Research

The findings, published today in the journal Science, show that improved recovery of critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements currently being discarded as tailings of other mineral streams could meet the U.S. demand for energy, defense and technology applications.

Mines Geophysics Professor Brandon Dugan is co-chief scientist on the international expedition, a collaboration between the International Ocean Drilling Programme and U.S. National Science Foundation.

Mines experts explain wildfire impact from emergency notification to debris flows to snowpack loss, highlighting post-fire recovery.

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

Omid Beik, assistant professor of electrical engineering, and C. Michael McGuirk, associate professor of chemistry, are conducting research that could power future space exploration.

In the 1960s, scientists were quite surprised when they looked at their data: it clearly showed that there was fresh or freshened water under the ocean floor. How did it get there? How long has it

NAMES will host its second annual Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty Symposium this month in Ignacio, Colorado, on the Reservation of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

An anthropologist who studies energy, engineering and public accountability, Smith is one of 26 scholars across the United States – and the first Mines professor ever – selected for the prestigious honor.

CURIE – short for Colorado Underground Research Institute – will allow researchers to test quantum sensors and more in a very low background environment.

Center provides faculty resources to improve learning experience, outcomes for Mines students