Students

The Mines women’s club rugby team claimed the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby Division III title after a dramatic 38–29 victory over defending champion Endicott College, with sophomore standout Piper Lee named Championship MVP.

Mines grad student builds lunar trencher to advance space mining, aiming to unlock Moon resources and fuel the future of space exploration, with help from Mines ProtoFund

A team of Capstone Design students is using the InnoHub ProtoFund to innovate RC car parts and gain real-world prototyping experience.

Libby Booton ’16 mentors students, paying it forward after a meeting with a fellow alum at NASA launched her aerospace career.

The $4.3 million gift from Kiewit Corporation and Bruce Grewcock ’76 will grow Mines’ Construction Engineering program and industry impact.

Edgar Mine is home to hands-on experiences few universities offer with student-built labs and a one-of-a-kind learning environment.

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

As part of Colorado's 150th anniversary celebrations in 2026, a team of Colorado School of Mines students will be resurveying the famed Mile High Marker on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

Recent Mines graduates continue to thrive in the two years following graduation, according to the latest survey data from the Mines Career Center.

Since 1972, the athletics program at Colorado School of Mines has tallied 214 Academic All-Americans, more than any other NCAA Division II program – and that's just the beginning of the Oredigger story as the NCAA kicks off its 2025-26 season.