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Common questions
Is mines.edu legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns mines.edu?
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Site is live · HTTPS valid
Colorado School of Mines is a public research university focused on engineering and applied science. It serves students seeking undergraduate and graduate education in technical fields, with an emphasis on responsible resource stewardship and earth sciences.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 70 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 70 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What mines.edu said about itself, 2013
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2013
Colorado School of Mines is a public research universitydevoted to engineering and applied science. It has the highest admissions standards of any public u...
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
✓ name continuity same company name for 13 years✓ live verified Oct 30, 2026
Lifeline · mines.edu over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2013 · one registrar since Jan 15, 2025 · no ownership change on record since 2009 · last checked Oct 17, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageNov 13, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described mines.edu from Nov 13, 2013 to Nov 13, 2013 (1 edit).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2013Jul 1, 2013“Colorado School of Mines is a public research universitydevoted to engineering and applied science. It has the highest admissions standards of any public u...”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Registrar
EducauseJan 15, 2025 – Apr 21, 2025 (latest)Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for mines.edu, from Jan 15, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Ownership
Ownership recordsMar 24, 2009 – Jun 13, 2026Registration records for mines.edu are held from Mar 24, 2009 to Jun 13, 2026 (143 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2009–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: mines.eduNameservers: mines.eduMar 24, 2009 – Jun 13, 2026Registration records listed mines.edu nameservers (magma.mines.edu, ns1.mines.edu) for mines.edu from Mar 24, 2009 to Jun 13, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Google Trust ServicesAug 28, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026Google Trust Services issued 12 certificates for mines.edu from Aug 28, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 27, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Let's Encrypt
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (9)
Mar 24, 2009 – Jun 13, 2026Ownership: Registration records for mines.edu are held from Mar 24, 2009 to Jun 13, 2026 (143 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Mar 24, 2009 – Jun 13, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed mines.edu nameservers (magma.mines.edu, ns1.mines.edu) for mines.edu from Mar 24, 2009 to Jun 13, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 1, 2013AboutUs record: “Colorado School of Mines is a public research universitydevoted to engineering and applied science. It has the highest admissions standards of any public u...”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Nov 13, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described mines.edu from Nov 13, 2013 to Nov 13, 2013 (1 edit).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jan 15, 2025 – Apr 21, 2025Registrar: Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for mines.edu, from Jan 15, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jun 24, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026
Current AboutUs record
Jun 24, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026
Let's Encrypt issued 225 certificates for mines.edu from Oct 23, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 28, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from AmazonSep 29, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 (latest)Amazon certificate valid Sep 29, 2026 to Apr 14, 2027, as seen on Oct 17, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 17, 2026
AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 28, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 12 certificates for mines.edu from Aug 28, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 27, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 29, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026Certificate: Amazon certificate valid Sep 29, 2026 to Apr 14, 2027, as seen on Oct 17, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 17, 2026
Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 225 certificates for mines.edu from Oct 23, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 28, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)