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Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

Mines’ vertically integrated research gives undergrads a chance to lead, mentor and innovate across disciplines from Day 1.

Colorado School of Mines is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

#idigmines: Celebrate a decade of love for Mines

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

Payne Institute for Public Policy announces inaugural Industry Advisory Board

Colorado School of Mines Foundation honored with award for college and university board leadership

Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

Mines appoints Executive Director of Critical Minerals Strategy and Advancement

News Headlines

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February 6, 2026

Colorado School of Mines is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

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February 5, 2026

#idigmines: Celebrate a decade of love for Mines

February 4, 2026

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

Mines Magazine

Blue Key students standing behind Blaster the Burro

December 17, 2025

Blue Key has shaped the Oredigger experience with a century of tradition

December 3, 2025

Lessons from a Mines alum’s path to leadership in a dynamic energy landscape

Elizabeth Holley testifies before select committee

December 1, 2025

U.S. policymakers turn to Mines for trusted expertise on critical minerals

Videos

Four smiling graduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Graduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Master's and PhD graduates on their Mines experience

Four smiling undergraduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Bachelor's graduates on their Mines experience

Chris Higgins stands in a field at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, leaning on a large white tank with two wooden planks on top. In the background are large machines and testing equipment, related to PFAS research.

VIDEO: PFAS research at Mines targets water contamination

Research

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

plane parked on antarctic ice with bright sun (Surface over Mercer Subglacial Lake in Antarci (Photo by Philipp Arndt)

Scientists discover Antarctica’s subglacial water flux is double previous estimates

In The News

PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish are dropping, study finds

Sarah Balgooyen, liquid chromatography mass spectrometry manager, discusses her study that concluded PFAS levels peaked between 2007 and 2017 in all five of the Great Lakes.

February 6, 2026

America’s rare-earths solution is hiding in plain sight

This guest essay cites a Science article by Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering, that concluded the U.S. could meet most of its critical minerals and rare earths needs by reprocessing mine waste streams.

February 6, 2026

U.S. to create $12B critical minerals stockpile

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, explained that mining companies outside of China are facing Chinese firms that are subsidized by their government and thus have zero cost of capital.

February 5, 2026

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