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The National Geology and Mining Service ( es, Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería; SERNAGEOMIN) is a
Chilean government
Chile's government is a representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Chile is both head of state and head of government, and of a formal multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the president and by their cabinet. Legi ...
agency. Its function is to provide
geological
Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Eart ...
information and advice, technical assistance to government, public and private interests, and to regulate the mining industry in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
.
The service was formed in 1980 by the combination of the previous Institute of Geological Investigations and the State Mines Service. Its director is appointed by the
President of Chile
The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is re ...
.
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Since 1974, SERNAGEOMIN has published the scientific journal ''Andean Geology'', formerly the ''Revista Geológica de Chile''.
References
External links
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería
English description
Government agencies of Chile
Geology of Chile
National geological agencies
Geological surveys
2010 Copiapó mining accident
Government agencies established in 1980
1980 establishments in Chile
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