Thrail Mineral Mine

Where it's dark as a dungeon
And as damp as the dew
Where the dangers are double
And pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls
And the sun never shines
It's as dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mines

An innocuous growth in theBlue Mountains,the history of theThrail Mineral Minewas shaped byunseen alien handsand ultimately became one of the most vital assets in theSolstar Order/Dire Wraithwar.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

InElonia's prehistory, theTitanEmissarycrash landed beneath what would become the Thrail Mineral Mine.The First Who Was Named600,000 years ago, Shockwave fired a sample ofOre-12at the mine. Both the Titan and the ore would eventually be buried by tectonic shifting.Spotlight: Shockwave

By the late 18th/early 19th century, the mine had been closed due to the waterlogging.

AfterRom,Fy-LaaandLiviahad become Solstar cadets, they were dispatched to guard the mine in the event theDire Wraithstook over it as a command post. The Dire Wraiths did indeed arrive, intending to seize the alien ore, the cause of their invasion ofEloniain the first place. During the fighting, Rom caused the group to fall into the mine where he and his friends became the firstSpace Knights.After they had defeated the Wraith group, the Solstar Order commenced mining operations to extract larger quantities of the alien mineral.Cold Fire

WhenUnicronbegan attacking Elonia, the mine's surface was ripped away revealing Emissary's paralyzed form.Our Darkest