Status
The NOM is a public establishment of a none-administrative nature (EPNA), which has a civil personality and financial autonomy and is placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy and Mines. (Head office)
Targets
- Studying the country’s geology, using and adopting modern techniques so as to have the best knowledge of the country’s natural resources. Producing and disseminating data and studies about geology and mines in Tunisia for earth-science researchers.
- Providing the public powers with the necessary tools for a better management of soil and subsoil and setting up programs aimed at preventing natural risks and developing the territory and the environment.
- Identifying Tunisia’s soil- and subsoil-mining potentialities.
Missions
- Providing the country with a basic geologic infrastructure.
- Making an inventory of and exploring the country’s potentialities in mineral raw materials.
- Assuring geo-information stocking and management.
- Boosting the mineral potential of the country
Workforce / (120) agents :
- Engineers and managers (82)
- Employees and technicians (university graduates) (28)
- Workers, skilled and non-skilled (execution) (10)
- General supervision rate: 51%
Fields of activities
The NOM has had at its disposal expertise potential and assistance in the following domains :
- Basic geological cartography
- Thematic cartography
- Numeric cartography and information system
- Natural risks
- Necessary materials
- Mineral resources
- Analytical techniques
- Geophysical exploration
- Geochemical exploration
- Geo-information management
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Main entry
Head office
DATA CENTER
Department of Laboratory
Department of Geological Research
Department of Minerals Research
Documentation Center
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