Federation Facility Database - Lithium Mining Operation, Rigel XII

	History:
	Rigel XII. Barely habitable Class-M planet, racket by fierce storms. Site of a small lithium mining operation headed by Ben Childress. The Enterprise visited the mining station in 2266 to obtain needed lithium crystals to restore operation of the ship's engines. TOS "Mudd's Women" ; Star Trek Encyclopedia II Seen on a Tactical Situation Monitor in TNG "Yesterday's Enterprise" and TNG "The Wounded"

	Federation Database - Rigel / Rigel XII