title: Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineral Resources
text: # Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineral Resources
  
  Siberian Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineral Resources (Russian: Сибирский научно-исследовательский институт геологии, геофизики и минерального сырья) is a research institute in Tsentralny District of Novosibirsk, Russia. It was founded in 1957.
  
  ## History
  
  The research organization was established in 1957. In 1960, the main scientific activity of the institute was associated with oil development in the West Siberian Lowland.
  
  ## Scientific activity
  
  Research institute is engaged in the mineral prospecting.
  
  ## Number of employees
  
  * 1967 – 1048 employees (8 Doctors of Sciences, 71 Candidates of Sciences and 448 specialists with higher education);
  * 1996 – 569 employees;
  * 1999 – 613 employees;
  * 2007 – 700 employees (1 Academician, 22 Doctors of Sciences and 87 Candidates of Sciences).
  
  ## Geological Museum
  
  There is the Geological Museum at the Institute. It is located on Krasny Avenue 35.
  
  