Colombia's mining record
Colombia's mining agency, ANM, logged 2,149 mining emergencies with 2,467 deaths between 2005 and Sep 24, 2026; 913 of those deaths were at workings it calls illicit. It also delivered 240 safety sanctions on mining titles since 2017. ANM publishes neither record. Both came to us on a public-information petition, and how we got them is at the bottom of this page.
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ANM
Agencia Nacional de Minería, Colombia's national mining agency. It grants mining titles, keeps the cadastre and runs the mine-rescue service.mine-rescue service
Salvamento minero: ANM's mine-rescue stations and support points. They attend the emergencies reported to ANM and log each one in the register this page counts.illicit workings
ANM's own label for a working with no mining title or permit behind it. It says nothing about who was working there.| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 124 | 71 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 121 | 122 | 58 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 111 | 124 | 58 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 122 | 149 | 87 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 117 | 146 | 92 | 54 | |
| 2021 | 128 | 148 | 77 | 71 | |
| 2020 | 153 | 171 | 108 | 63 | |
| 2019 | 114 | 82 | 53 | 29 | |
| 2018 | 142 | 112 | 74 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 115 | 139 | 84 | 55 | |
| 2016 | 114 | 124 | 73 | 51 | |
| 2015 | 84 | 92 | 66 | 26 | |
| 2014 | 87 | 120 | 71 | 49 | |
| 2013 | 91 | 90 | 69 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 90 | 102 | 70 | 32 | |
| 2011 | 100 | 127 | 84 | 43 | |
| 2010 | 84 | 173 | 139 | 34 | |
| 2009 | 61 | 58 | 42 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 74 | 82 | 54 | 28 | |
| 2007 | 66 | 103 | 60 | 43 | |
| 2006 | 59 | 42 | 36 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 14 |
Deaths are split by the legal status ANM assigns the working; deaths at workings ANM classes as "other" count in the total and in neither column. The current year is partial. ANM register with emergencies through Sep 24, 2026 (extract of Sep 28, 2026, delivered Sep 30, 2026).
fines
A multa is a fine ANM imposes on a title holder for a breach, here a safety breach.title cancellations
Caducidad: ANM ends the mining title, and the holder loses the right to mine it. It is the heaviest sanction ANM can impose.expedientes
The file number ANM gives each mining title or application. One expediente is one title, so a company with many titles has many expedientes.| Year | Fines | Cancellations | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 49 | 5 | 54 | |
| 2020 | 33 | 9 | 42 | |
| 2021 | 24 | 5 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 18 | 1 | 19 | |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
We asked for the record from 2015; ANM's record starts in 2017. Every resolution cites literal g of article 112 of Ley 685 de 2001 (serious and repeated breach of technical rules), because that is how ANM built the filter for the delivery. Fines come in three units (SMLMV, UVT and UVB) and are never added together. The current year is partial. From the sanctions register ANM delivered to Mining Incidents in answer to a derecho de petición (radicado 20261004878842; answer 20263600212181 of Oct 2, 2026).
| Department | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, illicit | Active titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyacá | 628 | 618 | 174 | 1,105 | |
| Cundinamarca | 421 | 491 | 134 | 566 | |
| Antioquia | 373 | 472 | 218 | 1,017 | |
| Norte de Santander | 302 | 361 | 41 | 373 | |
| Caldas | 117 | 108 | 74 | 314 | |
| Cauca | 71 | 133 | 107 | 147 | |
| Santander | 67 | 77 | 52 | 317 | |
| Valle del Cauca | 66 | 59 | 29 | 220 | |
| Bolívar | 36 | 48 | 34 | 291 | |
| Cesar | 16 | 12 | 0 | 195 | |
| Chocó | 10 | 25 | 23 | 123 | |
| La Guajira | 10 | 13 | 0 | 61 | |
| Nariño | 10 | 27 | 22 | 99 | |
| Risaralda | 7 | 3 | 2 | 35 | |
| Tolima | 7 | 8 | 3 | 219 | |
| Córdoba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 130 | |
| Huila | 2 | 7 | 0 | 166 | |
| Bogotá D.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Magdalena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | |
| Quindío | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
Emergencies and deaths in ANM's register for each department. Active titles are from ANM's cadastre, by the first department each title names. Each department has its own page.
