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World's Deepest Underground Laboratory

The world's deepest underground laboratory by vertical rock overburden.

Archive status
Verified · current
Last updated
2026-10-07
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Technology

ARCHIVE VISUAL / 01

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Current Record

about2400metres

Current record value

Holder
China Jinping Underground Laboratory
Location
Jinping Mountain tunnel, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China · Sichuan Province
Start date
2010
Record status
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Overview

Archive Note

The China Jinping Underground Laboratory is located in the Jinping tunnels in Sichuan, China.

Tsinghua University and the National Natural Science Foundation of China identify CJPL as the world's deepest underground laboratory, with about 2,400 metres of rock overburden.

Key information

Rock overburden
about 2,400 metres
Phase I operational
2010

Record history

1 Milestones
  1. 2010about 2400 metresChina Jinping Underground LaboratoryJinping Mountain tunnel, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, ChinaCurrent Record

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Sources

Evidence & References
Source IDSourcePublisherLink
SRC-001CJPL OverviewAcademicENCurrent recordChina Jinping Underground Laboratory / Tsinghua UniversitySRC-002Jinping Large Scientific Infrastructure International Cooperation Research Program 2026 Call for ProposalsOfficialENCurrent recordNational Natural Science Foundation of China

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