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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.

Freshman Drew Dumbaugh told Fox31 he was jumping up and down with excitement to be able to participate in the annual "M" Climb up Mount Zion.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, discusses the Interior Department's approval of the nation’s first Tribal Energy Resource Agreement.

Mines President Paul C. Johnson spoke at the Washington D.C. meeting on August 7, 2026 where President Trump announced the new funding.

Mines President Paul C. Johnson told President Trump that the country's expertise has atrophied over time, particularly in the critical minerals processing space.

Mines President Paul C. Johnson and Kray Luxbacher, executive director of the University of Arizona School of Mining Engineering & Mineral Resources, shared the table with President Trump at the announcement of new funding for mining education.

Aaron Malone, research assistant professor in mining engineering, published a case study on Eagle’s reception by locals last year. He said that over the 12 years it has operated, most local have come to accept the Eagle Mine.

Colorado School of Mines is expected to receive $32.7 million to establish a critical minerals technology development hub.

Mines is one of 14 mining-focused universities nationally that expects to receive a portion of the $100 million targeted for mining education.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, said energy infrastructure has become a much more common target, particularly as conflicts drag on in regions temptingly full of power plants and pipelines.

Stephen Enders, professor emeritus of practice in mining engineering, said "the cool kids study mining now." He noted that students majoring in mining engineering has more than doubled at Mines.

Mines is one of the mining schools nationally that received funding to boost mining education.