The Deep Mines

Location from Red Rising by Pierce Brown

The helium-3 mining tunnels beneath Mars where Red clans live and die in darkness, believing they are terraforming a dead world. The foundation of the Society's greatest lie.

Also known as: The Deep Mines, the mines, the helium-3 mines, the tunnels

What They Know

• Helium-3 mining operations beneath Mars's surface worked by Red labor
• Reds were told the surface was uninhabitable — the Society's foundational lie
• Mining clans compete for the Laurel, which grants extra rations
• Dust exposure drastically shortens Red lifespans
• The helium-3 fuel extracted here powers the entire Society's infrastructure

Connections

• located_in — mars
• worked_by — darrow
• connected_to — lykos

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