Colorado School of Mines

Short description: Public university in Golden, Colorado, U.S.

Colorado School of Mines

Former name

| Territorial School of Mines (1874–1876)
Motto| Nil sine numine (Latin)

Motto in English

| "Nothing without God's will."
Type| Public research university
Established| February 9, 1874; 152 years ago (1874-02-09)[1]

Academic affiliations

| Space-grant
Endowment| $421.2 million (2024)[2]
President| Paul C. Johnson
Provost| Stefanie Tompkins

Academic staff

| 603[3]
Students| 8,247 (fall 2025)[4]
Undergraduates| 6,371 (fall 2025)[4]
Postgraduates| 1,876 (fall 2025)[4]
Location|

Golden, Colorado

United States

[ ⚑ ] : 39°45′4″N 105°13′21″W﻿ / ﻿39.75111°N 105.2225°W﻿ / 39.75111; -105.2225
Campus| Large Suburb
Newspaper| The Oredigger
|u}}rs| Blue and silver[5]

Nickname| Orediggers

Sporting affiliations

| NCAA Division II – Rocky Mountain
Mascot| Marvin the Miner
Blaster the Burro[6]
Website| mines.edu

The Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1874, the school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on energy and the environment. While Mines does offer undergraduate minor programs in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, it only offers degree programs in STEM fields, with the exception of economics. In the fall 2025 semester, the school enrolled 8,247 students, including 6,371 undergraduate and 1,876 graduate students.[4] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[8]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 19th century
* 1.2 20th century
* 1.3 21st century
* 1.4 Presidents
* 2 Campus
* 2.1 Labriola Innovation District
* 2.2 Beck Venture Center
* 2.3 Edgar Experimental Mine
* 2.4 United States Geological Survey
* 2.5 Mines Museum of Earth and Science
* 2.6 Clear Creek Athletics Complex
* 3 Academics
* 3.1 Academic Departments
* 3.2 Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
* 3.3 University Honors and Scholars Programs
* 3.3.1 Thorson First-Year Honors
* 3.3.2 Grandey First-Year Honors
* 3.3.3 McBride Honors
* 3.3.4 Harvey Scholars
* 3.3.5 Vanguard and Caldwell Scholars
* 3.3.6 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF)
* 3.4 Field Session
* 3.5 Rankings
* 4 Undergraduate admissions
* 5 Traditions
* 5.1 M Climb
* 5.2 E-Days
* 5.3 Silver Diplomas
* 5.4 Blaster the Burro
* 5.5 Engineer's Hats
* 6 Athletics
* 7 Notable alumni
* 8 Notable faculty
* 9 See also
* 10 Notes
* 11 References
* 12 External links

## History

### 19th century

File:Colorado School of Mines, Jarvis Hall, and St. Mattews Divinity School.tif Golden, Colorado, established in 1859 as Golden City, served as a supply center for miners and settlers in the area. In 1866, Bishop George M. Randall of Massachusetts arrived in the territory and, seeing a need for higher education facilities in the area, began planning for a university which would include a school of mines. In 1870, he opened the Jarvis Hall Collegiate School in the central building of the Colorado University Schools campus just south of the town of Golden, accompanied it with Matthews Hall divinity school in 1872, and in 1873 the School of Mines opened under the auspices of the Episcopal Church. In 1874 the School of Mines, supported by the territorial government since efforts began in 1870, was acquired by the territory and has been a state institution since 1876 when Colorado attained statehood. Tuition was originally free to residents of Colorado.

