Elizabeth Holley, associate professor in mining engineering, discusses her research around the recovery of critical minerals from U.S. mine waste.
April 21, 2026
Gelsana: A Colorado innovation redefining wound care
Gelsana, a wound care company founded by Melissa Krebs, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, and backed by the Mines Venture Fund, is profiled.
April 21, 2026
Students take part in cardboard boat race
Segment highlights the inventiveness and bravery of Mines students as they competed in the annual Cardboard Boat Race.
April 20, 2026
From mandate to momentum: Methane regulation, measurement, and market 0pportunity
Linda Battalora, teaching professor in petroleum engineering, co-authored this article that notes methane management remains difficult in part because emissions are often intermittent and super-emitters can distort totals.
April 20, 2026
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 Cardboard Boat Race
A team of Cardboard Boat Race competitors is interviewed about the failure of their craft after it met the icy waters of Clear Creek.
April 18, 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
Much-needed snow falls in Colorado
A CBS crew out in the spring snow happened a few hundred Mines students walking in the annual Ore Cart Pull, including a student playing a piano on a U-Haul trailer being pulled by his friends.
April 17, 2026
Iran war comes for the 'king of chemicals'
Sangita Gayatri Kannan, research assistant with the Critical Materials Innovation Hub (CMI), says by halting exports of sulfuric acid China is acting to protect its domestic users of the chemical.
April 17, 2026
Recovering critical minerals from waste
Elizabeth Holley, an associate professor in mining engineering, is interviewed by Ira Flatow, Science Friday host, about her research focusing on recovering critical minerals from U.S. mine waste sites.
April 17, 2026
Infinite Outdoors offers a platform to help landowners earn added income
Infinite Outdoors, a Casper, Wyoming firm developed by a couple of Mines alums, Sam Seeton and David Rhine, and backed by the Mines Venture Fund, allows landowners to manage and profit from access to their land by fishermen and hunters.