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The Colorado School of Mines is a public educational institute founded on January 1, 1873, by Jerome Edwards. It is located in Golden, Colorado, United States. The school operates within various industries, including mining, natural resources, space colonization, space industry, education, higher education, university, and physics. The organization has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, American Chemical Society, and the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET.
The school has assigned 98 patents and has a workforce of 800 employees. The Colorado School of Mines has affiliations with the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Athletic Association. Their motto is "Nil sine numine". The institution has a subsidiary, the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum.
There have been multiple CEOs appointed throughout the institute's history, including Brian Bason, Bruce Grewcock, and John Tiernan.
