Run-in at the old mine

 is a side mission appearing in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha. It was renamed to Showdown at the old mine in v1.4007.

"There are reports that our posts on the Rostok Factory and in the Forest have been scouted by bandits - even pictures may have been taken. And we don't like a bit of that. Your task is to eliminate these scouts and take all the storage devices."

- Voronin

"Duty's intel suggests they were scouted by Bandits. General Voronin doesn't want involve the faction into any open conflicts, so he entrusted me to reach the Forest old mine, eliminate the scouts and grab any devices containing information. At first I should take care of their snipers, then get rid of their muscle, and finally - their leader."

- Detailed task information

Overview

 * This Main mission task consist of six sub-tasks. Some are hidden at first, only the sub-tasks listed with * will be shown at first.


 * Wipe out the bandit base.*
 * Kill the snipers.*
 * Get rid of the rest
 * Kill the leader
 * Take all the devices
 * Bring everything to Voronin.*

Wipe out the bandit base

 * Self explanatory.

Kill the snipers

 * Two snipers can be found on top of the first large building in the compound.
 * The player can use the ladder to get up there if desired.

Get rid of the rest

 * Clear out the rest of the bandits in the compound.
 * 2 can be found in the mines.
 * 2-3 can be found roaming the compound. Sometimes one will stay in the area underneath (six breakable boxes here) the sniper building
 * Occasionally 1 will be spawned outside of the compound near the mine entrance. See picture.

Kill the leader

 * The door to the leader will now be unlocked.
 * Located in the building with the mine shaft elevator. There is an anomaly protecting the elevator.

Take all the devices

 * All three are located in the office area that you killed the leader in.
 * The devices are: Bandits' PDA, Bandits' USB, and Bandits' laptop.

Bring everything to Voronin

 * Self-explanatory.

Trivia

 * Eliminating the Mercenaries and successful delivery to Voronin earns one skill point.