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BRGM

THE FRENCH

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY

THE FRENCH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

IS FRANCE’S LEADING PUBLIC

INSTITUTION WORKING IN EARTH

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS

FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SURFACE

AND SUBSURFACE RESOURCES

AND RISKS.

ITS ACTIVITIES ARE GEARED

TO

- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH,

- SUPPORT TO PUBLIC POLICY

DEVELOPMENT AND

- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

UNDERSTANDINGgeological phenomena

DEVELOPINGnew methodologies and techniques.

PRODUCINGand disseminating data to support

the management of soils, subsoils

and their resources.

DELIVERINGthe necessary tools for managing soils,

subsoils and their resources, preventing risks

and pollution and developing

climate change policies.

Over

1000 staffincluding more than 700 engineers and researchers

BRGM THE FRENCH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WWW.BRGM.EU

A PUBLIC INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL

INSTITUTION

THE BRGM WORKS UNDER THE

AUTHORITY OF:

- THE MINISTRY FOR EDUCATION, HIGHER

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH,

- THE MINISTRY FOR ENVIRONNEMENT,

ENERGY AND THE SEA,

- THE MINISTRY FOR THE ECONOMY,

INDUSTRY AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY.

CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION

ISO 9001 QUALITY STANDARD SINCE 2004,

ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

STANDARD SINCE 2012.


External governance

• Board of directors (President = CEO)

• Scientific Committee

• International Committee

• National public service Steering

Committee


GOVERNANCE

5 YEAR PERFORMANCE CONTRACT

The State-BRGM performance contract sets 5 key

goals to the institution.

1. Ensure excellence in scientific output and develop partnerships

in response to the challenges of sustainability and global change.

2. Mobilise and disseminate scientific knowledge and build up

expert knowledge to support public policy development.

3. Forge a proactive policy geared to innovation and the development

and transfer of applications to support economic activities.

4. Strengthen the BRGM Group's international activities to increase

its know-how.

5. Adapt BRGM competences and practices to support scientific output

geared to sustainable development.

28performance indicators


KEY ROLES

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Scientific research at the BRGM is focused on furthering

geological knowledge and understanding surface

and subsurface phenomena.

The BRGM’s scientific research is conducted through:

projects with state funding (grants for public service expenses),

projects with multiple co-financing (regional and European),

partnerships with targeted funding agencies,

responses to calls for proposals from the ministries,

fast-track research development under contracts with industries.

Scientific Research

41.90 M€


KEY ROLES

SUPPORT TO PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Support to public policy development includes expert

assessments, monitoring and studies with the State,

local authorities, agencies and public institutions.

Surface and subsurface observation, building and

disseminating knowledge.

Methodological studies and syntheses to support

transfers of research results to civil society.

Independent public expert studies.

Training and knowledge transfer.

A national committee representing the BRGM’s supervisory ministries

sets out overall guidelines for its activities to support public policy

development. A national programming body addresses needs

expressed by national and regional partners.

95contractswith local government bodies

Support to public policydevelopment

48.61 M€


KEY ROLES

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

The BRGM works across the globe towards protection for

people and sustainable management of resources.

Two key lines of action:

protecting people and their environment against natural risks,

ensuring that high quality natural resources - water, minerals

and (geothermal) energy - are available.

Internationally as in France, the BRGM supplies know-how and expertise,

particularly in areas relating to "geological infrastructure", mineral

resources, access to water, natural risks and geothermal energy.

Active in

28 countries(67% of activity in Africa)

Export services

7 M€



IN 2015

(in BRGM work-days)

KEY ROLES


2%

ASIA• INDONESIA

• LAOS

• MONGOLIA

• TURKMENISTAN

9%

MIDDLE EAST• JORDAN

• SAUDI ARABIA67%

AFRICA• BENIN • BURKINA FASO • BURUNDI • CAMEROON • CHAD

• CONGO • GUINEA BISSAU • GUINEA CONAKRY

• MADAGASCAR • MALI • DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO • SENEGAL

3%MAGHREB

• ALGERIA

• MOROCCO

• TUNISIA

7%

EUROPE• POLAND • SWITZERLAND

• UKRAINE

• UNITED KINGDOM

12%

AMÉRICAS• BOLIVIA

• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

• HAITI


KEY ROLES

MINE SAFETY

In 2006, the French State handed responsibility to the BRGM

for the management of surveillance and safety work and for

the prevention of mine-related risks and pollution

in former mining sites.

Main objectives :

safety for people and property in former mining areas,

maintaining technical mining competences for this purpose.

The BRGM is responsible in particular for:

mine safety engineering work, as delegate project manager,

surveillance of mining site facilities, for compliance with the Mining

Code or the Environment Code,

managing the post-mining information system, particularly

of intermediate technical mining archives, and contributions

to mining intelligence.

