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.
UA rock-drilling competition
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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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
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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