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{{Short description|Chilean government agency}}
'''Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería''' (National Geology and Mining Service), abbreviated as Sernageomin, is a [[Chilean government]] agency. Its function is to provide [[geology|geological]] information and advice, technical assistance to government, public and private interests, and to regulate the mining industry in [[Chile]].
[[image:Sernageomin.jpg|thumb|250px|Sernageomin building in [[Providencia, Chile|Providencia]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]].]]
The '''National Geology and Mining Service''' ({{lang-es|'''Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería'''}}; SERNAGEOMIN) is a [[Chilean government]] agency. Its function is to provide [[geology|geological]] information and advice, technical assistance to government, public and private interests, and to regulate the mining industry in [[Chile]].


It was formed in 1980 by the combination of the previous ''Institute of Geological Investigations'' and the ''State Mines Service''. Its National Director is appointed by the [[President of Chile]]; its present National Director (since 2006) is Patricio Cartagena.
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]].<ref>[http://www.sernageomin.cl/volcanes.php Official Web Site of the (National Geology and Mining Service), abbreviated as SERNAGEOMIN] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128190103/http://www.sernageomin.cl/volcanes.php |date=2016-11-28 }}</ref><ref>[http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vdap/activities/responses/chaiten.php The volcanos in Chile are monitored by SERNAGEOMIN], [[United States Geological Survey]], {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210052939/http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vdap/activities/responses/chaiten.php |date=2014-12-10 }}</ref>


Sernageomin publishes since [[1974]] the [[scientific journal]] [[Andean Geology]], which was until 2009 named ''Revista Geologica de Chile''.
Since 1974, SERNAGEOMIN has published the [[scientific journal]] ''[[Andean Geology]]'', formerly the ''Revista Geológica de Chile''.{{fact|date=February 2021}}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sernageomin.cl Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980202173248/http://www.sernageomin.cl/ Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería]
* [http://www.sernageomin.cl/index.php?plantilla=ingles&option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=20&sectionid=0&sectionitemid=0&contenidopadre=0 English description]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071122153708/http://www.sernageomin.cl/index.php?plantilla=ingles&option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=20&sectionid=0&sectionitemid=0&contenidopadre=0 English description]


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Latest revision as of 07:58, 21 April 2024

Sernageomin building in Providencia, Santiago.

The National Geology and Mining Service (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería; SERNAGEOMIN) is a Chilean government agency. Its function is to provide geological information and advice, technical assistance to government, public and private interests, and to regulate the mining industry in Chile.

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.[1][2]

Since 1974, SERNAGEOMIN has published the scientific journal Andean Geology, formerly the Revista Geológica de Chile.[citation needed]

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