| Accident type | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground failure | 762 | 707 | |
| Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | 348 | 427 | |
| Mechanical | 212 | 197 | |
| Explosion | 204 | 540 | |
| Fire | 163 | 6 | |
| Other cause | 120 | 112 | |
| Fall from height | 89 | 83 | |
| Electrical | 70 | 67 | |
| Handling explosives and blasting accessories | 63 | 52 | |
| Slope instability | 59 | 156 | |
| Flooding | 47 | 101 | |
| Landslide | 7 | 14 | |
| Heavy machinery | 5 | 5 |
| Mineral | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 1,610 | 1,779 | |
| Gold | 432 | 572 | |
| Emerald | 56 | 57 | |
| Construction materials | 18 | 31 | |
| Clay | 7 | 8 | |
| Phosphate rock | 6 | 6 | |
| Limestone | 4 | 3 | |
| Barite | 3 | 3 | |
| Copper | 3 | 2 | |
| Salt | 3 | 0 | |
| Sand | 2 | 2 | |
| Gypsum | 2 | 2 | |
| Hydrocarbon | 1 | 1 | |
| Quarry material | 1 | 0 | |
| Nickel | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Place | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 |
Landázuri, Santander
Explosion · Coal · Expediente FH2-101 |
Explosion | Illicit | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2026 |
Quípama, Boyacá · SIN IDENTIFICAR
Ground failure · Emerald · Expediente ED4-151 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2026 |
Titiribí, Antioquia · LA COLINA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente DCK-081 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2026 |
El Tambo, Cauca · POR DETERMINAR
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente JII-14591 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2026 |
Tausa, Cundinamarca · VOLCAN 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ODJ-0833 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2026 |
Sutatausa, Cundinamarca · CERREJONCITO 1
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente ARE-MIT-08011X |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 2026 |
Bucaramanga, Santander
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 2026 |
Riosucio, Caldas · Carmen del Cristo
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente NFC-09541 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2026 |
Policarpa, Nariño
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 13 | 7 |
| Aug 18, 2026 |
Remedios, Antioquia · Sociedad Minera San Pedro 2 S.A.S
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente JJE-08037X |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Legal | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 |
Cucunubá, Cundinamarca · PORVENIR 1
Explosion · Coal · Expediente ARE-MIT-08031X |
Explosion | Legal | 6 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2026 |
Norosí, Bolívar · LA CIARA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente OAP-11571 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
Each row is one emergency as ANM registers it. The mine's name is shown without the name of whoever works it, and the holder the register prints is never shown. The expediente is the one ANM prints. "Reported, not attended" marks emergencies ANM registered without its team attending.
vereda
A rural subdivision of a Colombian municipality, roughly a village area. ANM's releases often name one.“La Agencia Nacional de Minería ( ANM ) lamenta profundamente la muerte de 14 personas en la emergencia ocurrida en Santa Bárbara de Iscuandé, Nariño, el pasado 19 de octubre, y expresa su solidaridad con las familias de las víctimas.”
ANM lamenta la muerte de 14 personas en Nariño y llama a reforzar la seguridad minera · All emergencies in Nariño
“La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento de tres personas en un accidente ocurrido el miércoles 30 de septiembre, aproximadamente a las 4:20 p. m., en una explotación subterránea de oro ubicada en el sector de Pisares, zona alta del río Saija, en el municipio de Timbiquí, Cauca.”
ANM lamenta el fallecimiento de tres mineros en Timbiquí y reitera su compromiso con una minería segura y legal · All emergencies in Cauca
“Cuatro trabajadores perdieron la vida tras quedar atrapados en una mina de carbón ubicada en la vereda El Carmen, en el municipio de Landázuri, Santander, luego de una emergencia registrada al interior del yacimiento.”
ANM acompaña atención de emergencia minera en Landázuri, Santander · All emergencies in Santander
“La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento de dos mineros en la mina de carbón La Colina, ubicada en Titiribí, Antioquia, tras una emergencia asociada a la ausencia de oxígeno.”
