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Mining companies are using cosmic rays to find critical minerals
Mengli Zhang, research assistant professor and director of the Center for Geophysics, Energy and Minerals, said more than cost and high resolution, the key is smaller and faster sensors that can get enough information before a borehole collapses.
April 14, 2026
University to open innovation hub following facility purchase
Mines has purchased an over 50,000-square-foot facility in Golden to serve as the home of a new innovation hub aimed at strengthening domestic critical minerals supply chains.
April 13, 2026
A closed Strait of Hormuz risks a global food security crisis
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article examining how the Iran War has impacted fertilizer supplies.
April 13, 2026