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In the news
Mines grad's app helps solve access question for some of Colorado's 704,000 acres of inaccessible public lands
Zack Bennett, director of The Beck Venture Center, discusses Infinite Outdoors, an app started by Sam Seeton, a petroleum engineering program graduate, that allows landowners to be compensated by members of the public who wish to cross their land so they can access nearby public land.
October 13, 2025
Is nuclear power becoming cool in Colorado? Discussion of a role for it is growing
Mark Jensen, professor of chemistry, says more private money is flowing into nuclear projects than he has seen over the past 35 years.
October 13, 2025
Moore Foundation funds Colorado mines to advance biochar concrete: A path to reducing cement by 50%
Lori Tunstall, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and her company, Zero-Twelve, are the focus of this article about using biochar in an effort to make cement more climate friendly.
October 13, 2025
'Mine, baby, mine': U.S. government's critical mineral crusade comes to Idaho, spurring fears from tribe, conservation groups
Corby Anderson, director of the Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, discusses the challenges created by how long it takes to permit a mine in the United States.
October 12, 2025
Four things to know about the Trump administration buying a lithium mine
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, discusses the U.S. government's investment in the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada.
October 10, 2025
Inside Trump's foray into mineral ownership
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, said that even though the U.S. government is taking an equity stake in specific mining companies he doesn't believe the government will take over the mining operations.
October 8, 2025
Sustainable village at Mines Park opens in Golden
Kirsten Volpi, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Mines, noted The Village at Mines Park was designed to provide a safe, welcoming and connected community that supports academic achievement and personal well-being.
October 8, 2025
Home Ore Bust: Mines students, alumni mark Homecoming Week
Mines students, staff and alumni celebrated Homecoming by painting pumpkins, roasting marshmallows, running along Clear Creek and packing into the Marv Kay Stadium stands.
October 6, 2025
Colorado-based startup fills gap in quantum market thanks to vision from School of Mines graduates
Connor Denney, a PhD candidate in electrical engineering, and Logan Pauli, master's graduate in quantum engineering, created a quantum amplifier company, Bifrost, that has secured $4 million dollars in seed funding.
October 6, 2025
The mystery of how quasicrystals form
Brennan Sprinkle, assistant professor of applied mathematics and statistics, recently induced microspheres called Dynabeads to assemble into a quasicrystal.
October 5, 2025
Colorado School of Mines senior grows a 1,500-pound pumpkin
Lief Ritter, senior majoring in chemical engineering, says he was proud to display his award-winning pumpkin in front of Mines' Guggenheim Hall.
October 4, 2025
U.S. Government Publishing Office honors Arthur Lakes Library at School Of Mines
Arthur Lakes Library is named the 2025 Federal Depository Library Of The Year by the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
October 3, 2025
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