ANM actuará con rigor ante incumplimiento en mina de Titiribí · All emergencies in Antioquia
“Después de cinco horas y media de labores ininterrumpidas, nuestro equipo de Salvamento Minero logró rescatar con vida e ilesos a los dos trabajadores que permanecían atrapados en una emergencia minera en Tausa, Cundinamarca.”
Rescate exitoso en Tausa: dos mineros fueron evacuados con vida e ilesos. · All emergencies in Cundinamarca
“La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) lamenta profundamente la pérdida de 13 vidas en la emergencia registrada en la vereda Puerto Rico, municipio de Policarpa, Nariño.”
ANM acompaña a las familias afectadas en Policarpa, Nariño · All emergencies in Nariño
“Una vez culminadas las labores de salvamento, que se extendieron durante toda la jornada del 14 de agosto, y tras apoyar la extracción de los cuerpos de los seis trabajadores y su entrega en superficie a la SIJIN de la Policía Nacional, el equipo técnico de la Agencia Nacional de Minería procederá con la elaboración del informe correspondiente a la emergencia registrada en la bocamina Porvenir 1, vereda La Ramada, en Cucunubá, Cundinamarca.”
La Agencia Nacional de Minería inicia investigación técnica para establecer las causas de la emergencia minera de Cucunubá · All emergencies in Cundinamarca
“Con profundo dolor, la Agencia Nacional de Minería confirma el fallecimiento de los seis trabajadores atrapados en la emergencia minera de la vereda La Ramada, Cucunubá, Cundinamarca.”
La ANM confirma el lamentable fallecimiento de los seis mineros de Cucunubá · All emergencies in Cundinamarca
“Hasta el momento, una persona fue hallada sin signos vitales y seis trabajadores permanecen atrapados al interior de la labor minera, por lo que las operaciones de rescate continúan de manera ininterrumpida con el objetivo de preservar la vida y llegar hasta los trabajadores reportados.”
Continúan labores de rescate tras emergencia registrada en actividad minera no autorizada en Sutatausa · All emergencies in Cundinamarca
“El incidente, ocasionado por una explosión al interior de la mina, dejó un total de 15 trabajadores afectados.”
Seis mineros rescatados y nueve fallecidos deja emergencia en mina de Sutatausa, Cundinamarca · All emergencies in Cundinamarca
“se ha logrado la recuperación de los seis cuerpos de los mineros que se encontraban atrapados.”
Agencia Nacional de Minería rescató seis cuerpos de mineros tras 40 horas de intensa búsqueda y extracción de carbón en mina de Guachetá · All emergencies in Cundinamarca
“En otras tres emergencias que se presentaron durante el pasado fin de semana en minas ilícitas ubicadas en Landázuri, Santander, Ataco, Tolima y Remedios, Antioquia, la ausencia de condiciones mínimas de seguridad impidió las intervenciones efectivas de rescatistas ocasionando que 12 trabajadores perdieran la vida.”
Rescate de mineros en Antioquia evidencia eficacia en protocolos de seguridad promovidos por ANM · All emergencies in Tolima
Each event is what one ANM press release states, with the sentence it rests on quoted verbatim. Tolls in a rescue-in-progress release are provisional; a later release about the same event is a separate entry. The count is a floor.
