The Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (BRGM) (literally: Geological and mining research bureau) is the French government geological survey (administratively a public administration with industrial and commercial purpose) (EPIC) which aim is the management of resources and above-ground and below-ground risks.It was established in 1959 as a research and consultancy agency from the merging of the Bureau de recherches géologiques géophysiques et minières and the Bureau minier de la France d’outre-mer.
