Colombia · Antioquia · Municipality
Venecia
16
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.6
deaths
1
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.10
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Venecia (Antioquia), between 2005 and Jan 28, 2022, ANM's emergency register lists 16 mining emergencies with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2022 |
Palenque · El Tesoro
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FKH-091 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 2020 |
Palomos · SAN JOSÉ
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 2017 |
Palenque · EL TESORO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FKH-091 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 2017 |
Palenque · EL TESORO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold · Expediente FKH -091 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2016 |
Palenque · EL TESORO
Fire · Coal · Expediente FKH-091 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19, 2016 |
Palenque · EL TESORO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FKH-091 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 2014 |
Rincon Santo Sector San Pacho · LA PALOMERA
Explosion · Coal · Expediente NHS-09171 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 7 |
| May 30, 2014 |
Palmichal · LA PLANTA
Fire · Coal · Expediente EJR-151 |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 2012 |
Palenque · EL TESORO, APIQUE TRES
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente FKH-091 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2011 |
Vrda Palenque · LA HERENCIA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente GCI-161 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2011 |
Rincon Santo · LA CAROLINA
Electrical · Coal · Expediente B7427005 |
Electrical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 2010 |
Palmichal · PALMICHAL
Fire · Coal · Expediente EJR-151 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 27, 2009 |
Palmichal
Fire · Coal · Expediente EJR-151 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2008 |
Palenque
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente FKH-091 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 2007 |
Palmichal
Fire · Coal · Expediente EJR-151 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2005 |
Rinconsanto
Fire · Coal · Expediente ECH-092 |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 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.
Emergencies and deaths by year, ANM register
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |