Campus Master Plan
The Colorado School of Mines Facilities Master Plan defines the university’s physical needs associated with its strategic direction. It is a comprehensive and dynamic plan that provides the framework necessary to guide campus physical development.
The plan, originally developed in 2004 and reshaped in 2010, allows the campus to improve aesthetics, meet required space needs, plan for facility upgrades and improve site conditions.
- Expansion of Brown Hall, 1610 Illinois St., which houses the engineering and mining engineering departments.
- Construction of a new residence hall.
- Demolition of the abandoned Hall of Justice, 900 18th St.
- Groundbreaking for Marquez Hall, the new home for the petroleum engineering department along with an academic classroom wing.
See the construction web cams.
With support from the Colorado School of Mines Foundation, the school acquired two very strategic properties in 2007: the old Golden Ford location on 19th Street just south of campus and the property located just west. An additional property adjacent to these parcels was acquired in 2010. Together, this represents more than 15 new acres for Mines. The Ford property houses the music program, campus storage and some facility operations. The apartments on the property located to the west are used as student housing. Given the limited amount of land adjacent to the campus, these acquisitions are important not just to support current operations but also for future expansion.
For more information, see the Mines Master Plan 2010.
