Four things to know about the Trump administration buying a lithium mine
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, discusses the U.S. government's investment in the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada.
October 10, 2025
Inside Trump’s foray into mineral ownership
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, said that even though the U.S. government is taking an equity stake in specific mining companies he doesn't believe the government will take over the mining operations.
October 8, 2025
Sustainable village at Mines Park opens in Golden
Kirsten Volpi, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Mines, noted The Village at Mines Park was designed to provide a safe, welcoming and connected community that supports academic achievement and personal well-being.
October 8, 2025
Home Ore Bust: Mines students, alumni mark Homecoming Week
Mines students, staff and alumni celebrated Homecoming by painting pumpkins, roasting marshmallows, running along Clear Creek and packing into the Marv Kay Stadium stands.
October 6, 2025
Colorado-based startup fills gap in quantum market thanks to vision from School of Mines graduates
Connor Denney, a PhD candidate in electrical engineering, and Logan Pauli, master's graduate in quantum engineering, created a quantum amplifier company, Bifrost, that has secured $4 million dollars in seed funding.
October 6, 2025
The mystery of how quasicrystals form
Brennan Sprinkle, assistant professor of applied mathematics and statistics, recently induced microspheres called Dynabeads to assemble into a quasicrystal.
October 5, 2025
Colorado School of Mines senior grows a 1,500-pound pumpkin
Lief Ritter, senior majoring in chemical engineering, says he was proud to display his award-winning pumpkin in front of Mines' Guggenheim Hall.
October 4, 2025
U.S. Government Publishing Office honors Arthur Lakes Library at School Of Mines
Arthur Lakes Library is named the 2025 Federal Depository Library Of The Year by the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
October 3, 2025
US copper tariffs clash with refining bottleneck
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, notes that China is hard to compete with in the copper arena due to state support.
October 2, 2025
Trump administration announces stake in U.S. lithium mine
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, discusses demand for EV's and how that impacts the international lithium market.
October 2, 2025
Giant pumpkin grown by Colorado student on display
Leif Ritter, senior in chemical engineering, explains how he grew a 1,579 pound pumpkin using strategies he learned through his studies at Mines.
October 2, 2025
Meet the microbes that munch mountains of mining waste
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.