Geological topics
Where are Switzerland’s mineral resources located? Where and how can geothermal energy be used sustainably in order to produce energy? The Swiss Geological Survey creates the basic data for the utilisation of geo-resources. It promotes an awareness and appreciation of geology in everyday life and provides answers to a variety of social questions.

In order to be able to plan, protect and fulfil our way of life from an appropriate and sustainable perspective, we are increasingly having to rely on the support of the various earth sciences. The themes of modern-day society - divided into the chapters of Basic data, Geo-resources and Geology in everyday life - are as diverse as the above-mentioned topics, which are the focus geologists today.
Documents & Publications
Booklet & list of publications
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Booklet «The Swiss Geological Survey – the authority for subsurface»
PDF, 20 page(s), 5 MB -
List of available publications of the Swiss Geological Survey
PDF, 39 page(s), 1 MB
Newsletter
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geologie-news, Nr. 10, December 2022
GEOL_BIM
PDF, 6 page(s), 2 MB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 9, June 2022
Reorganisation of the Swiss geological survey (in german)
PDF, 6 page(s), 354 KB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 8, December 2021
Open source tools swissgeol.ch and swissforages.ch
PDF, 6 page(s), 3 MB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 7, April 2021
Mineral resources in Switzerland (German)
PDF, 6 page(s), 2 MB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 6, October 2020
Swiss geology scene (German)
PDF, 6 page(s), 719 KB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 5, November 2019
The Mont Terri rock laboratory – Cutting-edge research in the Canton of Jura (German)
PDF, 6 page(s), 1 MB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 4, June 2019
Geological heritage – pass on and preserve for future generations (German)
PDF, 6 page(s), 1 MB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 3, November 2018
GeoTherm – Information system for geothermal data in Switzerland (German)
PDF, 6 page(s), 2 MB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 2, June 2018
New standard for drilling data (German)
PDF, 6 page(s), 216 KB, German -
geologie-news, Nr. 1, Sept. 2017
GeoQuat: Information system for Quaternary sediments of Switzerland (German)
PDF, 6 page(s), 7 MB, German
Links
P.O. Box
3084 Wabern
- Tel.
- +41 58 469 01 11
Relevant authority
Swiss Geological Survey
Tel. +41 58 469 05 68