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Mines economists and policy experts lead global conversation on critical minerals markets and national security

Colorado School of Mines experts lead global research in critical minerals economics and policy, analyzing supply chains, market forces and national security policy.

Mines economists and policy experts lead global conversation on critical minerals markets and national security

2026 M Climb: New Mines students set to ascend Mount Zion on Aug. 21

Oredigger Camp celebrates 10 years of community building, engineering challenges and Gaga Ball

Colorado School of Mines’ new Lookout Apartments bring sophomores on campus

Colorado School of Mines to receive proposed $32.7M federal investment for critical minerals tech hub

Adrienne Marshall wins NSF CAREER Award for study of Western snowpack

Mines metallurgists turning waste into valuable critical minerals

News Headlines

line of students wearing hardhats and holding rocks walk up a grassy hill during M Climb

August 19, 2026

2026 M Climb: New Mines students set to ascend Mount Zion on Aug. 21

three students with hands on shoulders performing skit

August 17, 2026

Oredigger Camp celebrates 10 years of community building, engineering challenges and Gaga Ball

Patrick Miko unloads his skateboard and belongings during move-in day at Lookout Apartments.

August 12, 2026

Colorado School of Mines’ new Lookout Apartments bring sophomores on campus

Mines Magazine

July 8, 2026

How a Mines alum keeps the nation’s capital moving behind the scenes

ocean with red flag floating in the middle

July 1, 2026

Mines alumni reimagine The Hunt for Red October for the 21st century

male student wearing safety glasses and blue lab coat works in the lab

June 17, 2026

Mines alumni prove the lifelong value of undergraduate research

Videos

Colorado School of Mines President Paul C. Johnson smiles in his office

Five questions on critical minerals with Mines President Paul C. Johnson

Student wearing a hard hat operates drilling equipment inside a mine, with on-screen text that reads, “We come from hard work.”

Spring 2026 master’s and PhD graduates reflect on research, peer support and the Mines legacy

Student in a hard hat holds a rock overhead during the M Climb, with on-screen text that reads, “Undoubtedly the best…”

Spring 2026 bachelor’s graduates reflect on community, tradition and dedication at Mines

Research

Mines economists and policy experts lead global conversation on critical minerals markets and national security

aerial photo of white building with dark roof and four wings and mountains in background

Colorado School of Mines to receive proposed $32.7M federal investment for critical minerals tech hub

Jihye Kim, Jaeheon Lee and Corby Anderson

Mines metallurgists turning waste into valuable critical minerals

In The News

Execs say work needed to keep tech startups in Colorado

Stan Hickory, director of the McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, said that pre-COVID the startup ecosystem was wonderful but that COVID decimated it, and it’s taken a long time to recover.

August 23, 2026

Mines students carry rocks up Golden mountain in 118-year-old school tradition

More than 1,000 new students climbed Mount Zion, carrying hometown rocks as part of a century-old tradition.

August 21, 2026

New Colorado School of Mines students bring a piece of home for annual M Climb

In this yearly tradition that began in 1908, first-year students don hard hats and carry 10-pound rocks from their hometowns up to the "M" on the mountainside, which overlooks the Mines campus.

August 21, 2026

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