Recovering critical minerals from waste

Elizabeth Holley, an associate professor in mining engineering, is interviewed by Ira Flatow, Science Friday host, about her research focusing on recovering critical minerals from U.S. mine waste sites.
April 17, 2026

Infinite Outdoors offers a platform to help landowners earn added income

Infinite Outdoors, a Casper, Wyoming firm developed by a couple of Mines alums, Sam Seeton and David Rhine, and backed by the Mines Venture Fund, allows landowners to manage and profit from access to their land by fishermen and hunters.
April 16, 2026

Iran war will have a medium-term impact on supply of important inputs like helium and sulfur: Expert

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, explains how interwoven the world's economy is with the oil and gas that previously traveled through the Strait of Hormuz.
April 14, 2026

Mining companies are using cosmic rays to find critical minerals

Mengli Zhang, research assistant professor and director of the Center for Geophysics, Energy and Minerals, said more than cost and high resolution, the key is smaller and faster sensors that can get enough information before a borehole collapses.
April 14, 2026

University to open innovation hub following facility purchase

Mines has purchased an over 50,000-square-foot facility in Golden to serve as the home of a new innovation hub aimed at strengthening domestic critical minerals supply chains.
April 13, 2026

A closed Strait of Hormuz risks a global food security crisis

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article examining how the Iran War has impacted fertilizer supplies.
April 13, 2026

Colorado Is emerging as an energy innovation hub

Article notes that Mines has top-ranked programs in geology, mining engineering, petroleum engineering, materials science and chemical engineering.
April 12, 2026

The skylines of the future will be made of wood

Shiling Pei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, says that a timber building designed with a "rocking wall" made out of timber performed well when tested on a large shake table.
April 10, 2026

Artemis II mission inspires future space travelers

Angel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Center for Space Resources, explains how a Mines lab simulates a lunar landscape.
April 9, 2026

The hidden supply chain risk in AI: US reliance on China’s yttrium

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authored this article focused on how yttrium is needed for helping cool the giant natural gas turbines that power many data centers.
April 9, 2026