Mines News

South Dakota Mines students returning to campus this fall are finding a newly renovated Surbeck Center, following the completion of a more than $10 million expansion designed to modernize the front door to campus and enhance the student experience...

For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the...

For South Dakota Mines student-athlete Jameson Mallon-Echols, being a Hardrocker is more than what happens on the football field. Mallon-Echols, a junior from Houston, Texas, and mechanical engineering major, found himself in a situation where he...

From Star Wars-inspired aircraft tested in a wind tunnel to entrepreneurial tissue engineering competitions, artificial intelligence in the classroom and hands-on experiences deep underground, South Dakota Mines faculty are finding innovative ways...

South Dakota Mines is one of just 14 research sites nationwide where students can participate in the program. This summer, Katrina Donovan, Ph.D., professor of practice of materials and metallurgical engineering, welcomed the program’s largest...

A new partnership between the Rapid City Arts Council and South Dakota Mines is opening the door to greater access to arts, culture and creative experiences for the university community. Through the initiative, all current South Dakota Mines students,...