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March 20, 2023: CASERM research team finds efficient, sustainable workflows to improve critical material supply chain … [link]

March 6, 2023: A CASERM research team has proposed a new model for the deposition of gold in low-sulfidation epithermal deposits, one of the most important sources of this precious metal in the United States… [link]

December 1, 2022: CASERM researchers propose a new model for the formation of orogenic gold deposits that has significant implications to exploration for this important gold deposit type… [link]

November 4, 2022: A team of CASERM researchers at Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech have been awarded $1.15 million by the U.S. Department of Energy to aid in the development of new technology that will enable mining companies to quantitatively model the carbon sequestration potential of copper-nickel-platinum-group element ore deposits… [link] [See also story in Mines Magazine here]

July 17, 2022: Elizabeth Holley explains why there has been a recent increase in interest in gold mining in the U.S. … [link]

May 4, 2022: Center for Advanced Subsurface Earth Resource Models is developing fundamental knowledge to transform way geoscience data is used in critical mineral discovery and mining… [link]

March 22, 2022: Mines partners with Hitachi High-Tech Canada to create world-class electron beam analytical facility… [link]

March 1, 2022: CASERM researchers discuss with AGU TV how they’re finding answers to geothermal’s costly discovery, exploration, development and operation processes… [link]

February 22, 2022: U.S. President Joe Biden touted progress by government and private industry to boost American production of minerals used to make electric vehicles and other renewable energy products. He stressed that new mines must benefit host communities and not damage the environment… [link]

February 18, 2022: Colorado School of Mines welcomes new USGS facility funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law… [link]

February 14, 2022: Colorado School of Mines recognized with R1 research university classification… [link]

February 8, 2022: Colorado School of Mines teams up with Western Colorado Community College to train next generation of UAS pilots for mineral industry… [link]

February 8, 2022: NPR features a story on critical minerals … [link]

February 8, 2022: The QS World University Rankings released this week lists Colorado School of Mines as the top school in mining and mineral fields. Mines lead the competition of 51 universities, including top tier research hubs in Australia and Canada… [link]

February 7, 2022: The White House releases an updated list of critical and emerging technologies… [link]

September 2, 2021: CASERM is teaming up with Minalyze AB to build an advanced geosciences lab for non-destructive analysis of drill core… [link]

August 18, 2021: NPR features a story on mining and geological engineering employment … [link]

February 3, 2020: From lithium for batteries to neodymium for wind turbines, mined materials remain essential to modern life… [link]

October 11, 2019: Drs. Zhaoshan Chang and Nicole Hurtig attended the SEG 2019 conference in Santiago, Chile manning a booth representing the CASERM research center. The meeting presented an outstanding opportunity to promote the research conducted within CASERM.

Dec. 5, 2018: Mines Research Magazine features a story on how mathematicians and geologists collaborate to model the subsurface and increase the chances of successful exploration … [link]

Oct. 19, 2018: Announcement that Mines and Virginia Tech have been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to set up a new research center … [link]

Oct. 1, 2018: Article in SEG Newsletters announces set up a new research center … [link]

Feb. 23, 2017: Mines and Virginia Tech to create minerals industry consortium … [link]