Post-mining

29.91 M€


KEY ROLES

TRAINING

The BRGM disseminates its scientific competences and

techniques through a range of courses. It also offers

continuing professional training.

BRGM Campus

Higher education diploma courses in the geosciences, through

training support and partnerships with higher education establishments.

BRGM Training

Professional training, through some sixty introductory

and advanced courses in all geoscience fields.

Training

1.19 M€


ACCOUNTS


BUILDING ON

GEOLOGY AS ITS

CORE COMPETENCE,

BRGM DEVELOPS

EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

IN RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT,

RISK MANAGEMENT

AND INNOVATIVE

ECOTECHNOLOGIES.

THESE ACTIVITIES

ARE ORGANISED INTO

10 MAIN TOPIC AREAS

THAT ADDRESS

DIFFERENT

INDUSTRIAL AND

SOCIAL CHALLENGES.

GEOLOGY

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

GEOLOGICAL STORAGE

OF CO2

WATER

LABORATORIES

AND EXPERIMENTATION

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ENVIRONMENT

AND ECOTECHNOLOGIES

MINERAL RESOURCES

RISKS

POST-MINING

GEOLOGY

● ACQUISITION OF GEOLOGICAL

AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA

● DIGITAL GEOLOGICAL MAPS

● PROCESSING AND USE OF DATA

● FRENCH GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE

PLATFORM

● GEOLOGY FOR SPATIAL PLANNING

● GEOLOGICAL MODELLING

● APPLIED GEOLOGY

● GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION

SYSTEMS

● CARTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENT

COLLECTION

● …

Furthering knowledge on

geology is the BRGM’s core

role.

As the French Geological

Survey, the BRGM produces

and disseminates geological

information to cater for the

needs of society.


MINERAL

RESSOURCES

● ECONOMICS OF MINERAL

RESOURCES

● MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELLING

● IDENTIFICATION OF RESOURCES

AND RESERVES

● EXPERT OPERATIONAL AND

POST-MINING STUDIES

● DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

● KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

The BRGM works to support

mining policy objectives in a

context of increasing tension

over mineral resources.


Time scale of mining projects: our focus

> 18

EXPLORATION

INVENTION

EXPLOITATION

DEVELOPPEMENT

FERMETURE ET RÉHABILITATION

20

3040

50 and +

3 years

8

15

Mining Code

Environnement Code

Strong Weak

Our activities

POST-MINING

● OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF

HYDRAULIC SAFETY FACILITIES

● OPERATION / SURVEILLANCE OF

RISK PREVENTION SYSTEMS

● DELEGATED PROJECT

MANAGEMENT FOR SAFETY

ENGINEERING

● MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

OF INTERMEDIATE TECHNICAL MINE

ARCHIVES

● MANAGEMENT/DISSEMINATION OF

MINE INFORMATION

● TECHNICAL STUDIES AND REPORTS

ON FORMER MINING SITES

In 2006, the French State

handed responsibility

to BRGM for technical

management of surveillance

and safety in former mining

sites and for preventing

mine-related risks

and pollution.


WATER

● HYDROSYSTEM FUNCTIONING

● RESOURCE MONITORING

● DATA BANKING AND

DISSEMINATION

● 2D AND 3D MAPPING OF AQUIFER

SYSTEMS

● MAPPING FOR THE NATIONAL

HYDROGEOLOGICAL REFERENCE

BASE AND GEOCHEMISTRY

COLLECTION

● UNDERSTANDING THE BEHAVIOUR

OF DIFFUSE POLLUTION

● DEVELOPPING CONCEPTUAL

MODELS

● PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF TRENDS

AND TRANSFERS

● ACTIVE WATER RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

● WASTEWATER RE-USE AND

ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES

● TRANSBOUNDARY RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

● INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT TOOLS

AND MODELS

● DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS

The BRGM is among the

leading players in the

development of sustainable

solutions for water, one of the

major challenges for the

21st century.


RISKS

● MAPPING AND UNDERSTANDING

GEOLOGICAL AND COASTAL RISKS

● DESIGNING SURVEILLANCE

SYSTEMS AND PREDICTIVE MODELS

● DELIVERING DATABASES

● VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS

● ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE

IMPACTS

● SAFETY ANALYSES OF

UNDERGROUND STORAGE AND

SUB-SURFACE WORKINGS

● RISK ASSESSMENTS AND RISK

REDUCTION

● THIRD-PARTY EXPERT STUDIES ON

NATURAL RISKS AND

UNDERGROUND STORAGE

The BRGM implements

research programmes

and decision-support and

diagnostic tools to anticipate,

prevent and manage surface

and subsurface risks.


