Edgar Mine Dry Building

Idaho Springs CO

Located in the mountains above Idaho Springs, the Edgar Mine, the Colorado School of Mines’ Experimental Mine, serves as an underground laboratory for future engineers. It produces valuable experience for those who are being trained to find, develop and process the world’s natural resources.

The new “Dry Building” will provide critical above-ground services for those utilizing the mine. In addition to serving as a launch point for educational tours, the building will help further facilitate continual collaboration between the school and both private and public industry and research.

The project’s remote location required extensive investigation and coordination to integrate, and improve, existing power, water, wastewater and IT systems.