In 1878, Jarvis Hall's main building and Matthews Hall were both destroyed by fires in the span of two days. The School of Mines building was the only structure of the complex left standing. Following the fires, the School of Mines enrollment grew, consisting of prospectors and mine owners. A school library was established with $250, and a gymnasium was built to support the growing student body. The school's fight song, "The Mining Engineer", the first two verses of which are still sung today, was established on campus by 1885.[9]

Following the 1880s, the School of Mines transitioned to become a 4-year university, removing its assaying certificate program. Around this time, silver and blue began to be seen as the official school colors. In 1894, Engineering Hall was completed. As the oldest building on campus, Engineering Hall originally housed the physics and drafting departments, but now houses the Division of Economics and Business.[10] The following year, the CSM Alumni Association was founded with members wearing the first instance of the school's Reuleaux triangle symbol. In 1898, Florence Caldwell became the first female graduate of the School of Mines, earning a Civil Engineering Degree.[11]

### 20th century

At the turn of the century, the School of Mines officially changed its name to the Colorado School of Mines. This marked the start of a long period of investment into Mines. In 1905, Simon Guggenheim donated $80,000 for the construction of Guggenheim Hall, which serves as the school's administration building.[12] On nearby Mount Zion, student Herbert Everest designed a large M made out of rocks for his senior thesis, which was constructed by 20 faculty and 250 students.[13] Also on Mt. Zion, the first experimental mine owned by the Colorado School of Mines was opened. Known as the School Tunnel, it served to train mining engineers until 1921, when the Edgar Mine was purchased and the original School Tunnel was abandoned.[14]

In 1919, tensions between the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Denver resulted in Colorado Governor Oliver Shoup threatening intervention after students from Mines held DU students and local news reporter Bill Bliss hostage in Golden.[15]

During World War II, Mines was one of 227 universities that participated in the Army Specialized Training Program by the War Department.[16] The program focused on training students in practical engineering skills for military service.

### 21st century

The CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering, opened to students in September 2017. It is the home building for the Physics Department, and the College of Applied Science and Engineering Dean's Office.

In August 2007, a new student recreation center was completed. In 2008, the school finished expanding its main computer center, the Center for Technology and Learning Media (CTLM). In May 2008 the school completed construction and installation of a new supercomputer nicknamed "Ra"[17] in the CTLM managed by the Golden Energy Computing Organization (GECO), a partnership among the Colorado School of Mines, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the National Science Foundation. In 2014, CoorsTek granted a $27 million investment to the university, leading to the 2017 opening of the CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering, a multi-disciplinary building on campus dedicated to both academic and research activities.[18]

Since 1964, the Colorado School of Mines has hosted the annual oil shale symposium, one of the most important international oil shale conferences. Although the series of symposia stopped after 1992, the tradition was restored in 2006.[19]

### Presidents

The following persons have served as president of Colorado School of Mines:[20][21]

No. | President  | Term start  | Term end  | Ref.

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Professors in Charge of Territorial School of Mines (1874–1876)
1  | Edward J. Mallett  | 1873  | 1875  |
2  | Gregory Board  | 1875  | 1878  |
Professors in Charge of Colorado School of Mines (1876–1883)
3  | Milton Moss  | 1878  | 1880  |
4  | Albert C. Hale  | 1880  | 1883  |
Presidents of Colorado School of Mines (1883–present)
1  | Regis Chauvenet  | 1883  | 1902  |
2  | Charles S. Palmer  | 1902  | 1903  |
3  | Victor C. Alderson [lower-alpha 1] | 1903  | 1913  |
4  | William G. Haldane  | 1913  | 1915  |
5  | William B. Phillips  | 1915  | 1916  |
6  | Howard C. Parmelee  | 1916  | 1917  |
7  | Victor C. Alderson [lower-alpha 1] | 1917  | 1925  |
8  | Melville F. Coolbaugh  | 1925  | 1946  |
9  | Ben H. Parker  | 1946  | 1950  |
10  | John W Vanderwilt  | 1950  | 1963  |
11  | Orlo E. Childs  | 1963  | 1970  |
12  | Guy T. McBride, Jr.  | 1970  | July 31, 1984  |
13  | George S. Ansell  | August 1, 1984  | July 31, 1998  | [22]
14  | Theodore A. Bickart  | August 3, 1998  | July 31, 2000  | [23]
interim | John U. Trefny  | August 1, 2000  | July 31, 2001  |
15  | August 1, 2001  | June 18, 2006  | [24]
16  | Myles W. Scoggins  | June 19, 2006  | June 30, 2015  | [25][26]
17  | Paul C. Johnson  | July 1, 2015  | present  | [27]

Table notes:

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alderson served from 1903 to 1913 and from 1917 to 1925.

