Recent Mines graduates continue to thrive in the two years following graduation, according to the latest survey data from the Mines Career Center.

Student researchers in Mines' Mineral and Energy Economics Program are delving into topics from geopolitics and supply chain risks to artisanal mining and responsible sourcing related to the global critical minerals landscape.

At Colorado School of Mines, researchers are transforming mine tailings into construction materials, creating new possibilities for recovering critical minerals and reducing mining’s environmental impact.

A new state-of-the-art facility on the Colorado School of Mines campus opening in 2027 will unite researchers from USGS and Mines to advance critical minerals and energy research vital to national priorities.

With expertise in critical minerals mining, policy, economics and community engagement, researchers at Colorado School of Mines are helping chart a path to strengthened national resilience and resource independence.

Since 1972, the athletics program at Colorado School of Mines has tallied 214 Academic All-Americans, more than any other NCAA Division II program – and that's just the beginning of the Oredigger story as the NCAA kicks off its 2025-26 season.

First-year students will begin their Mines journey this week with the M Climb, the time-honored tradition of hiking Mount Zion and adding their 10-pound rocks to the iconic M.

A member of the Mines faculty since 2014, Brennecka is the George S. Ansell Chair of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.

Colorado School of Mines has more than doubled its on-campus housing for graduate and upper-division undergraduate students with the opening of the newly redeveloped and renovated Village at Mines Park.

As demand for critical minerals grows, Mines is driving innovation in sustainable mining through research, education and hands-on training.