Extraction evolution
Since Mines was founded in 1874, technology has drastically changed, with new inventions...
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Category: Looking Back
Painting the sky
The crisp, mid-April air still hummed with excitement after the last notes of pop band Saint...
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Worldly legacies
Sao Kya Seng ’53 When Sao Kya Seng ’53 was a student at Mines, only one person—Mines...
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Golden booster and bold visionary
The name Loveland is well known around the state of Colorado, but many may not realize Loveland’s...
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Engineers have the last laugh: The Loretto Heights water tower caper of 1962
As students in the 1960s, Harold Heinze ’64 and his classmates were committed to a rigorous work...
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An Artist’s Take on Mining History
The Mines Geology Museum is known for its extensive collection of minerals and mining artifacts,...
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A Wealth of History: A handful of gold coins holds the key to Colorado’s past
Many of Colorado’s early prospectors weren’t concerned with the shimmer of morning sunlight...
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A Lasting Showpiece: Guggenheim Hall’s legacy after more than 100 years on campus
With a radiant gold-leafed dome atop its bell tower, a terra-cotta roof and stone foundation,...
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The Oredigger Stands Strong: Mines’ student newspaper encourages students to share their voices and remains a lasting tradition on campus
For nearly a century, The Oredigger has served as the voice of Mines students. Within hundreds of...
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Learning From a Tragic Accident
As a former gold rush town, Golden, Colorado has an extensive mining history. Along with the...
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The Evolution of a University: A brief look at the changes implemented 50 years ago that helped make Mines the institution it is today
In the 1960s, the United States was in upheaval. President Kennedy had been assassinated, the...
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The Climb that Binds: The Famous ‘M’ Brings Mines Students Together
Ed May ’65 had some unfinished business at Colorado School of Mines. It was a half century since...
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SWE Can Do It: How the Society of Women Engineers Helped Change the Face of Engineering
“The primary obstacle that women face in engineering is the perception of what an engineer is and...
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Animal Magnetism: How Blaster the Burro Found Love, and a Home, at Mines
In the United States, the 1960s was a decade of interesting visuals: long-haired hippies driving...
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There’s No Place Like the “House”
The Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association (CSMAA) completed its move to the brand new...
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Current Issue: Summer 2019
