Experts say workers shouldn’t climb coal piles, the action that records show led to 2 deaths at a Pueblo power plant

“Coal storage piles with underground draw points always bear the risk of collapse, therefore no one should ever walk or work (on) top of such a pile,” said Jürgen F. Brune, a mine engineering professor at the Colorado School of Mines who researches ....
July 12, 2022

First-of-its kind project in Colorado will bury 350,000 tons of planet-warming carbon that would have been released into the air

“Regulations and the guidance from the federal government is extremely rigorous,” said Anna Littlefield, a research associate at the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines who works with Carbon America.
May 12, 2022

Colorado Matters: The Smithsonian recognizes women in STEM with their own statues

The exhibit, called "If Then She Can," features 120 women -- and six of them are from Colorado, including Jenny Briggs, the assistant dean of the Colorado School of Mines, and engineer Sarah Wilson with Tortuga AgTech.
March 25, 2022

Russian oil ban unites Colorado’s Congress members, while high gas prices divide them

Well drilling typically takes a few months, but companies face a long process before that can happen, as they line up the necessary permits and equipment.“It is not as simple as turning on a tap. That tap does not exist,” said Morgan Bazilian, the ....
March 11, 2022

Colorado Matters: Fighting cyber warfare tied to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Let’s get perspective from Elizabeth Van Wie Davis, professor of international politics and policy at Colorado School of Mines. She's the author of “Shadow Warfare: Cyberwar Policy in the United States, Russia, and China.”
February 28, 2022

These Colorado School of Mines seniors designed the future of outdoor accessibility for their finals

It’s the end of the fall semester at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, and all the makings of a classic science fair are on campus. For their final projects, groups of seniors were asked to figure out solutions to problems that included making ....
December 22, 2021

Colorado’s Skies Really Are That Much Smokier As Western Wildfires Worsen

Tamara Sparks, a researcher at the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, said smoke changes as it moves. Heavier particles fall out, concentrating the amount of unhealthy fine particulates in smoke as it “ages” and moves ....
September 28, 2021

Meet The Donkeys Who Duked It Out To Become The New, Long Face Of The Colorado School Of Mines

For over twenty years, the Colorado School of Mines has celebrated touchdowns by having students run laps around the field with Blaster the Burro, the university’s beloved mascot.
September 3, 2021

Driverless Electric Shuttles Are Bussing The Future To The Colorado School Of Mines In Golden

If you’re walking around the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, don’t be alarmed if you notice the campus bus doesn’t have a steering wheel.
August 12, 2021

This Time Around, Coronavirus Won’t Stop As Many Colorado University Commencement Ceremonies

Teklitz will return to Colorado in May and walk the stage in front of her parents and brother. The School of Mines is holding multiple ceremonies to meet health and safety guidelines, as well as limiting the number of guests each graduate is allowed ....
April 12, 2021