Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, notes that China is hard to compete with in the copper arena due to state support.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, discusses demand for EV's and how that impacts the international lithium market.

Leif Ritter, senior in chemical engineering, explains how he grew a 1,579 pound pumpkin using strategies he learned through his studies at Mines.

Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering, is quoted about her study published in Science that demonstrated much of the United States' critical minerals demand could be satisfied through reprocessing mine waste.

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, discusses the challenges associated with mining coal that is on land with split, public and private, ownership.

Lesley Sebol, groundwater program manager for the Colorado Geological Survey, and Matt Sares, senior researcher for the Colorado Geological Survey, discuss the aquifers in Southern Colorado.

Lesley Sebol, groundwater program manager for the Colorado Geological Survey, and Matt Sares, senior researcher for the Colorado Geological Survey, are interviewed about the connection between ground water and surface water.

Saeed Memari, post doctoral fellow in civil and environmental engineering, argues in his Water Resources Research article that groundwater flux can play an outsized role in modulating ice formation and melt in large freshwater systems.

Justin Shaffer, associate dean and teaching professor in chemical and biological engineering, is interviewed about he structures student exercises to reduce busy work and boost engagement.

Frankie Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, discusses how her lunar lab at Mines can inform us about the challenges robo cars will have driving through the snow.

Jennifer Miskimins, professor and department head of petroleum engineering and incoming 2026 Society of Petroleum Engineering president, welcomed attendees to the SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition in Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman.

Colorado School of Mines ranked 80th among universities nationally in U.S. News & World Report's annual higher education ranking. Mines ranked 40th among public universities.