Colombia · Bolívar · Municipality
Barranco de Loba
11
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.15
deaths
14
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.17
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Barranco de Loba (Bolívar), between 2010 and Mar 4, 2025, ANM's emergency register lists 11 mining emergencies with 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 |
Delicias Minas Santa Cruz · Bocamina cercana a la Ciénaga La Chupa
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 2024 |
Delicias Nuevas · MARAÑONES
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente ARE-506417 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 2023 |
Mina Seca · PORDETERMINAR
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 |
Nigua
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 2021 |
Corregimiento Minas de Santa Cruz · Pozo Rico
Electrical · Gold |
Electrical | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 2021 |
Minas Santa Cruz
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 1, 2020 |
Santa Cruz
Slope instability · Gold |
Slope instability | Illicit | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2020 |
Pueblito Mejía
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 2014 |
Corregimiento Minas de Santa Cruz · MINAS DE SANTACRUZ
Electrical · Gold · Expediente EB-0003 |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 2013 |
Corregimiento Santa Cruz
Mechanical · Gold |
Mechanical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 21, 2010 |
SANTA CRUZ
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 3 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |