, due to its location so far out, few know of it or wish to
go through the hardships of deep space mining.