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).
TaskPrix Schläfli 2018
Job opportunity at swisstopo (Mont Terri underground rock laboratory)
Welcome to the Mont Terri underground rock laboratory

Corona-Virus
Following the current measures of the Canton of Jura and the Confederation, the Visitor Center is closed until further notice.
The Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal BGE in Germany is a new research partner in the Mont Terri project
Since 1 July 2020, the Federal Company for Radioactive waste Disposal BGE in Germany is a new partner in the Mont Terri research project. This means that 22 organisations from nine nations are now conducting research in the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory near St-Ursanne under the direction of swisstopo.
Cutting-through of Gallery 18, May 27, 2019
Links to media coverage of cutting-through
Ceremony of Saint Barbara
Start of excavation for Gallery 2018 on March 12

The expansion of the Mont Terri rock laboratory in St-Ursanne has officially started. In just under two years, the research facility will have an additional 600 metres of tunnels and niches for experiments.
More informationsStart of excavation for Gallery 2018
Impressions from the rock laboratory
Extension 2018
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Extension is done!
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Let's start!
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