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<p>Sure, the University of Missouri - Rolla, which was founded in 1870 as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. It changed its name in 1964, but is still noted for its School of Materials, Energy & Earth Resources. Their mascot is "Joe Miner" (he carries a pick and a sliderule), and the college newspaper is "the Missouri Miner".</p>
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<p>Several universities in the US were originally established as a "school of mines". All of them have diversified over time, and most have dropped the word "Mines" from their name; Colorado School of Mines and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology have kept it. Other examples:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>UMR (formerly Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy), as noted above</p></li>
<li><p>Michigan Technological University (formerly Michigan College of Mining and Technology)</p></li>
<li><p>New Mexico Tech (official name is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>All of these are good small engineering schools.</p>
<p>Note also that many larger universities, such as the University of Nevada-Reno or the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, have (or historically had) a division known as the "School of Mines". The oldest "School of Mines" in the US is at Columbia University (in New York City!), founded in 1863 and still in business.</p>