## Campus

Engineering Hall, constructed in 1894

Colorado School of Mines is located to the southwest of Golden's downtown, bordered by U.S. Route 6 and Clear Creek. The campus spans 373 acres (1.51 km2),[7] and includes over a dozen academic and research buildings, indoor and outdoor athletic facilities, two student centers, a library, eight residential halls, and administration buildings. Additionally, the campus hosts a research building for the United States Geological Survey,[28] housing the National Earthquake Information Center.

Guggenheim Hall

Colorado School of Mines also operates the free admission Mines Museum of Earth Science, which displays rock and mineral specimens collected from Colorado's numerous mining districts, as well as around the world. Notable objects in the collection include one of the "Goodwill" Apollo 17 lunar samples and the Miss Colorado crown.[29][30]

### Labriola Innovation District

The Labriola Innovation District, composed of McNeil Hall, xWorks, and the Labriola Innovation Hub (InnoHub), was opened in early 2024. Named after Frank and Mary Labriola, the InnoHub's 37,000 square feet and supporting buildings host the capstone design program, student design competition teams, and students' entrepreneurial and personal endeavors.[31] The InnoHub also consists of a machine shop, woodworking shop, composite workshop, electronics lab, tool rental center, additive manufacturing lab, and open-build space for student use.

McNeil Hall contains classrooms dedicated to cornerstone and capstone design classes, as well as a large parking structure. The Mines Police Department, Lock Smith, Environmental Health and Safety, and Parking Services are also based on the first floor.

### Beck Venture Center

The Beck Venture Center provides business mentorship and support for students and faculty to build businesses. Multiple venture capitalists, angel investors, and engineering consultants maintain offices in the Venture Center to support the campus business ecosystem.[32] Mines, through the Beck Venture Center, is one of ten members of the western division of the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps Program, which provides students and faculty with grants to pursue their inventions.[33]

### Edgar Experimental Mine

File:Edgar Mine Classroom.jpgEdgar Mine Classroom

The Edgar Experimental Mine is the primary educational mine owned by Mines in Idaho Springs. The mine was originally a silver and gold mine founded in 1870 by the Big Five Mining Company. It was acquired by Mines in 1921 after Big Five declared bankruptcy.[14] Edgar Mine is primarily used to train mining engineers, although it is also used by various state and federal agencies to develop a wide range of products and techniques,[34] including the U.S. Army's tunnel detection program, which built one of the mine's two portals.

The mine features a fully operational mine railway, internet system, and classroom.[35] In addition to being used by mining engineers, it is also used by electrical, biological, and civil engineering students for various projects.Edgar Mine Classroom | Rock Powered Life | University of Colorado Boulder The property also contains an outdoor explosives lab used by researchers and educational creators, like the Slow-Mo-Guys.[36]

In 2023, the FreePort-McMoRan Foundation gave $1 million to modernize Edgar Mine.[37]

### United States Geological Survey

The USGS maintains multiple buildings and centers co-located on the Mines campus. The Federal Geologic Hazards Science Center, which includes the National Earthquake Information Center, Landslide Hazards Program, and Geomagnetism Program all are based on the main Mines campus.[38]

In 2023, federal, state, local, and university representatives broke ground on a new 190,000 sqft USGS Energy and Mineral Research Facility on the Mines campus. This building will house the USGS Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center as well as the Central Energy Resources Science Center. [39]

### Mines Museum of Earth and Science

File:Apollo 11 Lunar display at Colorado School of Mines.jpgMoon rock on display at Colorado School of Mines

The Mines Museum of Earth and Science is a free museum located on the Mines campus with a collection of over 40,000 rocks, minerals, fossils, gems, and other earth-science related objects.

