Geologists remember 1882 earthquake known as Colorado's Big One

“It knocked out power here in Denver. Knocked the generators right off of their seating,” said Matt Morgan, Director of the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS).
November 12, 2022

Mines runner named finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year

The journey to success has been long and winding for Colorado School of Mines distance runner Zoe Baker.
October 31, 2022

Colorado School of Mines learns how to work with moon dust

Lunar regolith, or moon dust, could come in handy for future moon-dwellers. Now, we have to figure out how to move it.
September 29, 2022

6 Colorado women featured in exhibit at Smithsonian

Dr. Jenny Briggs, assistant dean at the Colorado School of Mines, is one of them. "I am trained as a fire scientist and forest biologist," Briggs said. "I got really interested because I had grown up loving animals and loving being outdoors and I was ....
March 17, 2022

Colorado gas grades: A look at 85 vs. 87 vs. 91

"It all has to do with getting good engine performance," said John Jechura, professor of practice at the Colorado School of Mines Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. "If your car is rated for regular, in my opinion, there's no reason ....
March 17, 2022

Experts discuss how Russian invasion of Ukraine may or may not impact the U.S. economy

"Russia is one of the three top oil and natural gas producers in the world, along with the United States and Saudi Arabia. And so if there are fears or actualities of disruptions in global energy supplies, then that drives the price of oil up," said ....
February 24, 2022

Colorado oil and gas companies can hide some chemicals used in fracking if they claim 'trade secrets'

"These are man-made chemicals. As I always say, since nature did not make them, nature does not know how to break them," said Shubham Vyas, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Colorado School of Mines.
February 1, 2022

Underground coal fire being investigated as a potential source of ignition in fast-moving, destructive Marshall Fire

“There’s not much you can do from the outside to stop these fires because often the coal produces enough oxygen, in the coal bed itself, to keep those fires going,” said Jurgen Brune, a professor in mining engineering at the Colorado School of Mines ....
January 21, 2022

Radioactive gauge stolen out of vehicle in Denver

"Quite frankly, the presence of the radioactive material probably makes the resale value a lot less. If you put it up on eBay, someone's going to notice," said Jeffrey King, Director of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.
October 8, 2021

Mysterious earthquake hits southeast Colorado

“I would definitely just put this one in the currently mysterious category,” said Kyren Bogolub, a seismologist with the Colorado Geological Survey.
September 13, 2021