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INGEMMET

The Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico (INGEMMET) is a Peruvian scientific and management agency part of the Ministry of Energy and Mines. It is devoted to the study of the mineral resources, geology of Peru and the regulation of mineral rights in that country.

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INGEMMET
Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico
Agency overview
FormedDecember 5, 1978 (1978-12-05)
Preceding agencies
  • Instituto de Geología y Minería (INGEOMIN)
  • Instituto Científico y Tecnológico Minero (INCITEMI)
JurisdictionPeru
HeadquartersLima, Peru
Websiteportal.ingemmet.gob.pe

The Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico (INGEMMET) is a Peruvian scientific and management agency part of the Ministry of Energy and Mines.1 It is devoted to the study of the mineral resources, geology of Peru and the regulation of mineral rights in that country.1

Volcano surveillance

Observatorio Vulcanológico INGEMMET (OVI) is the division of INGEMMET in charge of the study of volcanic activity and potential hazards due to that activity.2

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References

  1. "Quiénes Somos - Ingemmet". www.ingemmet.gob.pe (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  2. "Observatorio Vulcanológico del INGEMMET (OVI) – Observatorio Vulcanológico del INGEMMET". ovi.ingemmet.gob.pe (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
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