Captain Clone has said that Lornaca Melnig will be inducted into the Clone Star Empire by the end of the year. He said that 1000s of colonists (including Zones from Colom) will begin to migrate there and Lornaca would become a full and useful part of the empire.
He pledged 209 million zarks for "reconstruction" though this will be mostly to build permanent HCS facilities. For the next couple of years at least a full legion of the HCS will be stationed on the planet. Orbital facilities will also be built and there will be a permanent fleet detachment. Lornaca Melnig does not have much in any mineral wealth to offer the empire (it has plenty of minerals that are already in abundance) though a more thorough geological survey will be conducted by the HCS Geological Survey Team and that may find something more useful.
