Gart, situated as the second planet from the star in the Demar system, suffered a catastrophic fate. More than three decades prior to the Battle of Yavin, the Lant Mining Corporation transformed it into a desolate, rocky husk. The LMC initiated their mining operations in the system with Gart, making it the first planet they thoroughly depleted of every accessible resource.
Despite its desolation, LMC security vessels and sensor droids maintained vigilant surveillance over the planet. The concern was that the deserted mining facilities might be repurposed as hideouts by pirates or the Rebel Alliance.