A new, permanent refuge chamber for Colorado School of Mines’ Edgar Experimental Mine is the latest in mine safety rescue technology and training. The MineARC Refuge Chamber is capable of sustaining

GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 4, 2012 – Colorado School of Mines has been awarded a $3.9M Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) grant from the National Science Foundation to advance

Set in one of the world’s most important cultural epicenters, the city that gave rise to artistic paragons from Michelangelo to Rossini, stands a musician’s dream venue: St. Peter’s Basilica. It’s

A 1976 alumnus has contributed $5 million to Colorado School of Mines to support the university’s Underground Construction and Tunneling Program and to provide scholarships for undergraduate students

UPDATE: Oct. 17, 2012 – Names of the second and third colleges have been announced. The College of Applied Science and Engineering (CASE) encompasses Chemistry and Geochemistry, Chemical and

“The fact that success can be measured down to the hundredth of a second is perfectly aligned with being a Mines student,” says Colorado School of Mines swimmer Michaela McNiff, whose major is

Mines celebrated the grand opening of a new comprehensive student wellness center named for former Mines Physician Dr. W. Lloyd Wright, Sept. 14, 2012.The new facility houses a number of student

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 13, 2012 – A program underway at Colorado School of Mines is providing intensive training to a group of engineers, managers and financiers from several Chinese petroleum companies

Large scale impacts of the mountain pine beetle epidemic are shown in Rocky Mountain National Park. Close-up of "pitch tubes," the holes pine beetles bore into trees to lay their eggs. GOLDEN, Colo

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 11, 2012 – “Gold Prospectors ,” a rare gemstone carving from the artist Vasily Konovalenko , is on display at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum for the next year. The