The museum's collection includes the Miss Colorado crown, which has multiple hand-carved amethyst state flowers, diamond, topaz, emerald, and ruby gemstones. It also includes two moon rocks: One of the State of Colorado's goodwill moon rocks, collected on the Apollo 17 mission, and one collected during the Apollo 11 mission.[40]

### Clear Creek Athletics Complex

Clear Creek Athletics Complex hosts facilities for Mine's varsity sports teams north of campus.[41] Facilities include the Joe Coors Jr. Softball Field, Jim Darden [Baseball] Field, Stermole Track & Field Complex, Stermole Soccer Stadium, and Alumni Field at Marv Kay Stadium.

Marv Kay Stadium was built in 2015 on the site of the historical Campbell Field. Since 2015, additions have raised the capacity of the stadium, adding a permanent beer garden, standing room, and kids' zone in the west endzone. Marv Kay stadium also contains practice facilities for teams at the Clear Creek Athletic Complex, including an varsity weight room, sports medicine offices, hydrotherapy center, equipment rooms, event center, and an auditorium.

## Academics

The Colorado School of Mines offers bachelor of science, master of science, professional master, and doctoral degrees, as well as postgraduate professional certifications. The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.[42] All of Mines' programs in STEM fields. Mines offers 20 undergraduate degree programs, 100 graduate degree programs, and 30 postgraduate certificate programs.[43][44]

Mines founded the world's first geophysics department in 1926 in response to the oil and mining industry's need for dedicated geophysical engineers.[45] Additionally, Mines founded the world's first graduate program in space resources in the 2018 fall semester, offering both master's and PhD degrees.[46]

### Academic Departments

Academic programs at Mines are administered by 17 departments:[47]

* Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
* Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
* Department of Chemistry
* Department of Computer Science
* Department of Economics and Business
* Department of Engineering, Design and Society
* Department of Electrical Engineering
* Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
* Department of Geophysics
* Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
* Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
* Department of Mining Engineering
* Department of Petroleum Engineering
* Department of Physics
* Department of Military Science

### Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

There are an additional 18 graduate programs wich draw on faculty from two or more departments:[48]

*Additive Manufacturing

* Advanced Energy Systems
* Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
* Data Science
* FEA Professional
* Geochemistry
* GIS and GeoInformatics
* Humanitarian Engineering and Science
* Hydrologic Science and Engineering
* Materials Science
* Nuclear Engineering
* Operations Research with Engineering
* Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering
* Quantum Engineering
* Robotics
* Space Resources
* STEM Teaching
* Underground Construction and Tunnel Engineering

### University Honors and Scholars Programs

#### Thorson First-Year Honors

The Thorson First-Year Honors program replaces two freshman-level classes with Thorson-specific classes that emphasize the intersections of STEM and the humanities.[49] Students apply to the Thorson Honors program before beginning their freshman year at Mines. Each cohort of Thorson Scholars is split into seminar sessions led by interdisciplinary faculty teams that dive into critical thinking, design, communication, and ethical problem solving. Thorson Honors students who are also approved for the Mines Study Abroad Program are given the opportunity to study in Antibes, France for their first semester.

#### Grandey First-Year Honors

The Grandey First-Year Honors program uses a leadership lens and a maker mindset to educate its scholars in principles of problem solving, team communication, and project management.[49] Similar to the Thorson First-Year Honors Program, the Grandey Honors Program replaces two freshmen-level classes with small seminar classes led by a rotating team of expert faculty.

#### McBride Honors

The McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs integrates the liberal arts with science and engineering.[50] Accepting about 40 students per year, the McBride Honors Program places a high emphasis on internships, particularly in public policy, industry, and the non-profit sector.[51]

To graduate with McBride Honors, scholars must complete a series of specialty classes as well as a self-designed practicum. Past practica have included studying abroad, landscape painting, and making documentaries. Practicum funding is typically provided by the scholar and program aid, depending on the scholar's needs.[52]

#### Harvey Scholars

The Harvey Scholars program attracts students with a passion for service. Programming includes luncheons with donors Hugh and Michelle Harvey, community-wide service activities, off-campus retreats, and small group dinners.[53]

A Harvey Scholarship covers full tuition and mandatory fees for eight semesters at Mines. It also includes travel and enrichment grants to support study abroad programs, research pursuits, and professional development.

