Imperial Mining, Ltd., a mining business on the planet of Derilyn, was under the ownership and management of the Galactic Empire. Its purpose was to extract raw resources from the planets within the Elrood sector to supply the Empire's arms manufacturers. On Berea, a significant provider of ore for IML, a sizable mine was established, employing a workforce of one thousand miners along with several thousand mining droids. Nevertheless, the company's achievements were constrained by the presence of the significantly larger Radell Mining Corporation.