| Date | Place | Exploitation | Mechanism | Killed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | Socha, Boyacá | Mina subterránea de carbón | Atrapamiento | 2 | Lesson learned → |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Titiribí, Antioquia | Mina subterránea de Carbón | exposición o contacto con la electricidad | 1 | Lesson learned → |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Cucunubá, Cundinamarca | Mina subterránea de Carbón | Exposición o contacto con sustancias nocivas, Radiaciones o salpicaduras - Pisadas choques o golpes | 4 | Lesson learned → |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Puerto Berrío, Antioquia | Mina subterránea de oro | Atrapamiento | 1 | Lesson learned → |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Maripi, Boyacá · Cunas | Mina subterránea de Esmeraldas | Accidente Minero por riesgo eléctrico | 2 | Lesson learned → |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Guachetá, Cundinamarca | Mina subterránea de carbón | Atrapamiento | 1 | Lesson learned → |
| Feb 3, 2026 | El Zulia, Norte de Santander | Mina subterránea de carbón | Otro. (Deficiencia de oxígeno) | 1 | Lesson learned → |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Sutatausa, Cundinamarca | Mina subterránea de carbón | Caída de Persona | 1 | Lesson learned → |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Socotá, Boyacá · San Pedro COOPERATIVA AGROMINERA MULTIACTIVA DE PAZ DE RIO CARBOPAZ LTDA |
Mina subterránea de carbón (Accidente en superficie) | levantamiento de cargas (mecánico) | 1 | Lesson learned → |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Socotá, Boyacá · El Fraile 1 y 2 | Mina Subterranea de carbón | Exposición o contacto con temperaturas extrema y Exposición o contacto con sustancias nocivas,radiaciones o salpicaduras. | 1 | Lesson learned → |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Remedios, Antioquia · El Minón | Mina Subterranea de oro | Falla geomecánica | 0 | Lesson learned → |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Lenguazaque, Cundinamarca | Mina subterránea de carbón | Caída de personas | 1 | Lesson learned → |
Each row is one ANM PDF read into fields. The date is the accident date the PDF states; the company link appears only when the PDF names a título that resolves in the cadastre.
NIT
Número de Identificación Tributaria, the tax ID of a Colombian company. The cadastre prints it beside the title holder, so each title joins its company exactly.mining titles
Título minero: the concession contract that grants the right to explore and mine an area. ANM lists every one in its public cadastre.| Company | Active titles | Titles | Applications | Register emergencies | ANM records | Departments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOP. BOYACENSE PRODUCTORES CARBON NIT 891800437 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 1 | Boyacá |
| ARIS MINING SEGOVIA NIT 900306309 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | Antioquia |
| GEOEXPLOTACIONES S.A.S. NIT 807001461 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | Norte de Santander |
| ARIS MINING MARMATO S.A.S. NIT 890114642 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Caldas |
| SOCIEDAD DE PRODUCTORES MINEROS DE CARBON DE GUACHETA S.A.S. NIT 830092430 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Cundinamarca |
| MINAS Y MINERALES S A MINMINER S A NIT 832004332 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Cundinamarca |
| MINERALES ANDINOS DE OCCIDENTE S.A.S. NIT 900039998 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Antioquia, Caldas |
| COOP INTEGRAL CARBONIFERA BOYACENSE LTDA COINCARBOY NIT 891856289 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Boyacá |
| COOPERATIVA AGROMINERA MULTIACTIVA DE PAIPA LTDA - COAGROMIN NIT 891801659 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Boyacá |
| SOCIEDAD DE MINAS MORALES LTDA NIT 826003110 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Boyacá |
| SOCIEDAD DE MINAS VILLARICA LTDA NIT 826003096 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Boyacá |
| MINEROS Y MINERALES DE BOYACA S.A.S NIT 900804041 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | Boyacá |
| MINEXCOM SAS NIT 901164498 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | Boyacá |
| ACERIAS PAZ DEL RIO S A NIT 860029995 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 | Boyacá, Cundinamarca |
| COMERCIALIZADORA INTERNACIONAL MILPA S.A NIT 860513970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Cundinamarca |
| UNIMINAS S.A.S. NIT 832002451 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Cundinamarca |
| COOPERATIVA MULTIACTIVA UNION DE MINEROS NIT 817000118 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 0 | Cauca |
| P3 CARBONERAS LOS PINOS S.A.S. NIT 832007855 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | Cundinamarca |
| CARBONES SAN FERNANDO SAS NIT 890903357 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | Antioquia |
| ORGANIZACION COOPERATIVA DE PRODUCTORES DE CARBON DE LA PROVINCIA DE VALDERRAMA - COOPROVAL O.C. NIT 800145904 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Boyacá |
| C.I. MINAS LA AURORA S.A.S. NIT 807004725 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | Norte de Santander |
| CONTINENTAL GOLD LIMITED SUCURSAL COLOMBIA NIT 900166687 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 12 | 0 | Antioquia, Chocó |
| INVERSIONES MARTINEZ LEROY S.A. INVERCOAL NIT 860079278 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | Boyacá, Santander |
| DRUMMOND LTD NIT 800021308 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | Cesar |
| INVERSIONES PINZON MARTINEZ S.A. NIT 860045623 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | Cundinamarca |
NIT holders ranked by linked incidents, then active titles. Each company page lists every title, application and subcontract it is party to and any ANM record that names one of its expedientes.