#### Vanguard and Caldwell Scholars

The Vanguard and Caldwell Communities of Scholars are for highly motivated female students who embody leadership skills and a desire to improve the world through science, technology, engineering and mathematics.[54] These service leadership programs develop transformational leaders through professional development, community service, and academic success opportunities over the course of four years.

As members of the Vanguard and Caldwell communities, scholars benefit from vertically integrated support within the cohort, access to women faculty and campus leadership, in addition to financial assistance. The Caldwell students receive a full tuition scholarship and are identified as students who demonstrate a commitment to the legacy and ideals of Florence Caldwell.[55] Vanguard scholars receive a partial scholarship and are identified as students who will lead the way in making advances in STEM for society upon graduation.

#### Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF)

The Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program provides funding for full-time undergraduate students to collaborate with campus researchers.[56] This provides students with an opportunity to participate in research projects under the mentorship of Mines faculty in every field represented at Mines. Some past research MURF students have contributed to includes research on Particle Physics, Explosives Engineering, and Oceanography.[57]

### Field Session

Every undergraduate must complete one or more field sessions. Field session is designed to expose student's to practical skills in their discipline and provide experience graduates can lean on in their careers. Typically, field sessions are offered in the summer, although some departments offer field sessions during the academic year.

Field session topics depend on the students interests and major. Earth science students go on trips to survey and conduct research,[58] while engineering students may complete a co-op, build semiconductors, or operate a chemical plant.[59]

### Rankings

University rankings

Global – Overall
QS World[60]| 571 (2026)
USNWR departmental rankings[61] Chemistry  | 96

|

Computer Science  | 91
Earth Sciences  | 28
Engineering  | 59
Mathematics  | 117

* Tied for 36th in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 "Top Public Schools" in the U.S.[61]
* 52nd in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 "Best Engineering Graduate Schools" in the U.S.,[61] with the Petroleum Engineering program ranked third.[62]
* 1st by QS for worldwide Mineral and Mining Engineering.[63]
* Tied for 76th in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 "Best National Universities Rankings".[61]
* 83rd out of 174 schools ranked in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's 2019 "Best Values in Public Colleges."[64]
* 27th in Niche's "Best Colleges for Engineering in America"[65]
* Colorado School of Mines is ranked 7th nationally for Return on Investment for Students by PayScale's 2024 rankings[66]
* 1st for NCAA Division II athletes.[67]

## Undergraduate admissions

Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023[68] Race and ethnicity  | Total

|

White | 68%  | 68

Hispanic  | 13%  | 13

Asian  | 7%  | 7

Two or more races  | 6%  | 6

International student  | 2%  | 2

Unknown  | 2%  | 2

American Indian/Alaska Native  | 1%  | 1

Black  | 1%  | 1

Economic diversity
Low-income[lower-alpha 1] | 13%  | 13

Affluent[lower-alpha 2] | 87%  | 87

For freshmen entering Fall 2021, Colorado School of Mines received 12,022 applications, accepted 6,838 (56.9%) and enrolled 1,449 (12.1% of those who applied).[69] The middle 50% range of SAT scores for the enrolled freshmen was 650–720 for evidence-based reading, and 660–750 for math, while the ACT Composite range was 29–33.[69] The average GPA was 3.84. Of the incoming class, 32.7% were women.[69]

## Traditions

### M Climb

Freshmen students at Colorado School of Mines are expected (but not required) to participate in the M Climb during orientation week. During this climb, students carry a ten-pound rock up Mt. Zion. Before ascending up the mountain, students are given colored hard-hats, which are spray-painted by members of the Blue Key Honor Society.[70] Along the climb, other students encourage the new students with water balloons, silly string, and lead the new students in learning the Mines' fight song. At the top of the mountain, students place their rock on the "M," a large sign made of rocks in the shape of Mines' M logo, and paint the M white using whitewash.[71] On graduation, seniors are invited to take a rock from the M as a keepsake of their time at Mines.[72]

