- Albert V. Zubkov, Doctor of technic. sciences, Institute of Mining, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia;
- Sergei N. Kashubin, Professor, Doctor of geol.-mineralog. sciences, All-Union Geological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia;
- Sergei V. Kornilkov, Professor, Doctor of technic. sciences, Institute of Mining, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia;
- Kreshimir N. Malitch, Doctor of geol.-mineralog. sciences, Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia;
- Evgenii V. Pushkarev, Candidate of geol.-mineralog. sciences, Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia;
- Aleksandr G. Talalai, Professor, Doctor of geol.-mineralog. sciences, Ural State Mining University, Ekaterinburg, Russia;
- Vladimir V. Kholodnov, Doctor of geol.-mineralog. sciences, Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia;
- Valerii V. Chernykh, Doctor of geol.-mineralog. sciences, Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia.