Research & Innovation

Lori Tunstall wears a white lab coat and blue gloves and looks at a vial of black material

October 13, 2025

Moore Foundation funds Mines professor to pursue innovative concrete research

Aerial view of the Energy and Minerals Research Facility under construction on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden, Colorado, with a tower crane rising above the steel-framed building and the foothills in the background.

September 18, 2025

New Mines-USGS facility will fast-track the nation's critical minerals research

Burned forest in the snow

September 17, 2025

Snow melts earlier in burned forests, new Science Advances study finds

Aerial view of Guggenheim building surrounded by trees, set against a backdrop of dry, rolling hills under a clear blue sky.

September 9, 2025

Payne Institute 2025 State of Critical Minerals Report: How processing and recovery can strengthen U.S. mineral security

emissions from multiple smokestacks against a blue sky

September 8, 2025

Lessons from social sciences could move community engagement on industrial decarbonization projects from “public relations” to meaningful impact

two students in protective eyewear and orange earmuffs lean in around translucent glowing plastic box with metal rod through it

September 5, 2025

Mines researchers contributing to $5M DOE center to design impact-resistant materials

Aerial view of Guggenheim building surrounded by trees, set against a backdrop of dry, rolling hills under a clear blue sky.

September 5, 2025

Inside the Colorado School of Mines student research shaping the future of critical minerals

Reza Hedayat wears a lab coat, safety glasses and green gloves next to a large machine in the mine tailings lab.

September 4, 2025

Mine waste offers new path to sourcing critical minerals, sustainable construction materials

Rendered illustration of the USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility

September 3, 2025

Mines and US Geological Survey expand critical minerals and energy research partnership with new joint facility

A Mines PhD student in safety glasses and a respirator weighs out a sample in a lab.

September 2, 2025

Critical Minerals Week: Mines researchers leading collaborations to increase domestic mining, secure supply chains

closeup of copper

August 21, 2025

U.S. already has the critical minerals it needs – but they're being thrown away

five men in safety orange hold metal tube holding final core from IODP³-NSF Expedition 501

August 6, 2025

Offshore phase of international expedition looking at fresh water under ocean floor wraps up