ⓘ
A mining emergency reported to ANM and handled by its mine-rescue stations and support points, as listed in the register the agency delivered in answer to a public-information petition. It is not every mining death in the country.ⓘ
ANM classifies each emergency by the legal status of the working where it happened: legal, illicit or other. The classification is ANM's, not ours.From the emergency register ANM delivered to Mining Incidents in answer to a derecho de petición (radicado 20261004896502; answer 20263410388871).
ANM register with emergencies through Sep 24, 2026 (extract of Sep 28, 2026, delivered Sep 30, 2026).
ⓘ
A título minero is a concession contract or licence registered in the Registro Minero Nacional; ANM's cadastre lists each with its expediente code, holders, minerals, stage and status.ⓘ
NIT is Colombia's tax identifier (Número de Identificación Tributaria). ANM's cadastre publishes it for every company holder, so records join exactly.Titles, applications and formalization subcontracts synced weekly from ANM's own map service (last refreshed Nov 3, 2026). Natural persons hold many titles too (11,610 cédula holders); they are named on title rows but never get a page.
ⓘ
A per-accident PDF ANM published as a lesson learned or a safety alert, read into structured fields. ANM chooses which accidents get one.ⓘ
A record is linked when its text names a título code that matches the cadastre exactly.The "lección aprendida" and "alerta de seguridad" PDFs ANM published for accidents from 2013 to 2026, each read into date, place, exploitation type, deaths and mechanism. A subset the agency chose to write up, never a census.
ⓘ
One emergency an ANM press release describes: a death, entrapment, rescue, collapse or explosion at a mining site.Every ANM press release since 2014 is read daily; the ones reporting an emergency are extracted into events, newest Oct 19, 2026, feed last read Nov 4, 2026. These are press releases, not the agency's register.
Emergencies in ANM press releases since the register's newest (Sep 24, 2026): 3, with 21 deaths. That figure is a floor.
ANM's rescue group keeps a consolidated register of every mining emergency it attends (procedure MIS5-P-001). ANM does not publish the rows; it delivered them in answer to the emergencies petition, and that register is the first layer on this page. ANM also delivered, by petition, its register of safety sanctions since 2017; those resolutions are below and on each company page.
Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM), Grupo de Seguridad y Salvamento Minero, Registro de emergencias mineras atendidas por las estaciones y puntos de apoyo de Salvamento Minero (entregado por derecho de petición): 2,149 records, fetched Sep 30, 2026.
Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM), Vicepresidencia de Seguimiento, Control y Seguridad Minera, Resoluciones sancionatorias (multas y caducidades) por temas de seguridad minera (entregado por derecho de petición): 240 records, fetched Oct 2, 2026.
ANM (Agencia Nacional de Minería), Solicitudes mineras en trámite (Catastro Minero, ArcGIS REST layer 2): 8,115 records, fetched Nov 3, 2026. →
ANM (Agencia Nacional de Minería), Subcontratos de formalización (Catastro Minero, ArcGIS REST layer 3): 345 records, fetched Nov 3, 2026. →
ANM (Agencia Nacional de Minería), Títulos mineros vigentes (Catastro Minero, ArcGIS REST layer 1): 6,235 records, fetched Nov 3, 2026. →
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), DIVIPOLA- Códigos municipios: 1,122 records, fetched Sep 25, 2026. →
Accident records and press releases come from ANM's own site through its public JSON:API (node types lecciones_aprendidas, alerta_de_seguridad and noticia); the PDFs are linked from each row.