George Saunders ’81 returns to Mines to explore how art and science shape each other in a candid Q&A – with questions submitted by current Mines students and recent graduates.

Arthur Lakes Library named 2025 Federal Depository Library of the Year for advancing digital access to vital U.S. Government publications.

The estimated future supply of natural gas in the United States has increased 15 percent since 2022, to the highest reported levels on record, according to the Potential Gas Committee’s (PGC) latest report.

Wildfires are causing earlier snowmelt across the western U.S., and this effect would only be exacerbated by projected warmer winters. This is according to a new study led by Colorado School of Mines

The 2025 State of Critical Minerals Report from the Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines underscores opportunities to strengthen U.S. mineral security through smarter investment in refining, processing, byproduct recovery and recycling.

Mines and the US Geological Survey are deepening their critical minerals partnership with a new shared research facility opening in 2027.

With expertise in critical minerals mining, policy, economics and community engagement, researchers at Colorado School of Mines are helping chart a path to strengthened national resilience and resource independence.

A book written by current and former Colorado Geological Survey geologists has been recognized with a 2025 Colorado Book Award. “Land of Ice: Jaunts Into Colorado's Glacial Landscape,” written by

The findings, published in the journal Science, show that improved recovery of critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements currently being discarded as tailings of other mineral streams could meet the U.S. demand for energy, defense and technology applications.

The Campaign for MINES@150 raised $589 million to support students, drive innovation and uphold excellence at one of the country’s top STEM universities.