Research & Innovation

Rendered illustration of the USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility

September 3, 2025

Mines and US Geological Survey expand critical minerals and energy research partnership with new joint facility

A Mines PhD student in safety glasses and a respirator weighs out a sample in a lab.

September 2, 2025

Critical Minerals Week: Mines researchers leading collaborations to increase domestic mining, secure supply chains

closeup of copper

August 21, 2025

U.S. already has the critical minerals it needs – but they're being thrown away

five men in safety orange hold metal tube holding final core from IODP³-NSF Expedition 501

August 6, 2025

Offshore phase of international expedition looking at fresh water under ocean floor wraps up

Two students in hard hats and safety glasses use a pole-mounted scanner to survey a rock face inside the Edgar Experimental Mine during a Colorado School of Mines geology field session.

July 30, 2025

How Colorado School of Mines is shaping the future of mining

Natural_gas_pipelines

July 23, 2025

Potential Gas Committee reports 15 percent increase to future natural gas supplies in the United States, the highest reported level on record.

Students working at Labriola Innohub makerspace

July 17, 2025

Record-breaking Campaign for MINES@150 secures $589M

Chemistry Associate Professor Michael McGuirk wins NASA Early Career Faculty Award

June 11, 2025

Two Mines faculty members win NASA Early Career Faculty Award

May 30, 2025

Mines alum brings escape room startup to life with support from campus innovation ecosystem

Reza Hedayat, right, and Farid Shabani stand in a Colorado School of Mines research lab as Shabani holds a mine tailings sample, with lab equipment and a presentation screen in the background.

May 30, 2025

Mines researchers turn mine tailings into high-performance construction materials

A university official in blue and purple regalia hoods a smiling graduate on stage during a Colorado School of Mines commencement ceremony.

May 12, 2025

Graduate students reflect on research, resilience and community at Mines

man farm

January 15, 2025

Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500m of Antarctic ice gets underway