France’s public surface and sub-surface experts BRGM at a glance Geology and subsurface modelling Groundwater and resource preservation Risks linked to the ground and subsurface Mineral resources and responsible supply Subsurface energy and decarbonisation Digital technology for Geoscience News Press release Groundwater tables on 1 November 2025 After an interruption at the beginning of October, the groundwater recharge resumed later in the month. The general situation of the aquifers remained satisfactory overall with 43% of observation poi… 10 November 2025 Press release BRGM Invest acquires a stake in start-up CaliCO2 6 November 2025 Magazine BRGM mag, the new BRGM magazine 5 November 2025 Video Finding out more about the subsurface and its mineral resources by analysing stream sediments 4 November 2025 All our news Events 4 feb 2025 5 feb 2025 Paris Symposium National research conferences on into contaminated sites and soils 2025 10 dec 2024 Orléans (MOBE) Conference Science Tuesdays: Artificial intelligence: revolution or illusion? 11 dec 2023 Lyon Conference Water & Knowledge Day 6 dec 2023 Paris / Online Technical seminar 2023 Symposium on the Management of Excavated Soil and Sediments All our events Solutions Our solutions Coastal risks and climate change In a context of global climate change (sea level rise, coastal area dynamics), BRGM is actively involved in risk prevention and sustainable planning for coastal areas. We propose innovative approache… 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… All our solutions References and projects Reference, completed project SIBLES2: Characterisation of the dune geosystem in Pays de La Loire 13 October 2025 Reference, completed project Explore2: simulating possible future water resource scenarios in France 20 August 2025 Current project Democratic Republic of Congo: the National Geoscience Data Bank (BNDG) 4 July 2025 Current project ThermEcoWat: strengthening the resilience of thermal water ecosystems 26 June 2025 All our references French regional network See the interactive map Our regional network BRGM online