Photos: UA rock-drilling competition
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Mining students tackle the annual two-minute drill on 20-ton rock near Old Main at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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Chris Deuel, mining engineer junior, strains to wrangle the jackleg drill and get a hole started. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
UA rock-drilling competition
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Right: Chris Liddle, a 28-year-old mining engineer, wrestles with the jackleg drill in his turn at the University of Arizona Department of Mining and Geological Engineering’s annual rock-drilling competition on Friday.
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Nathan Kraft, a 22-year-old mining engineer, gets his victory toss into the Old Main fountain after winning. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
UA rock-drilling competition
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Aaron Vestledahl, a 22-year-old mining engineer student, endures the rock and water spray as he competes. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
UA rock-drilling competition
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Nathan Kraft, a mining engineer student, leans on the jackleg drill after he got a hole started. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Brian Asplund, a 21-year-old mining engineer senior, applies pressure as he bores a hole. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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James Werner, right, the assistant director of the San Xavier Mining Laboratory, measures student Aaron Vestledahl's bore depth. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
UA rock-drilling competition
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Nathan Kraft, center, emerges from his victory dunk in the Old Main fountain after winning the University of Arizona Department of Mining and Geological Engineering's annual rock-drilling competition. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Nathan Kraft, center, hugs fellow mining engineer classmate David Kijewski after the latter contributed to his victory dunk in the Old Main fountain. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Mark Anderson, a 2016 mining engineer graduate, turns and smiles while he shows the undergrads how it's done. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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James Werner, assistant director of the San Xavier Mining Laboratory, takes a turn. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Nathan Kraft, a 22-year-old mining engineer student, is hauled by his fellow mining undergraduates toward the Old Main fountain for a victory dunk. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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UA rock-drilling competition
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Right: Chris Liddle, a 28-year-old mining engineer, wrestles with the jackleg drill in his turn at the University of Arizona Department of Mining and Geological Engineering’s annual rock-drilling competition on Friday.
UA rock-drilling competition
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Nathan Kraft, center, emerges from his victory dunk in the Old Main fountain after winning the University of Arizona Department of Mining and Geological Engineering's annual rock-drilling competition. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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