Håvard Gautneb is a an emeritus geologist and researcher formerly employed at the Geological Survey of Norway, his special area of competence is the geology and characterisation of natural graphite deposits, He has 35+ year of experience with minerals, and economic geology, in particular the non metallic and industrial minerals of Norway and Scandinavia. He has extensive field experience in industrial minerals deposit exploration and evaluation, in Europe, Africa and Russia. Early in his career he worked with volcanology, igneous petrology and soil science