Vasilets Vladimir Nikolaevich – Chief Engineer, Open Pit Mine Administration, OJSC SUEK-Kuzbass, Kiselevsk, Russia. Phone: +7 (38464) 26420. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Lapaev Vasily Nikolaevich – Ph.D. (Eng.), Technical Consultant, STC-Geotechnology LLC, Chelyabinsk, Russia. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Pikalov Vyacheslav Anatolievich – D.Sc. (Eng.), Head of the Department, STC-Geotechnology LLC, Chelya-binsk, Russia. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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