The ''Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico'' (INGEMMET) is a

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vian 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 Mineral rights are property rights to exploit an area for the minerals it harbors. Mineral rights can be separate from property ownership (see Split estate). Mineral rights can refer to sedentary minerals that do not move below the Earth's surfa ...

in that country.

Volcano surveillance

''Observatorio Vulcanológico INGEMMET'' (OVI) is the division of INGEMMET in charge of the study of

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and potential hazards due to that activity.

References

External links

Official INGEMMET site (in Spanish)

INGEMMET
on

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(in Spanish).
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