### E-Days

Beginning in 1934, Mines students have celebrated Engineering Days during the spring semester.[73] During E-Days, classes are canceled and students attend a variety of events beginning with the ore cart pull. Students take turns pulling an ore cart down 7.5 miles of Colfax Avenue to the state capitol building, where the governor of Colorado officially declares the start of E-Days.[74] E-Days continues with field events, tech demos, concerts, comedians, manual mining competitions, and a trebuchet contest. The next morning, teams race cardboard boats down Clear Creek, competing to see which team sails the farthest before sinking. A carnival is held during the day and the Formula SAE club hosts a car show.[75]

A Silver metal Mines Diploma

### Silver Diplomas

The tradition of awarding silver diplomas was started in 1934 by Charles Hull, an Instrument Designer at Mines.[76] Since then, every graduate receives a silver diploma upon graduation from Mines. In 1935, President Herbert Hoover, who was a guest at the commencement ceremonies, was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Engineering for his contribution in translating De re metallica from Latin to English.[77]

### Blaster the Burro

In the 1930s, a Golden local began to bring his burro to football games. The burro quickly became the school mascot, now known as "Blaster the Burro".[78] Blaster is represented by two separate burros, both racing burros from Idaho Springs, Colorado. Both are known as Blaster while at Mines.[79]

### Engineer's Hats

Around 1890 as a celebration of graduation, graduates of Mines received their "Engineer's" hat. These hats were worn by engineers while working underground, and whenever a visitor to a mine wanted to talk to the engineer, they were told to go find the guy in the funny hat.[80] Today, graduates receive one of two versions of the Engineer's hat, to be signed and branded upon graduation.[81]

## Athletics

Colorado School of Mines was ranked best NCAA DII school in the U.S. for student-athletes, according to Next College Student Athlete's 2022 NCSA Power Rankings.[82] The NCSA Power Rankings recognize the best colleges and universities in the U.S. for student-athletes.[83]

In 2022, the Orediggers won their third national title in men's cross country, posting the largest margin of victory in meet history with 143-points.[84] In December 2022, Oredigger football played in their first NCAA Division II national championship in McKinney, Texas, and lost to Ferris State 41-14.[85]

## Notable alumni

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There are over 38,000 Colorado School of Mines Alumni working in various sectors, including engineering, entrepreneurial, corporate, medical, military, research, and public service positions.[86] The Colorado School of Mines Foundation supports alumni "M-Clubs", interest groups, and events across the United States and internationally.[87]

* James H. Dickinson
commander of the United States Space Command (2020–2024)

* Arden L. Bement Jr.
former director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

* Charles Arthur Banks
17th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

* Shane Carwin
UFC fighter

* Joseph Robert Wright Jr.
27th Director of the Office of Management and Budget

* Wendell Fertig
civil engineer, organized and commanded an American-Filipino guerrilla force on the Japanese-occupied Philippines during World War II

* Antônio Ermírio de Moraes
Brazilian billionaire businessman and the chairman of the Votorantim Group

* Purnomo Yusgiantoro
president-secretary general of OPEC, former Indonesian Minister of Energy for three presidents, and former Minister of Defense in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet

* George Saunders
award-winning American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. Professor at Syracuse University.

* Souad Naji Al-Azzawi
Iraqi environmentalist, academic researcher, and winner of the Nuclear-Free Future Award

## Notable faculty

## See also

* Colorado lunar sample displays
* List of schools of mines

## Notes

1. ↑ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
2. ↑ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

