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Rod Eggert, research professor of Economics and Business, says that the likelihood of any of the new U.S. rare earth projects reaching the production stage is low because of the challenges inherent in the arena.

Colorado high school teachers demonstrate their newly-learned robotics skills after completing a 6 week course at Mines on robotics and AI.

Corby Anderson, professor of mining engineering, said in terms of deep sea mining for critical minerals the U.S. is decades behind China, and it's going to be very hard to catch up.

Rod Eggert, research professor of economics and business, explains that China's attempt to clean up the mining and processing of rare earths ironically resulted in a black market for less expensive rare earths that were smuggled out of the country. These smuggled rare earths were obtained and processed with little regard for the environment.

Mines doctoral student Connor Denney and recent Mines graduate Logan Pauli are among the founders of a new firm focused on making quantum amplifiers. The company will soon move to Quantum Commons, a 70-acre business park in Arvada managed by the consortium Elevate Quantum.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says the U.S. government's decision to invest in creating a domestic supply chain for rare earth minerals is a game changer.

Richard Luarkie, director of the Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty program at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, envisions a future where tribes and the U.S. government can work together toward a positive energy future for tribes and the country generally.

Chris Higgins, AMAX Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a host of other Mines PFAS experts, hosted a PFAS media event at the Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs. The Mines officials explained the work being done at the base to discover the best way to capture and destroy the "forever chemicals."

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, notes that because copper is used in such a wide variety of products, increases in the price of the metal can cause a general inflation in prices.

Mines researchers are comparing the performance of a variety of PFAS technologies that are aimed at recovering and destroying the "forever chemicals." A demonstration day at Peterson Space Force Base allowed the news media a chance to learn about the work

Hapware, an application developed by Mines students and alums, is designed to allow persons who are visually impaired or neuro-diverse to be able to interpret facial expressions. Hapware utilizes a camera installed in glasses and a vibrating wristband.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says the U.S. losing domestic smeltering would translate into the country losing the ability to produce critical minerals.