Mexican Geological Survey

Servicio Geológico Mexicano
Agency overview
Formed1944 (as Comité Directivo)
2005 (as SGM)
JurisdictionMexico
HeadquartersPachuca, Hidalgo
Parent agencySecretaría de Economía
Websitewww.gob.mx/sgm

The Servicio Geológico Mexicano (SGM; English: Mexican Geological Survey) is a decentralized agency of the Mexican Federal Government tasked with generating national geological knowledge. Operating under the Secretariat of Economy, its primary mandate is to map the nation's mining resources, assess geological hazards (seismicity and volcanism), and maintain the National Geoscientific Data System (GeoInfoMex).

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