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Home / News & Events / Getting Rocky at MGE Drilling Competition

Getting Rocky at MGE Drilling Competition

Wednesday, April 19, 2017
students drilling a rock

On Friday, April 21, UA mining and geological engineering students will test their drill skills at the annual rock-drilling competition outside Old Main.

Each student has two minutes and a 130-pound jackleg drill to bore as deep a hole as possible in the 20-ton rock, and the lucky winner gets hosed down by their teammates or thrown into the Old Main fountain.

Curious? Watch the 2014 competitors in action.

The competition runs from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to the public.

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