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Mines students to resurvey Mile High Marker at State Capitol to celebrate Colorado's 150th anniversary

As part of Colorado's 150th anniversary celebrations in 2026, a team of Colorado School of Mines students will be resurveying the famed Mile High Marker on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

USGS and Mines forge new ground in critical minerals research with state-of-the-art facility

Snow melts earlier in burned forests, new Science Advances study finds

Mines students to resurvey Mile High Marker at State Capitol to celebrate Colorado's 150th anniversary

Recent Colorado School of Mines grads continue to see positive outcomes

Media tip sheet: Economics of critical minerals

Payne Institute 2025 State of Critical Minerals Report: How processing and recovery can strengthen U.S. mineral security

Lessons from social sciences could move community engagement on industrial decarbonization projects from “public relations” to meaningful impact

News Headlines

September 17, 2025

Snow melts earlier in burned forests, new Science Advances study finds

September 11, 2025

Recent Colorado School of Mines grads continue to see positive outcomes

speakers at table during Critical Minerals Report release

September 9, 2025

Payne Institute 2025 State of Critical Minerals Report: How processing and recovery can strengthen U.S. mineral security

Mines Magazine

July 9, 2025

Economist turned energy leader: "Coming to Mines was the first step"

June 25, 2025

In a career path fueled by endurace, Mines alum starts athletic performance business

June 24, 2025

New fellowship program helping to turn Mines faculty research into startup reality

Videos

Rendering of the future Mines–USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility, showing a modern, multi-story building with large glass windows, elevated walkways, landscaped terraces, and people walking around the exterior plaza at sunset.

USGS and Mines forge new ground in critical minerals research with state-of-the-art facility

Two Colorado School of Mines students wearing safety vests, hard hats, and headlamps examine the rock ceiling inside the Edgar Experimental Mine using a mounted inspection camera. The underground setting is lit with work lights, revealing rough stone walls.

Colorado School of Mines is shaping the future of mining

A gloved hand holds a small metal scoop of processed mine tailings in a laboratory setting. Behind it, lab equipment and a mixing drum are visible. Overlaid text reads: “Rebuilding with Mining Waste – Inside the lab.”

VIDEO: Mines researchers turn mine tailings into high-performance construction materials

Research

USGS and Mines forge new ground in critical minerals research with state-of-the-art facility

Snow melts earlier in burned forests, new Science Advances study finds

Molybdenum mine in the mountains seen from above

Media tip sheet: Economics of critical minerals

In The News

Snow melts fast in wildfire burn areas, imperiling water supply

Arielle Koshkin, doctoral candidate in hydrologic science and engineering, and Adrienne Marshall, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering, led a study published in Science Advances that concluded snow melts more quickly in forests that have been burned by wildfire.

September 17, 2025

Small modular nuclear reactors are having a moment. Will they arrive in time for Pueblo?

Mark Jensen, director of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Program, explains why small modular nuclear reactors would have a lower risk of meltdown than traditional reactors.

September 15, 2025

What giant 'secret fresh water' deposits off US coast could mean for drinking water

Brandon Dugan, professor and associate department head of geophysics and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics and Borehole Geophysics, discusses why finding fresh water under the ocean could matter to communities around the globe.

September 13, 2025

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