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students in helmets paddle Mystery Machine-themed boat made of cardboard in creek with spectators on banks

Engineering tradition: Colorado School of Mines celebrates 92nd E-Days

Cardboard boats, ore carts and epic fireworks: Discover what it means to be an Oredigger this weekend at the 2026 E-Days at Colorado School of Mines.

U.S. Congress turns to Colorado School of Mines for critical minerals expertise

Reinventing the wheel, literally: Mines team excels at NASA competition

Mines to compete in EcoCAR Innovation Challenge sponsored by GM and Stellantis

Anuj Chauhan inducted to AIMBE College of Fellows

Mines alum helps global sportswear company set the pace with better data

Engineering tradition: Colorado School of Mines celebrates 92nd E-Days

Colorado School of Mines to open innovation hub to tackle critical minerals supply chain challenges

News Headlines

April 16, 2026

Reinventing the wheel, literally: Mines team excels at NASA competition

three men holding Mines pennant stand in front of blue Jeep Cherokee

April 14, 2026

Mines to compete in EcoCAR Innovation Challenge sponsored by GM and Stellantis

aerial photo of white building with dark roof and four wings and mountains in background

April 10, 2026

Colorado School of Mines to open innovation hub to tackle critical minerals supply chain challenges

Mines Magazine

April 14, 2026

Mines alum helps global sportswear company set the pace with better data

April 7, 2026

Alumni-founded company is finding opportunity in mining waste

March 31, 2026

Mines alum turns opportunity into impact for next generation of physicists

Videos

Bailey Burns with a background depicting a Blue Origin lunar lander and text reading "From Mines to the Moon."

From Mines to the Moon: Mines alum engineers NASA Artemis V lander for Blue Origin

Four smiling graduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Graduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Master's and PhD graduates on their Mines experience

Four smiling undergraduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Bachelor's graduates on their Mines experience

Research

collage of elizabeth holley and ian lange testifying in washington dc

U.S. Congress turns to Colorado School of Mines for critical minerals expertise

Mines researcher connects minerals, industry and power to predict the future of energy

Louis Miyasaki and Professor Tzahi Cath work with the electrocoagulation pilot system in the Center for a Sustainable WE2ST at Mines.

Finding the balance between water and energy for a more sustainable future

In The News

Unlocking the universe: Discover the best colleges for quantum physics in 2026

The article notes Mines is developing highly sensitive underground detectors to study rare particle interactions, which could shed light on the universe’s origins and advance quantum computing.

April 19, 2026

Colorado School of Mines students face off in annual boat races

Segment spotlights Mines' annual cardboard boat race where hundreds gathered to watch students with crafts big and small, fast and slow, attempt a few rapids in mighty Clear Creek in Golden with just some cardboard and duct tape between them and the icy water.

April 18, 2026

The School of Mines Ore Cart Pull: A 91-year-old tradition

A Denver7 journalist talks with hardy Mines students as they leave Colfax & Simms headed seven plus miles to downtown Denver as part of Mines' annual Ore Cart Pull.

April 17, 2026

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