| Argentine Geological & Mining Service Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino | |
| Abbreviation: | SEGEMAR |
| Status: | Government Organisation |
| Purpose: | Geoscience |
| Headquarters: | Buenos Aires |
| Parent Organization: | Secretary of Mining |
| Num Staff: | 348 |
| Website: | www.segemar.gov.ar |
Servicio Geológico Minero is an Argentine government institution aimed at producing geological, mining and environmental information to achieve sustained development and mitigate geological hazards.[1]
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.[2] 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.