Servicio nacional de geología y minería
Encyclopedia
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (National Geology and Mining Service), abbreviated as 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
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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.
SERNAGEOMIN publishes since 1974 the scientific journal
Andean Geology
, which was until 2009 named Revista Geologica de Chile.
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
information and advice, technical assistance to government, public and private interests, and to regulate the mining industry in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
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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
President of Chile
The President of the Republic of Chile is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible of the government and state administration...
; its present National Director (since 2006) is Patricio Cartagena.
SERNAGEOMIN publishes since 1974 the scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
Andean Geology
Andean Geology
Andean Geology is a scientific journal published by Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Chile's geology and mining agency. It contains articles that are published in the field of geology and related earth sciences, primarily on issues that are relevant to Chile and the Andes...
, which was until 2009 named Revista Geologica de Chile.