Colombia · Antioquia · Municipality
Fredonia
14
registered emergencies
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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.16
deaths
2
deaths at illicit workings
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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.14
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Fredonia (Antioquia), between 2006 and Apr 12, 2016, ANM's emergency register lists 14 mining emergencies with 16 deaths.
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).
Emergencies in ANM's register
| Date | Vereda and mine | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2016 |
Jonás · EL BLOQUE
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente J050198011 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2015 |
Jonas · EL BLOQUE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 05-001-98 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 20, 2014 |
Jonás · EL BLOQUE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente J050198011 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 2 |
| May 19, 2014 |
Palomos · LOS PATIOS 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente IDO-08011 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2014 |
Jonás · EL BLOQUE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente J050198011 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2012 |
Palomos · LA CAÑADA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente IDO-08011 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 2012 |
Palomos · LA PALMERA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente IDO-08011 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2011 |
Corregimiento Palomos · LA PALMERA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente PGP-08011 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19, 2011 |
Corregimiento de Palomos · LAS PALMERAS
Electrical · Coal · Expediente IDO-08011 |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 13, 2010 |
NECHI
Fire · Gold · Expediente HHNK-09 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 2009 |
Jonas
Explosion · Coal · Expediente J050198011 |
Explosion | Legal | 9 | 3 |
| May 8, 2009 |
Palomos
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente GCI-161 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 9 |
| Jan 3, 2007 |
Palomos
Explosion · Coal · Expediente AFP-152 |
Explosion | Illicit | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 30, 2006 |
Palomos
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
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.
Emergencies and deaths by year, ANM register
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |