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{{Infobox/Company
[[File:Bxr.png|thumb|200px|right|The logo of BXR Mining.]]
|name=BXR Mining Corporation
[[File:BXR_Mining.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A variant of the logo.]]
|image=[[File:HR BXR Logo2.png|200px]]<br/>Logo
[[File:HINF BXRMiners2.png|300px]]<br/>A group of BXR miners during the [[Human-Covenant War]].
|founder=
|leader=
|associations=
|parent=
|subsidiaries=
|headquarters=
|locations=*[[Bliss]]
*[[Reach]]
*[[BXR-730]]
*[[Meridian]]
*[[KC-59]]
|role=Mining{{Ref/Reuse|defiant}}
|products=
|founding=
|dissolved=
|affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
}}


'''BXR Mining''' was a mining corporation on the [[UNSC]] [[Inner Colonies|colony world]] of [[Reach]].<ref name="tip">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> During the Covenant [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]], one of the corporation's mining facilities on the [[Szurdok Ridge]] at [[Ütközet]] was made into a stronghold by Covenant forces.
'''BXR Mining Corporation''' is a [[human]] corporation that hosts mining operations on several [[human colonies]].{{Ref/Marketing|Id=defiant|Halo Waypoint|Defiant to the End}}{{Ref/Site|Id=htt|URL=http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/post/121300936273/benjamingiraudentry0384|Site=Tumblr|Page=BENJAMIN_GIRAUD_ENTRY_0384|D=25|M=06|Y=2016|LocalArchive=Episode 11: Down To The Bone#BENJAMIN_GIRAUD_ENTRY_0384}}
 
==Overview==
===Facilities===
The company had facilities in the following cities and locations:
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
!scope="col"|Planet
!scope="col"|Location
!scope="col"|Facility Name/Facility Role
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Reach]]
|[[Szurdok Ridge]]
|[[Szurdok Ridge BXR facility]]{{Ref/Reuse|tip}}
|-
|[[Viery Territory]]
|[[Unidentified BXR titanium mine|Unidentified titanium mine]]{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30646|SiteName=Bungie.net|PageName=Defiant Map Pack|D=01|M=01|Y=2022}}
|-
|[[Meridian]]{{Ref/Level|H5G|Glassed}}
|
|
|-
|[[BXR-730]]{{Ref/Site|Id=apology|URL=http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/image/130137892268|SiteName=Tumblr|PageName=Hunt the Truth (image)|D=01|M=01|Y=2022}}
|
|
|-
|[[Bliss]]
|[[Manikata]] (Site #1744){{Ref/Reuse|htt}}
|
|-
|[[KC-59]]
|
|
|}
 
==History==
[[File:HINF BXRMiners.png|thumb|250px|BXR miners during a cave-in caused by Covenant bombardment.]]
===Human-Covenant War===
Circa [[2552#March|March 9, 2552]], the [[Covenant]] attacked a BXR Mining Corporation facility on a [[Human colonies|human colony]]. A group of miners volunteered to extract a haul of exotic ore that would be used in the creation of the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. While they successfully retrieved and delivered the ore, the Covenant bombardment caused a cave-in that blocked their escape. Trapped, one of the miners began singing. The other miners joined in before the cave ultimately collapsed on top of them.{{Ref/Marketing|Id=Lightbringers|HINF|UNSC Archives|Lightbringers}}
 
BXR had several facilities on the [[Inner Colonies|colony world]] of [[Reach]], with at least [[Unidentified BXR titanium mine|one]] dedicated to the mining of [[titanium]] ore.{{Ref/Map|Id=Unearth|HR|Unearthed}} During the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Szurdok Ridge BXR facility|one of the corporation's mining facilities]] on the [[Szurdok Ridge]] at [[Ütközet]] was made into a stronghold by Covenant forces.{{Ref/Level|Id=tip|HR|Tip of the Spear}}
 
