Capabilities

Underground environments as platforms for RDI

EUL member facilities provide real-world underground conditions for research, development, innovation, testing, training and demonstration—from controlled experiments to full-scale trials.

Applied RDI and full-scale testing

Development, validation and demonstration of prototypes, equipment, materials, processes and operational concepts.

Safety, risk and resilience

Fire and explosion safety, ventilation, occupational health, emergency response and resilient underground operations.

Mining, tunnelling and underground engineering

Rock mechanics, excavation, construction, geotechnics, automation and infrastructure technologies.

Scientific research and environmental observation

Geoscience, geophysics, groundwater and climate observation, low-background research, biology and advanced sensing.

Education, training and demonstration

Practical teaching, professional training, exercises, technology demonstrations and events.

Mine reuse and regional innovation

Post-mining transition, new uses of underground space, resource-efficient solutions and regional value creation.