About the Authors

William Hustrulid studied Minerals Engineering at the

University of Minnesota. After obtaining his Ph.D. in 1968, his
career has included responsible roles in both mining academia
and in the mining business itself. He has served as Professor
of Mining Engineering at the University of Utah and at the
Colorado School of Mines and as a Guest Professor at the Techni
cal University in Lulea, Sweden. In addition, he has held mining
R&D positions for companies in the USA, Sweden, and the
former Republic of Zaire. Consulting opportunities have taken
him to many pats of the world including Chile, Canada, Mex
ico, Australia and South Africa. He has received several awards,

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including the Hallibuton Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement from the Colorado
School of Mines and the Daniel C. Jackling Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and
Exploration (SME). In addition, he has been elected Foreign Member of the Swedish Royal
Academy of Engineering Sciences. He currently holds the rank of Professor Emeritus at the
University of Utah and manages Hustrulid Mining Services in Bonita Springs, Floida.
Mark Kuchta studied Mining Engineeing at the Colorado
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School of Mines and received his Ph.D. degree from the TechI
nical University in Lulea, Sweden. He has had a wide-ranging
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career in the mining business. This has included working as a
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contract miner in the uranium mines of western Colorado and 10
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years of experience in various positions with LKAB in nothern
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Sweden. At present, Mark is an Associate Professor of Mining
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Engineeing at the Colorado School of Mines. He is actively
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involved in the education of future mining engineers at both
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undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts a very active

research program. His professional interests include the use of

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high-pressure waterjets for rock scaling applications in underground mines, the development of a
deep underground science laboratory in Colorado, strategic mine planning, advanced mine
production scheduling and the development of user-fiendly mine software.

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