France’s reference public institution for Earth Science applications BRGM at a glance Geology and knowledge of the subsurface Groundwater management Risks and spatial planning Mineral resources and the circular economy Subsurface potential for the energy transition Digital data, services and infrastructure News News Signing of an agreement between BRGM and the Canadian Geological Survey BRGM, the French geological survey, and its Canadian counterpart signed an agreement at the PDAC convention in Toronto, on 5 March 2024. 5 April 2024 News How can the insurance sector adapt to climate change? 4 April 2024 News International: BRGM signs an agreement with the Republic of Uzbekistan 4 April 2024 News Limiting the impact of lithium extraction in Bolivia 3 April 2024 All our news Events 14 may 2024 Verdun (Memorial Museum) Conference The chemical legacy of the Great War 21 may 2024 23 may 2024 Orléans Workshop PAUQ : Practical Data Assimilation and Uncertainty Quantification international workshop 31 may 2024 Paris / Online Symposium The socio-economic impacts of drought 25 jun 2024 28 jun 2024 Poitiers (ENSI) Conference JNGG 2024 - French National Convention on Geotechnics and Engineering Geology All our events Solutions Our solutions Bioleaching: a key technology to recover metals from low-grade ore and waste Do you want to recover certain low-grade metals from mining or electronic waste? BRGM offers you its innovative bioleaching solutions, based on 30 years of experience. Our solutions Assess the regional or national potential of industrial mineral and construction material sectors Are you seeking to carry out large-scale (regional or national) prospecting in industrial minerals and construction materials for a sector or group of sectors? BRGM can deploy its experts for a recon… Our solutions Assessing a deposit of industrial minerals and construction materials If you wish to assess the quality and quantity of industrial materials or minerals on a site or a quarry extension, BRGM can deploy its experts in a geological reconnaissance campaign including drill… All our solutions References and projects Reference, completed project Redesign of the Regional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Major Risks Observatory 12 April 2024 Reference, completed project Flooding on land due to a tsunami in Martinique, in high resolution 3 April 2024 Reference, completed project Geophysical detection of leachate plumes around and under the cells of a non-hazardous-waste landfill site 2 April 2024 Reference, completed project Energy transition in the Caribbean: an innovative method for exploring deep reservoirs in a volcanic island environment 29 March 2024 All our references French regional network See the interactive map Our regional network BRGM online