Servicio Geológico Minero is an Argentine government institution aimed at producing geological, mining and environmental information to achieve
sustained development and mitigate
geological hazards.
The institution has its origin at the fusion of Dirección General de Minas y Geología and Comisión de Estudios de Napas de Agua y Yacimientos Carboníferos in 1904.
Historia
Its first director was Enrique Hermitte who served in the charge until 1922. With Hermitte in charge the institution attracted a number European geologist to work for the institution including Richard Stappenbeck, John Keidel and Walther Penck
Walther Penck (30 August 1888 – 29 September 1923) was a geologist and geomorphologist known for his theories on landscape evolution. Penck is noted for criticizing key elements of the Davisian cycle of erosion, concluding that the process ...
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External links
Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino
References
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Government agencies of Argentina
National geological agencies
Mining law and governance
Mining in Argentina
Scientific organizations established in 1904
1904 establishments in Argentina