Gemstone Mining

Gemstone Mining (原石の採掘) is the term used by Kaizumi Tsugutoshi of the Academy City Board of Directors to refer to various incidents related to the 50 Gemstones being targeted by outside organizations occurring at least as early as May and ending on mid-October.

A conspiracy conducted by the CIA after leaking their Gemstone List to various organizations, it is later foiled after Academy City has the Sisters rescue them simultaneously around the world before any damage can be done to the children.

Background
As part of the Knowledge 12, the Gemstone Report of the United States is one of the proposed experiments in investigating the occult. Former Director of the Stargate Project, George Kingdom, had finally settled in creating organizations for the study of the Gemstones. Apparently there were approximately 50 research organizations that had independent financial backing and different methods of being funded so none could be tied to each other.

The conspiracy here is that the CIA would entice these organizations into gathering the Gemstones using their Gemstone list that they leaked, something that would later leak to Kuruwa as well. They would then implant two CIA spies into these organizations, creating a world-wide network that would allow them to monitor the actions and research of these organizations, and from there, build up their own esper program based on the organizations' failures.

Early incidents
The first known incident related to the mining is when Ollerus destroys a human trafficking organization in Milan, Italy, and later saves the children there. He would later confirm that the human trafficking organization dealt with people that has certain idiosyncracies.

Later, Gemstone Girl would also be attacked and pursued by an organization in London. She would later follow Kamijou Touya after seeing the trouble that organization is causing in the bar they were in just for the her. It is unknown what happened to her afterwards if she was the Gemstone rescued by the Sisters later from the Higher Contacy Society in the United Kingdom.

Reaction
By mid-July, even Academy City has noticed the actions of United States of America making their own Gemstone list, while at the same time as this, even Russia has begun their own creation of the list after Academy City has begun making their own. Kaizumi Tsugutoshi and Kumokawa Seria, knowing that they would use it to search for Gemstones and gather them for use in their research in creating their own espers in spite of the fact that they would be unable to create one if they have specimens to study from, the Seria advises Tsugutoshi to leave it be. Despite Seria's advice Tsugutoshi becomes concerned for the children, the 50 Gemstones scattered around the world, though is unable to do anything about it.

In mid-October, they would later notice the CIA spies implanted in the various organizations that have targeted the Gemstones, and would later set up a conference with a CIA agent to know their side in the story. They later confirm that the CIA is indeed involved with the Gemstone research. Here, Tsugutoshi and Seria task themselves with dealing this incident before the Gemstones became harmed or worse. Seria knew that with their own power and dealing with this in an "official way" it would end up in them not being able to efficiently gather all of the gemstones involved; to counter this she enlisted the aid of Heaven Canceller and had a deal with the Misaka clones, to save the children.

Sisters rescue of Gemstones
On the very same day, the Heaven Canceller approves of the usage of the clones for the operation, their first ever. With their training, this clandestine paramilitary clone unit successfully infiltrates the various organizations simultaneously around the world and liberates the children there.

There, the clones meet varying degrees of resistance, from old soliders to tanks, but they were all successful in their mission. The clones would later receive a distressing emergency report to the Misaka Network from Misaka 10032 after Ollerus breaks into the city as he is apparently targeting Sogiita Gunha.

Other reactions
Ollerus would later notice Academy City's actions in gathering the clones and heads to the city where he easily takes down the Sister clones he encounters. Sogiita Gunha, a Gemstone as well, would later encounter him after seeing him defeat the Sisters and fights him but is later defeated. Ollerus later leaves though warning the city that nothing bad should ever befall the children lest they awaken his wrath.

Aftermath
This operation would be the final cause of George Kingdom's demise at the hand of Kinuhata Saiai, by orders of Academy City's ITEM's manager.