Montecristo
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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.ⓘ
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.ⓘ
Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Montecristo (Bolívar), between 2017 and Aug 4, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 13 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).
| Date | Vereda and mine | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 |
Santa Rosa del Sur · MINECAR
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente JG4-16531 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2026 |
Por Determinar · MINA CANGREJO
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente 19465 |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2026 |
Mina Walter · Bocamina Comisur Gold SAS.
Mechanical · Gold · Expediente JG4-16531 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 31, 2026 |
BOCAMINA 2
Mechanical · Gold · Expediente JG4-16531 |
Mechanical | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 18, 2025 |
Minecar
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente JG4-16531 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2025 |
La Pista · LA ORQUIDEA
Fall from height · Gold · Expediente 19475 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 10, 2023 |
La Pista · ORQUIDEA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 19465 |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| May 26, 2022 |
La Mocha
Mechanical · Gold · Expediente 20007 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2020 |
Ahuyama
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 2020 |
Alto de Caribona · ASOCALUNGO
Fall from height · Gold |
Fall from height | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 2019 |
El Castillo · El Castillo
Mechanical · Gold · Expediente 20007 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2018 |
Altocaribona
Other cause · Coal |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 6, 2017 |
Alto Caribona · MINA PISCINA
Fall from height · Gold |
Fall from height | 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.
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The lessons-learned records and the press releases are ANM's own layers, smaller than the register; one emergency can appear in all three.