The Mont Terri project

The Mont Terri Project is an international research project for the hydrogeological, geochemical and geotechnical characterisation of a clay formation (Opalinus Clay).
TaskMont Terri to be the site of the future swisstopo drill core storage facility

The halls of the former lime kilns in St-Ursanne are to become a storage facility for drill core samples of national geological interest. This new core library will be operated by swisstopo, which is already present on the site as part of the Mont Terri Project. Renovation work is currently underway, and once this is completed a high-bay storage system on pallets will be installed. The stored geological cores will then be available for research.
Electric vehicles charging points

Welcome to the Mont Terri underground rock laboratory

The visitor centre is open
A brand new film for the Mont Terri Project 25th anniversary!
Master Thesis in Augmented Reality (AR) in the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory with swisstopoEDU

Interested? We look forward to receiving your application! All the info here.
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Shell new partner of the Mont Terri Project

We are pleased to announce that Shell will be our 23rd partner starting July 2023. Shell will join the Mont Terri Project and participate in the research on geological storage of CO2. The Mont Terri Project has been active for over 10 years in this field, particularly in the study of Opalinus clay as caprock. We welcome this new partner and look forward to our future collaboration.
Scientists involved in the Mont Terri Project have published a paper in the prestigious journal Nature
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