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Colorado School of Mines to receive proposed $32.7M federal investment for critical minerals tech hub

Colorado School of Mines was awarded $32.7 million in federal funding to open a critical minerals innovation hub and strengthen the U.S. mining workforce.

Colorado School of Mines to receive proposed $32.7M federal investment for critical minerals tech hub

Adrienne Marshall wins NSF CAREER Award for study of Western snowpack

Mines metallurgists turning waste into valuable critical minerals

3 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering professors win NSF CAREER Awards

Mines selected for 2 Genesis Mission projects to apply AI to critical mineral exploration, nuclear energy

Meet 3 Mines researchers changing the rules for critical minerals exploration in the U.S.

Climate change made this year’s snow drought in the Western U.S. four times more likely, new Colorado School of Mines study finds

News Headlines

Jihye Kim, Jaeheon Lee and Corby Anderson

August 4, 2026

Mines metallurgists turning waste into valuable critical minerals

August 5, 2026

Adrienne Marshall wins NSF CAREER Award for study of Western snowpack

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July 22, 2026

Mines selected for 2 Genesis Mission projects to apply AI to critical mineral exploration, nuclear energy

Mines Magazine

July 8, 2026

How a Mines alum keeps the nation’s capital moving behind the scenes

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July 1, 2026

Mines alumni reimagine The Hunt for Red October for the 21st century

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June 17, 2026

Mines alumni prove the lifelong value of undergraduate research

Videos

Colorado School of Mines President Paul C. Johnson smiles in his office

Five questions on critical minerals with Mines President Paul C. Johnson

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Spring 2026 master’s and PhD graduates reflect on research, peer support and the Mines legacy

Student in a hard hat holds a rock overhead during the M Climb, with on-screen text that reads, “Undoubtedly the best…”

Spring 2026 bachelor’s graduates reflect on community, tradition and dedication at Mines

Research

Colorado School of Mines to receive proposed $32.7M federal investment for critical minerals tech hub

Mines metallurgists turning waste into valuable critical minerals

3 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering professors win NSF CAREER Awards

In The News

Federal funding to boost educational programs for mining industry, including School of Mines

Story notes Mines was one of the mining schools nationally that received funding to boost mining education.

August 7, 2026

Exploration phase companies challenged by labor shortage

Stephen Enders, professor emeritus of practice in mining engineering, said "the cool kids study mining now." He noted that students majoring in mining engineering has more than doubled.

August 7, 2026

Urban landscapes can boost storms—or break them up

Xinxin Sui, a post-doctoral researcher at Mines, and her colleagues painstakingly separated and classified individual storms from 23 years’ worth of high-resolution radar data.

August 6, 2026

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