===Postwar===
By [[2556]], BXR had entered into a partnership with [[Imbrium Machine Complex]] to mine asteroid-based resources in the [[Marcey system]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son}} BXR was under "active investigation" by [[ONI]] after the [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|Sedra terrorist attack]] in the same year.{{Ref/Film|Id=Halo: Nightfall|Film=Halo: Nightfall|Story=Halo: Nightfall Second Stories|StoryLinkText=Second Stories|Episode=Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Walk the Path|EpisodeLinkText=ONI: Walk the Path}}
 
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], BXR was actively involved in mining [[lechatelierite|silicate glass]] from former colonies destroyed by the Covenant, including Site #1774 on [[Bliss]], which was visited by [[Benjamin Giraud]].{{Ref/Reuse|htt}}
 
Despite the ongoing [[Created uprising]], BXR's mining work would continue at [[KC-59]]. [[Materials Group]] had also partnered with BXR to allow [[Titanium]] mined there to go straight to the orbiting [[Perihelion Station]] where [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]s would be made.{{Ref/Novel|Id=From|Halo: From the Soil to the Stars}}
 
==Equipment==
BXR employs numerous pieces of equipment to fulfill their services.
*[[EM-120 auger]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*BXR appears in ''Halo: Reach''. The abbreviation is a reference to the [[Melee Fire|button combination]] which ensures an instant kill.
*The abbreviation is a reference to the [[Button combo]] "[[BXR]]" which could be used to ensure an instant kill in ''Halo 2''.
*Some [[civilian]]s in [[New Alexandria]] wear shirts that bear the BXR logo.
*Some [[civilian]]s in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] wear shirts that bear the BXR logo.
*One variation of the BXR logo is that of three colored squares, a blue square on the left, a yellow square on top, and a red square to the right, representing the X, Y, and B buttons, respectively, on a standard Xbox 360 control pad, another obvious reference to the button combination.
*One variation of the BXR logo is that of three colored squares, a blue square on the left, a yellow square on top, and a red square to the right, representing the X, Y, and B buttons, respectively, on a standard Xbox 360 control pad, another obvious reference to the button combination.
*The shape of the logo seems to be a reference to the chemical sign that is seen on tanker trucks, as it is a group of four side-ways squares inside another, larger square, the exception being that the BXR logo only has three small squares in a larger one.
*The shape of the logo seems to be a reference to the chemical safety sign ([[wikipedia:NFPA 704|NFPA 704]]) that is seen on containers of hazardous materials, as it is a group of four side-ways squares inside another, larger square, the exception being that the BXR logo only has three small squares in a larger one.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Bxr.png|A variant of the BXR logo.
File:HR BXR Logo.png|Another variant of the BXR logo.
File:BXR_Mining.jpg|Another variant of the BXR logo.
File:BXR_facility.jpg|A BXR mining facility at Szurdok Ridge, Reach.
File:HR Unearthed.png|One of BXR's titanium mines on Reach.
File:HtT - BXR 1774.jpg|Site #1774, a silicate mine on [[Bliss]].
File:Halo_5_BXR.png|The BXR logo on Meridian in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' on the level [[Glassed]].
File:HINF-SI - Space Station Above.png|A BXR mine as seen from above [[Materials Group]]'s [[Perihelion Station]] at KC-59.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
**''[[Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Walk the Path|ONI: Walk the Path]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Become]]''
**''[[Lightbringers]]''
*''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]''
*''[[Halo: From the Soil to the Stars]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:Human Businesses]]
 
[[Category:Human businesses]]

Latest revision as of 02:34, March 13, 2025

BXR Mining Corporation
A BXR Mining Corporation logo on Unearthed.
Logo

BXR Mining Corporation miners trapped after a cave-in. From Lightbringers.
A group of BXR miners during the Human-Covenant War.

Organizational information

Location(s):

Major role(s):

Mining[1]

Chronological and political information

Affiliation(s):

 

BXR Mining Corporation is a human corporation that hosts mining operations on several human colonies.[1][2]

Overview[edit]

Facilities[edit]

The company had facilities in the following cities and locations:

Planet Location Facility Name/Facility Role
Reach Szurdok Ridge Szurdok Ridge BXR facility[3]
Viery Territory Unidentified titanium mine[4]
Meridian[5]
BXR-730[6]
Bliss Manikata (Site #1744)[2]
KC-59

History[edit]

BXR Mining Corporation miners during a cave-in. From Lightbringers.
BXR miners during a cave-in caused by Covenant bombardment.

