Lake Anvil, Dorvan (AP) - The entire colony of Dorvan 5 is abuzz with excitement after news arrived that they are sitting on untapped quantities of dilithium. The discovery was made by Zak Noris, a third-year geologist student on a field trip from Bajor, and has resulted in the local Starfleet garrison to mobilise its science staff to look into these findings.

"Planetary scans confirmed what Mister Zak suspected," announced Commander Scott Donnelly, acting Governor and head of the garrison. "Our scientists are of the opinion that there could be enough dilithium on this planet alone to satisfy the region and the Federation at large for several decades."

The Federation Council's reaction to the news was to dispatch two purpose-built starships and specially trained teams from the Starfleet Corps of Engineers to conduct further scans of the Dorvan star system. Meanwhile, as the Native American population of Dorvan has begun petitioning Governor Donnelly to prevent the potential raping of the Dorvan ecology, Councilwoman Mik Gwen of Bajor has been appointed to explore the implications for the colony's future.