Boavita
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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 Boavita (Boyacá), between 2017 and Dec 15, 2025, 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).
| Date | Vereda and mine | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 |
Ochaca · Tunjitas
Explosion · Coal · Expediente FFB-081 |
Explosion | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| May 5, 2024 |
MERCEDES
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FFB-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2024 |
Lagunillas Sector Sauzal · LUMINARIA 2
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 |
Vereda Lagunillas Sector Sauzal.
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 |
Sauzal · DAMIAN
Explosion · Coal · Expediente FIT-152 |
Explosion | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 |
Lagunillas Sector Sausal · El Cielo
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2021 |
Saudal · EL CIELO
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 4, 2021 |
Sausal
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2021 |
Melonal Sector el Roble
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FFB-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 2020 |
Melonal · EL TOCHAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente OBK-15021 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 15, 2020 |
Ochaca · TUNJITAS
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 1, 2018 |
Ochaca · EL CARMEN
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente FFB-081 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 2018 |
Lagunillas · LAS ESPERANZA 2
Explosion · Coal · Expediente FFB-081 |
Explosion | Legal | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 19, 2017 |
Melonal el Roble · FFB-081
Explosion · Coal · Expediente FFB-081 |
Explosion | Legal | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The lessons-learned records and the press releases are ANM's own layers, smaller than the register; one emergency can appear in all three.