Human-Covenant War[edit]

Circa March 9, 2552, the Covenant attacked a BXR Mining Corporation facility on a human colony. A group of miners volunteered to extract a haul of exotic ore that would be used in the creation of the Spartan-IIs MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. While they successfully retrieved and delivered the ore, the Covenant bombardment caused a cave-in that blocked their escape. Trapped, one of the miners began singing. The other miners joined in before the cave ultimately collapsed on top of them.[7]

BXR had several facilities on the colony world of Reach, with at least one dedicated to the mining of titanium ore.[8] During the Covenant's invasion of Reach in August 2552, one of the corporation's mining facilities on the Szurdok Ridge at Ütközet was made into a stronghold by Covenant forces.[3]

Postwar[edit]

By 2556, BXR had entered into a partnership with Imbrium Machine Complex to mine asteroid-based resources in the Marcey system.[9] BXR was under "active investigation" by ONI after the Sedra terrorist attack in the same year.[10]

After the Human-Covenant War, BXR was actively involved in mining silicate glass from former colonies destroyed by the Covenant, including Site #1774 on Bliss, which was visited by Benjamin Giraud.[2]

Despite the ongoing Created uprising, BXR's mining work would continue at KC-59. Materials Group had also partnered with BXR to allow Titanium mined there to go straight to the orbiting Perihelion Station where MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armors would be made.[11]

Equipment[edit]

BXR employs numerous pieces of equipment to fulfill their services.

Trivia[edit]

  • The abbreviation is a reference to the Button combo "BXR" which could be used to ensure an instant kill in Halo 2.
  • Some civilians in New Alexandria wear shirts that bear the BXR logo.
  • One variation of the BXR logo is that of three colored squares, a blue square on the left, a yellow square on top, and a red square to the right, representing the X, Y, and B buttons, respectively, on a standard Xbox 360 control pad, another obvious reference to the button combination.
  • The shape of the logo seems to be a reference to the chemical safety sign (NFPA 704) that is seen on containers of hazardous materials, as it is a group of four side-ways squares inside another, larger square, the exception being that the BXR logo only has three small squares in a larger one.

Gallery[edit]

  • A variant of the BXR logo.

    A variant of the BXR logo.

  • Another variant of the BXR logo.

    Another variant of the BXR logo.

  • Another variant of the BXR logo.

    Another variant of the BXR logo.

  • A BXR mining facility at Szurdok Ridge, Reach.

    A BXR mining facility at Szurdok Ridge, Reach.

  • One of BXR's titanium mines on Reach.

    One of BXR's titanium mines on Reach.

  • Site #1774, a silicate mine on Bliss.

    Site #1774, a silicate mine on Bliss.

  • The BXR logo on Meridian in Halo 5: Guardians on the level Glassed.

    The BXR logo on Meridian in Halo 5: Guardians on the level Glassed.

  • A BXR mine as seen from above Materials Group's Perihelion Station at KC-59.

    A BXR mine as seen from above Materials Group's Perihelion Station at KC-59.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint marketing, Defiant to the End
  2. ^ a b c Tumblr, BENJAMIN_GIRAUD_ENTRY_0384 (Retrieved on Jun 25, 2016) [local archive] [external archive]
  3. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
  4. ^ Bungie.net, Defiant Map Pack (Retrieved on Jan 1, 2022) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Glassed
  6. ^ Tumblr, Hunt the Truth (image) (Retrieved on Jan 1, 2022) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo Infinite marketing, UNSC Archives campaign, Lightbringers
  8. ^ Halo: Reach, multiplayer map Unearthed
  9. ^ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son
  10. ^ Halo: Nightfall - Second Stories, episode ONI: Walk the Path
  11. ^ Halo: From the Soil to the Stars
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