Critical Minerals


Colorado School of Mines President Paul C. Johnson breaks down why Mines leads on critical minerals research, from new campus investments to the alumni network shaping national mineral strategy.
From national laboratories to major processing plants, Mines graduates are driving practical solutions for domestic and global critical minerals development.
By doubling enrollment and modernizing its curriculum, Colorado School of Mines is preparing a sustainable mining engineering workforce to meet global mineral demands.
Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA have secured $67 million in DOE funding to develop a Louisiana facility for rare earth element processing and mineral recovery.
Colorado School of Mines is leveraging 150 years of expertise and a new 50,000-square-foot innovation hub to lead the U.S. response to the critical minerals supply chain challenge.
With support from Mines, the Center of Excellence in Uzbekistan will strengthen the nation's scientific, educational and technological capacity in mineral exploration, sustainable mining and advanced processing technologies
Discover how the historic Edgar Experimental Mine serves as a hands-on underground classroom featuring explosives training, a quantum lab and more.
Colorado School of Mines and DOE’s NLR partner to advance critical minerals innovation, commercialization and workforce development in Golden.
Two Mines faculty members testified before congressional committees and commissions on the nation’s critical mineral challenges, underscoring the university’s leadership across geology, mining, processing, economics and policy.
Colorado School of Mines is opening a 50,000-square-foot facility in Golden to support university-industry-government-startup partnerships that drive innovation and accelerate commercialization