Mining Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines

The Mining Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines represents the original area of excellence on which Colorado School of Mines has built its reputation. Since Mines was founded over a century ago to train gold rush miners, mining engineering has changes greatly, becoming increasingly multidisciplinary, incorporating advanced technologies and new scientific discoveries. This video is narrated by faculty Dr. Hugh Miller, video-graphed by lab coordinator Bruce Yoshioka, and edited by undergraduate student Isabel Govett.