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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.
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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

Mines researchers contributing to $5M DOE center to design impact-resistant materials

Inside the Colorado School of Mines student research shaping the future of critical minerals

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Career Days Spring 2025
September 11, 2025

Recent Colorado School of Mines grads continue to see positive outcomes

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September 9, 2025

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

Carbon Capture and Storage
September 8, 2025

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

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Tisi Barlock
July 9, 2025

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

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June 25, 2025

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

Lori Tunstall poses by concrete mixers
June 24, 2025

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

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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

Collage of three scenes: a student tightening a pipe structure, a group solving clues in an escape room, and Jalen Thomas speaking inside a modern building. Banner text reads “Colorado School of Mines – How an Escape Room Idea Became a Startup.”

VIDEO: Mines alum brings escape room startup to life with support from campus innovation ecosystem

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Media tip sheet: Economics of critical minerals

Carbon Capture and Storage

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

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Mines researchers contributing to $5M DOE center to design impact-resistant materials

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How the U.S. will break China’s rare earth dominance—and how to play it

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says the public/private partnership that has formed around the firm MP, the largest U.S.-based rare earth company, is a game changer.
September 12, 2025
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Scientists discover fresh water reserve under seafloor off of Cape Cod

Brandon Dugan,  professor of geophysics at Colorado School of Mines, joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the eureka moment of discovering a massive reserve of fresh water under the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Cod this summer.
September 11, 2025
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San Lazaro mobile home park turns to natural fixes for undrinkable water

Chris Higgins, professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted about the discovery of PFAS in Boulder County.
September 9, 2025
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