## References

Informational notes

Citations

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4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Fall Census Student Profiles". Colorado School of Mines. https://ir.mines.edu/data-visualizations/student-profiles/.
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10. ↑ "Engineering Hall" (in en-US). https://tour.mines.edu/engineering-hall/.
11. ↑ "Florence Caldwell Achievement Scholarship" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/wisem/scholarships/caldwell-scholarship/.
12. ↑ Vessa, Christina (October 3, 2017). "A Lasting Showpiece: Guggenheim Hall's legacy after more than 100 years on campus" (in en-US). https://minesmagazine.com/13837/.
13. ↑ "The M on Mt. Zion" (in en-US). https://tour.mines.edu/m-mt-zion/.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Mosch, David (2013). "Underground Opening and Support Facilities of the Edgar Experimental Mine". https://www.mines.edu/mining/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2017/08/edgar-mine-information-2013.pdf.
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17. ↑ "Mines unveils energy supercomputer 'Ra'". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080516094616/http://mines.edu/all_about/public/ra_ribboncutting.html.
18. ↑ "Experience Our Campus". Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200722194943/https://tour.mines.edu/coorstek-center-applied-science-engineering/.
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. "George S. Ansell, dean of engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., will become the 13th president of the Colorado School of Mines on Aug. 1. He will replace Guy T. McBride, who is retiring."
23. ↑ Fullam, Steve (August 31, 2000). "Changes Overhead: Bickart Resigns". The Oredigger 81 (1): p. 1. https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ODG20000831-01.2.2&srpos=1&e=01-01-2000-01-12-2000--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN|txCO|txTA-president+Trefny

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. "In a surprising announcement, Dr. Theodore Bickart retired as president of the Colorado School of Mines. The announcement came May 11 and was effective July 31. Serving in his place in an interim capacity is Dr. John Trefny, formerly vice president of Academic Affairs... Bickart began the presidential duties on August 3, 1998 as the 14th president of CSM."
24. ↑ Hashem, Faisal G. (August 30, 2001). "Trefny Named New President". The Oredigger 82 (1): p. 1. https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ODG20010830-01.2.4&srpos=5&e=01-01-2001-01-12-2001--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN|txCO|txTA-president+Trefny

