In plain terms
ENGINE AHEAD — Locked continent. Mining ban review 2048 (8 years after Phoenix reset).
ENGINE AHEAD — Locked continent. Mining ban review 2048 (8 years after Phoenix reset). Dufek Massif = 2nd largest layered intrusion after Bushveld (platinum, chromium, vanadium). Larsen Basin = 269 MMBO (million barrels oil equivalent). Contains 90% of Earth's freshwater (ice)
Strategic positioning: China operates 5 stations (Great Wall, Zhongshan, Kunlun, Taishan, Qinling) with BeiDou satellite coverage and suspected intelligence signals (SIGINT) capability. Russia maintains 10 bases including Vostok (deepest ice core drilling) with Rosgeologiya actively mapping continental shelf resources. Both nations systematically blocking Marine Protected Area proposals at CCAMLR — keeping waters open for future exploitation