Private company

National Geology and Mining Service

Logo: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile del Ministerio de Minería, Gobierno de Chile., CC BY 3.0 cl, via Wikimedia Commons3

Chilean government agency

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.2 It is part of Ministry of Mining.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1980Founded1
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Photo: Warko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

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.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Mining

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1980Founded Founded1