Phazon Mines is a Space Pirate mining facility to harvest Phazon and use it for warfare. The mines are only accessible through the crashed Space Pirate frigate in the Tallon Overworld and Magmoor Caverns. The Mines are also where The Space Pirates are conducting reserch projects, including Project Helix, which is the infusion of Phazon and Space Pirates. This fusion has created Elite Pirates, there are 7 located throughout the mines, while only 3 are actually fought. The Pirates have continued there mutations with powerfull results, including the Phazon Elite, and the Omega Pirate. This facility is also The Space Pirate HQ on Tallon IV. Other Space Pirate types located here include the Power Trooper, Wave Trooper, Ice Trooper, and the Plasma Trooper.