N7: Captured Mining Facility

Commander Shepard is requested to send a squad for landing on the local planet and investigation of the mercenary activity in a mine.

Acquisition
A scan of the planet Helyme (2nd planet of the Zelene system / Crescent Nebula cluster) reveals some strange Eclipse mercenary activity in a local mine.

These mission notes are displayed after scanning the planet: "Mercenary activity detected inside a mining facility on the planet's surface. Facility confirmed registered to Eldfell-Ashland Energy Corporation. Eclipse presence confirmed. Distress beacon powered down at site. Sensors detect multiple space faring vessel launches from facility."

Walkthrough
Upon landing, Shepard's squad finds an open entrance to the mining facility. Attempting to enter will trigger opposition from a first small wave of Eclipse troops.

Along the path, Shepard should find several datapads or computer logs containing information on what has happened: the mining facility was apparently overrun by Eclipse in an attempt to retrieve information on the whereabouts of the Ter Alan cargo ship. Also, some refined palladium crates, a Medi-gel pack and some spare heatsinks can be found.

Having disposed of the mercenaries in the entrance, Shepard's squad will be able to enter the facility main ground, by bypassing a locked door. There new waves of mercenaries will oppose you. Note that there is a computer controlled bridge which can be deployed, facilitating movement in the room (for both the squad and opponents).

Once you have cleaned the ground, you can look at the facility main computer, near the center of the room. After hacking your way in, you find more clues on the reason of the attack. One of the messages contains encrypted data on the Ter Alan's current location. When you launch an attempt to decrypt these data, a new wave of mercenaries enters the ground in an attempt to stop you.

Once you have disposed of the mercenaries and the decryption process is finished, accessing the main computer will allow Shepard to upload the data to Cerberus for further analysis, as the decryption could apparently be only partial, and salvage some credits. From this point, the mission can be ended at any time of your choice (by exiting the room or pressing and holding the corresponding key for ending missions and assignments when the message pops up. Default: F).

 Note:  There is a glitch where if at the end of the mission you extend the computer controlled bridge and end the mission while standing on the bridge, you may be killed instantly, resulting in a critical mission failure as the shuttle is taking off back to the Normandy.

Mission Summary

 * Experience reward: 125 (156)
 * Credits: 15,000
 * Cerberus Funding: 7,500
 * Credits Found: 7,500
 * Minerals:
 * Palladium: 4,000