What makes an Oredigger?
For more than 100 years, Mines has enjoyed a reputation as a tough, no-nonsense educator of...
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Category: Fall 2019
Building houses in the sky
Imagine a space surrounded by nature, removed from the rest of the world—a place to play,...
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The mountain of the spirit
Mount Manaslu, located in the Nepalese Himalayas, towers 8,163 meters (26,781 feet) above sea...
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Thinking outside the comic book
Since Iron Man’s first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 in 1963, the technology behind his suit...
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Some things change, but the quality of Orediggers remains steadfast
There is a line in this edition’s feature story on page 14 that captures the essence of the Mines...
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The progression of innovation
Mines is continuously at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation, adapting to...
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A balancing act
The balance between the classroom and competition is one that Mines student-athletes master every...
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Gone fishin’
This past spring, three Mines alumni met up in Jardines de la Reina—an archipelago in southern...
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Boots on the ground, in the lab
Though Lt. Col. Adam Brady MS ’12 is in Golden, Colorado, on assignment for the U.S. Army, you...
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Oredigger snapshots: New alumni open up about their Mines experience
Mechanical Engineering Austin Hayes ’19 Technical sales engineer, ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc....
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An interdisciplinary perspective
In many ways, a thorough knowledge of geology establishes much of the foundation for mining, which...
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Expanding entrepreneurial roots
Long renowned for turning out top engineers and scientists, Mines is increasingly distinguishing...
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Braving the wind
The future of wind turbines is just a drive down the road from the Mines campus. The scaled-down...
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Bringing Orediggers together
The Mines community has always been something special to Greg ’86 and Lanai Wolfe ’85. For Greg,...
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Blazing their own trails
Some of the best women cyclists in the United States raced through Colorado at the end of August...
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Current Issue: Winter 2021
