Earth and Society

Discover how the historic Edgar Experimental Mine serves as a hands-on underground classroom featuring explosives training, a quantum lab and more.

Colorado School of Mines and DOE’s NLR partner to advance critical minerals innovation, commercialization and workforce development in Golden.

Two Mines faculty members testified before congressional committees and commissions on the nation’s critical mineral challenges, underscoring the university’s leadership across geology, mining, processing, economics and policy.

Colorado School of Mines is opening a 50,000-square-foot facility in Golden to support university-industry-government-startup partnerships that drive innovation and accelerate commercialization

Mines researchers advance solutions to balance water and energy systems, easing strain and supporting sustainable resources for the future.

Mines researchers are leading the way on geothermal, nuclear and alternative fuels to power future energy systems with practical, scalable solutions.

Ebru Bozdağ, associate professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded the 2026 Vladimir Keilis-Borok Medal by the International Union

Critical minerals drive clean energy, but a new commentary in Nature Energy urges “just-shoring” to ensure supply chains protect communities and support an equitable transition

Colorado School of Mines names Alicia Polo y La Borda Cavero to lead its critical minerals strategy, bridging the gap between world-class research and global industry needs.

Mines critical minerals experts are ready to handle media questions about the extraction and processing of these important elements.