On the Iron Range, ore trucks as large as two-story houses set to transform the mining industry

Sebnem Duzgun, professor of mining engineering, discusses how mining operations are transitioning to the use of autonomous vehicles, including some that are supersized.
November 25, 2025

Arapahoe Community College starts Mines Academy at ACC

Paul C. Johnson, Colorado School of Mines president, explains why the university is excited about the new Mines Academy at Arapahoe Community College.
November 24, 2025

Trump embraces pesticides after previously promising crackdown

Christopher Higgins, professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses the presence of PFAS in pesticides and medications.
November 22, 2025

Here's what the remediation for environmental issues may look like at Burnham Yard

John Spear, professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses what the developers for a new Denver Broncos stadium are likely to find when they start cleaning up the Burnham Yard site.
November 20, 2025

DIA's search for alternative energy source generates pushback

Thomas Albrecht, professor of chemistry, discusses the differences between the compact kind of nuclear reactor being considered for Denver International Airport and older, larger types of nuclear reactors that were more dangerous.
November 19, 2025

Supply-chain delays for transformers, cables, and breakers push power grid to the brink

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this piece that notes manufacturers have multiyear, billion-dollar backlogs as new data centers, industrial electrification, and peaking-capacity projects flood their ....
November 18, 2025

Kiewit, exec’s joint $4.3M gift establishes construction engineering program chair at Colorado School of Mines

A $4.3 million-endowment to Colorado School of Mines from Kiewit Corp. and Chairman Bruce Grewcock will create a program chair to oversee a new Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering degree.
November 17, 2025

Waymo self-driving cars are ‘learning’ Denver’s streets

Frankie Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and Jason Slowinski, associate vice president of infrastructure and operations, discuss Waymo's roll out of autonomous cars in Denver and Colorado School of Mines experience with a shuttle service that utilized autonomous vehicles.
November 9, 2025

How students maintain the iconic ‘M’ in Golden

Students in Blue Key Honor Society, the custodians of Mines' mountainside emblem, recently changed the M to light up as a bat to celebrate Halloween.
November 6, 2025

Rare Earths Are Hot. Not All of the Government’s New Buys Will Thrive.

Morgan Bazilian and Brad Handler of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, and student researcher Andrew Bauman authored this opinion piece on the potential impact of the U.S. government's renewed push ....
November 5, 2025

China’s rare earth export delay offers US a chance to weaken Beijing’s grip on the market

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, said he thinks the U.S. and its allies can make significant progress in a year’s time to lessen China's dominance of the rare earths market.
October 30, 2025

One of the country's few rare earth processing plants opens in Exeter

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, discusses the potential for a rare earth processing plant in New Hampshire.
October 30, 2025