GEOTHERMAL

ENERGY

● GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS FOR

INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE

HOUSING AND THE TERTIARY

SECTOR

● DIRECT USE OF GEOTHERMAL HEAT

FOR DISTRICT HEATING NETWORKS

● HIGH-TEMPERATURE GEOTHERMAL

APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRICITY

PRODUCTION

● NEW-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL

SYSTEMS (EGS) FOR COMBINED

HEAT AND POWER (CHP)

GENERATION

Geothermal heat from below

the Earth’s surface is a natural

and renewable source of

energy for heating and power

supplies.

Working with the professional

sector, BRGM is contributing

to the promotion and

development of geothermal

energy in every form.


GEOLOGICAL

STORAGE OF CO2

● GEOLOGICAL STORAGE

● STORAGE IN AQUIFERS

● SAFETY CRITERIA

● PREDICTIVE MODELLING

● EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF

RESEARCH AND REGULATIONS

● INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

Geological storage of CO2

is a technique that aims

to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions to mitigate climate

change. The BRGM plays a key

role in research on this CO2

storage technique, especially

in deep aquifers.


ENVIRONMENT

AND

ECOTECHNOLOGIES

● POLLUTION IMPACTS AND RISK

ASSESSMENTS

● INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT

● RECYCLING / RE-USE PROCESSES

● SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS

● DEPOLLUTION TECHNIQUES

● INVENTORY OF ABANDONED

INDUSTRIAL SITES

● BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF POLLUTED

ENVIRONMENTS

● ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF

POLLUTED SITES, SOILS AND

SEDIMENTS

● ASSISTANCE TO REGULATORY

DEVELOPMENT

● THIRD-PARTY EXPERT STUDIES AND

SUPPORT TO PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

● DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS

● ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

The BRGM applies an

integrated approach to the

management and prevention

of environmental damage.


LABORATORIES

AND

EXPERIMENTATION

● ORGANIC AND INORGANIC

CHEMISTRY

● EMERGING POLLUTANTS

● NANOPARTICLES

● ON-SITE AND CONTINUOUS

MEASUREMENTS

● PASSIVE SAMPLERS AND SENSORS

● MINERALOGY

AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

● GEOCHRONOLOGICAL DATING

● ISOTOPIC TRACERS

● MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY

● MULTI-SCALE BIOGEOCHEMICAL

EXPERIMENTATION

● PILOT FACILITY FOR TREATMENT

PROCESSES

Our laboratories have a

unique range of analysis

and experimentation facilities

to support scientific activities

at the BRGM.


INFORMATION

SYSTEMS

● DEVELOPMENT AND

ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION

SYSTEMS

● ARCHITECTURE, MAINTENANCE,

OPERATIONS AND SECURITY OF

COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE

● CALCULATIONS, 3D DISPLAYS AND

VIRTUAL REALITY

● INTEROPERABILITY AND WEB

DISTRIBUTION

The BRGM delivers

geological and environmental

data via information and

communication technologies

to provide the public

authorities, economic players

and the general public with

georeferenced data to aid

decision-making.


BURGUNDY

FRANCHE-COMTÉ

PARIS

REGION

NORMANDY

BRITTANY

PAYS DE LA

LOIRE

AUVERGNE

RHÔNE-ALPES

PROVENCE-ALPES-

CÔTE-D’AZUR

CORSICA

GUADELOUPE

FRENCH GUIANA

MARTINIQUE

MAYOTTE

RÉUNION

NEW

CALEDONIIA

POLYNESIA

FRENCH REGIONS18 regional departments

9 territorial departments

2 branch offices

CENTRE-

VAL DE LOIRE

GRAND EST

HAUTS-DE-

FRANCE

NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE

OCCITANIE

ACCOUNTS


Human resources

EUROPE

THE BRGM IN EUROPE

At the European level, the BRGM has been involved for

many years in research programmes, support to public policy

development and international cooperation, thereby

forging many enduring partnerships.

Close involvement in the EU Framework Programme for Research

and Development.

Support activities for EU public policy development,

interfacing between the authorities, public and private-sector

management and research.

International cooperation: promotion of French and European

approaches, exchanges of good practice, EU-funded

development projects.

Partnerships with numerous excellence networks in the EU.

Decisive role in the organisation of Europe's geological sphere.

Member of EuroGeoSurveys


Expenditures

Incomes

Supervising governmental bodies

Head Office

Scientific and Technical Centre

3, avenue Claude-Guillemin

BP 36009

45060 Orléans Cedex 2 - France

Tél.: +33 (0)2 38 64 34 34

THE FRENCH

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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