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 Press release Groundwater levels on 1 September 2024 The situation remained highly satisfactory, with 70% of aquifer levels above monthly norms. Only the aquifers in Roussillon, Languedoc and Corsica had unsatisfactory levels. 16 September 2024 Article Tolkien and landscapes: a geological journey through Middle-earth 11 September 2024 Press release First assessment of coastal subsidence in Europe 11 September 2024 Video Subsurface knowledge: imaging the geology of the Massif Central 10 September 2024 All our news Events 12 nov 2024 Orléans (BRGM) Technical seminar Management of excavated earth 19 nov 2024 22 nov 2024 Orléans Symposium Symposium MDIS - FormaTerre 2024 26 nov 2024 27 nov 2024 Paris (Porte de Versailles) Trade Fair Pollutec Paris 4 dec 2024 Paris / Online Technical seminar Polluted sites and soils 2024 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 PRELEV'EAU: managing and furthering knowledge of groundwater abstraction in the Pays de la Loire region 12 August 2024 Reference, completed project Review of knowledge on water resources in the area covered by the Aube departmental water authority 9 August 2024 Reference, completed project Adapting to climate change: geological mapping of the coastal areas of the commune of Pénestin in Brittany 6 August 2024 Reference, completed project ISABEL: for a safe water resource for livestock watering in Haute-Vienne 2 August 2024 All our references French regional network See the interactive map Our regional network BRGM online