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. "Recently named the 15th president of the Colorado School of Mines by the school’s board of trusties. Dr. John Trefny may be the most knowledgeable president ever to lead this institution."
25. ↑ "People on the move, 6/13". The Denver Post. June 12, 2006. https://www.denverpost.com/2006/06/12/people-on-the-move-613-2/. "The Board of Trustees has announced that Myles “Bill” Scoggins, Ph.D., will begin his duties as Mines’ 16th president June 19. On the same day, current president John Trefny will become president emeritus."
26. ↑ "Colorado School of Mines President announces 2015 retirement". Colorado School of Mines. November 6, 2014. https://www.minesnewsroom.com/news/colorado-school-mines-president-announces-2015-retirement.
27. ↑ "Colorado School of Mines Appoints Paul C. Johnson as 17th President". Colorado School of Mines. June 1, 2015. https://weare.mines.edu/s/840/19/interior.aspx?sid=840&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=644&ecid=5507. "The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of Paul C. Johnson as the 17th president of Colorado School of Mines. He will officially assume his duties on July 1, 2015."
28. ↑ "U.S. Geological Survey and Colorado School of Mines announce long-term partnership". Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. October 22, 2018. https://www.usgs.gov/news/us-geological-survey-and-colorado-school-mines-announce-long-term-partnership.
29. ↑ "MInes Museum - Campus Tour". Colorado School of Mines. https://tour.mines.edu/mines-museum/.
30. ↑ "Home - Mines Museum of Earth Science". Colorado School of Mines. https://www.mines.edu/museumofearthscience/.
31. ↑ "Labriola Innovation District" (in en). https://campaign.mines.edu/s/840/mc20/interior.aspx?sid=840&gid=1&pgid=6691.
32. ↑ "Venture Center" (in en-US). https://ventures.mines.edu/.
33. ↑ "About I-Corps - NSF's Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) | NSF - National Science Foundation" (in en). https://new.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/i-corps/about-i-corps.
34. ↑ Augustine, Chad; Bauer, Stephen; Nakagawa, Masami; Zhou, Wendy (October 2016). "Technology Transfer at Edgar Mine: Phase 1". https://docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy17osti/66553.pdf.
35. ↑ "Edgar Experimental Mine" (in en-US). https://mining.mines.edu/edgar-experimental-mine/.
36. ↑ "Facilities" (in en-US). https://erl.mines.edu/facilities/.
37. ↑ "Freeport-McMoRan Foundation's $1M gift will improve Edgar Experimental Mine | Colorado School of Mines | Newsroom" (in en). https://www.minesnewsroom.com/news/freeport-mcmoran-foundations-1m-gift-will-improve-edgar-experimental-mine.
38. ↑ "Geologic Hazards Science Center | U.S. Geological Survey" (in en). 2025-12-10. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geologic-hazards-science-center.
39. ↑ "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps fund new USGS facility at Colorado School of Mines, focused on energy and minerals research | U.S. Geological Survey" (in en). https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-helps-fund-new-usgs-facility-colorado-school.
40. ↑ "Home" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/museumofearthscience/.
41. ↑ "Facilities" (in en). https://minesathletics.com/facilities/clear-creek-athletic-complex/12.
42. ↑ "Accreditation" (in en-US). https://ir.mines.edu/accreditation/.
43. ↑ "Undergraduate Programs" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/.
44. ↑ "Programs - Graduate Programs - Colorado School of Mines" (in en-US). https://gradprograms.mines.edu/programs/.
45. ↑ "Geophysics at Colorado School of Mines: GEOLOGICAL NOTES". December 1, 1926. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/aapg/aapgbull/article/10/12/1305/544062/Geophysics-at-Colorado-School-of-Mines-GEOLOGICAL.
46. ↑ School Of Mines Debuts The world's first degree program for space mining, Colorado Public Radio, August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
47. ↑ "Home" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/academic-affairs/.
48. ↑ "Interdisciplinary Programs" (in en). https://catalog.mines.edu/graduate/programs/interdisciplinaryprograms/.
49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 "About" (in en-US). https://firstyearhonors.mines.edu/about/.
50. ↑ "Home" (in en-US). https://mcbride.mines.edu/.
51. ↑ "Internships" (in en-US). https://mcbride.mines.edu/internships/.
52. ↑ "History" (in en-US). https://mcbride.mines.edu/history/.
53. ↑ "Harvey Scholars" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/pascal/harvey-scholars/.
54. ↑ "Vanguard and Caldwell Communities of Scholars" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/wisem/scholarships/vanguard-community-of-scholars/.
55. ↑ "Florence Caldwell Achievement Scholarship" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/wisem/scholarships/caldwell-scholarship/.
56. ↑ "Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF)" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/undergraduate-research/undergraduate-research-opportunities/undergraduate-research-fellowship/.
57. ↑ "Available Projects 2023-2024" (in en-US). https://www.mines.edu/undergraduate-research/undergraduate-research-opportunities/undergraduate-research-fellowship/available-projects-5-2/.
58. ↑ "Field Camp" (in en-US). https://geophysics.mines.edu/field-camp/.
59. ↑ "Field Session 2021" (in en-US). https://physics.mines.edu/undergraduate/summer-field-session-2021/.
60. ↑ "QS World University Rankings". https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings.
61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 61.3 "Colorado School of Mines Rankings". 2023. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/colorado-school-of-mines-1348/overall-rankings.
62. ↑ "Best Petroleum Engineering Programs". 2023. https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/petroleum-engineering-rankings?.
63. ↑ "QS World University Rankings for Mineral & Mining Engineering 2025" (in en). 2025-11-06. https://www.topuniversities.com/university-subject-rankings/mineral-mining-engineering.
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66. ↑ "Best-value Colleges | Payscale College ROI Report". https://www.payscale.com/college-roi.
67. ↑ "Best D2 Colleges | NCSA Power Rankings" (in en-US). https://www.ncsasports.org/best-colleges/best-division-2-colleges.
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75. ↑ "SAE Car Show" (in en-US). https://orgs.mines.edu/fsae/sae-car-show/.
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