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'''Styx Mining''' is a mining and manufacturing company in the [[Draconis Combine]]<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 162, "Important Corporations"</ref>.
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==Company Profile==
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| affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]]
 
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'''Home Office:''' Memphis, [[Styx]]
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| headquarters = Memphis ([[Styx I]])<ref name=HB:HKp166>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 166: "Important Indirect Service (Civilian) Corporations - [Styx Mining]"</ref>
 
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| leadership = [[CEO of Styx Mining|CEO]]
'''President/CEO:''' Viscount Robert Monahan (Circa [[3025]])
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| products = Mining and Manufacturing
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'''Styx Mining''' was a mining and manufacturing company in the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=HK(TDC)p162>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 162: "Important Corporations - [Styx Mining]"</ref>
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Styx Mining was considered a poor step child to [[Metals of the Earth]] and [[New Samarkand Metals]], supported by [[House Kurita]] purely as a foil to both companies. Whenever both of its larger competitors hade drawn a disproportionate number of government contracts or were overextended and had no further capacity available, the Combine government redistributed some to Styx to pick up the slack. A heavy sense of fatalism had infected the company's boardroom as its corporate officers struggled with their purpose in the Combine and Styx Mining was not known for innovation outside of the design of paper [[JumpShip]]s.<ref name=HB:HKp166/><ref name=HK(TDC)p162/>
  
Styx Mining can be considered a poor step child to . Whenever Metals of the Earth seems to be winning too many government contracts or it becomes over stretched with its current operations, the Draconis <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;/*CITATION*/">kid carrier</span>]</span> Combine will pass along a contract or two to Styx Mining. Styx essentially operates only when Metals of the Earth cannot do the job. As this means that Styx cannot win a contract on their own merits, a heavy sense of fatalism has infected the employees and the firm is not known for innovation.&lt;ref&gt;''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 162, &quot;Important Corporations&quot;&lt;/ref&gt;.
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The company's working class on the other hand enjoyed a far less stressful environment. Since the Combine government heavily subsidized Styx, the lack of constant contracts meant its workers often find long stretches of time where no work was being done. Many workers were encouraged to join the planetary militia and ended up among the militia's midlevel officer corps thanks to the large amount of time they had free.<ref name=HK(TDC)p162/>
  
 
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==Bibliography==
 
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*''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
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* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
  
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Latest revision as of 03:34, 5 April 2024

Styx Mining
Styx Mining.png
Corporation Profile
AffiliationDraconis Combine
HeadquartersMemphis (Styx I)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)Mining and Manufacturing

Styx Mining was a mining and manufacturing company in the Draconis Combine.[2]

Overview[edit]

Styx Mining was considered a poor step child to Metals of the Earth and New Samarkand Metals, supported by House Kurita purely as a foil to both companies. Whenever both of its larger competitors hade drawn a disproportionate number of government contracts or were overextended and had no further capacity available, the Combine government redistributed some to Styx to pick up the slack. A heavy sense of fatalism had infected the company's boardroom as its corporate officers struggled with their purpose in the Combine and Styx Mining was not known for innovation outside of the design of paper JumpShips.[1][2]

The company's working class on the other hand enjoyed a far less stressful environment. Since the Combine government heavily subsidized Styx, the lack of constant contracts meant its workers often find long stretches of time where no work was being done. Many workers were encouraged to join the planetary militia and ended up among the militia's midlevel officer corps thanks to the large amount of time they had free.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 166: "Important Indirect Service (Civilian) Corporations - [Styx Mining]"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 162: "Important Corporations - [Styx Mining]"

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