In the early 22nd century, Dom Issigri, having become rich prospecting for argonite, founded the Issigri Mining Company. Years later, the space pirate Maurice Caven kidnapped Dom and blackmailed his daughter, Madeleine Issigri, into allowing him to set up a base on Ta. (TV: The Space Pirates) The mining projects on the planet Vulcan were funded by the IMC. (PROSE: The Power of the Daleks) Shortly afterwards, the Issigri Mining Company was renamed the Interplanetary Mining Corporation, or IMC for short. (PROSE: The Menagerie)