Mines researchers prioritize responsibility with carbon capture and storage 12/3/2024

Mines researchers prioritize responsibility with carbon capture and storage Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Jessica Smith is part of a team of Mines researchers are working in partnership with local stakeholders to curb these emissions in southern Colorado—and provide...

Lights Dim at Giant Russian LNG Construction Facility as Energy Sanctions Bite 11/21/2024

Lights Dim at Giant Russian LNG Construction Facility as Energy Sanctions Bite Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Mikhail Zhizhin contributes to this article about how activity appears to have slumped at Russia’s only construction yard for liquefied natural gas...

Five Bipartisan Actions to Protect America’s Mineral Supply Chains 11/18/2024

Five Bipartisan Actions to Protect America’s Mineral Supply Chains Payne Institute Communications Associate Gregory Wischer and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how the U.S. Congress needs to make sure critical resources are protected.  Five bipartisan actions...

Mines faculty examine the integration of mining, refining for domestic critical mineral production 11/18/2024

Mines faculty examine the integration of mining, refining for domestic critical mineral production Payne Institute Faculty Fellows Nicole Smith, Elizabeth Holley, Jihye Kim, and Payne Institute Researcher Aaron Malone are featured in this article about how mining...

What could the Trump administration’s mineral policy look like? 11/12/2024

What could the Trump administration’s mineral policy look like? Payne Institute Communications Associate Gregory Wischer and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how the incoming administration would likely implement a mineral policy to increase US mineral...

China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips 10/26/2024

China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Rod Eggert contributes to this article about how Beijing, already the dominant producer of rare minerals, is using export restrictions and its power over state-owned...