Mining the gap: Companies push to find raw materials for electric vehicle boom

M. Stephen Enders, a professor who heads the mining engineering department at the Colorado School of Mines and spent four decades in the exploration business, said speed matters.
November 12, 2021

Mission to rare metal asteroid could spark space mining boom

Angel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Center for Space Resources at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, said he’s eager to see what the close-up look at Psyche will reveal about metal asteroids, which are relatively rare in the solar system.
July 10, 2019

Mooney discusses Norway's proposed 'floating tunnel' with NBC News

Mike Mooney, professer and Grewcock Chair of Underground Construction and Tunneling at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by NBC News Mach for a story about Norway's proposed "floating tunnel." The submerged roadway, along with new ....
February 18, 2019
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