Colombia · Boyacá · Municipality
Gámeza
19
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.32
deaths
12
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.27
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Gámeza (Boyacá), between 2006 and May 30, 2025, ANM's emergency register lists 19 mining emergencies with 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 |
Guanto · EL CARMEN 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2025 |
OJO DE AGUSA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 2023 |
Aguantó
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente FIO-10F |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 2022 |
Guanto · Alisos 2
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 2017 |
La Capilla · PIEDEMONTE
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26, 2016 |
Guanto · LA CASTELLANA
Fire · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2015 |
Guanto
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente FIO-10F |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 2014 |
Satoba · EL TESORO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente DHG-112 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 2012 |
La Capilla · EL VOLADOR
Explosion · Coal · Expediente EET-162 |
Explosion | Illicit | 2 | 2 |
| May 9, 2012 |
Guanto · LA CASTELLANA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 2012 |
Guanto · CARBONERA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 01-003-96 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2011 |
La Capilla · LA ESPERANZA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente FEJ-112 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 2011 |
Motua · EL BOSQUE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 2011 |
Guanto · QUEBRADITA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 2008 |
Centro
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 01-066-96 |
Explosion | Legal | 8 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 2008 |
Guanto
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 3 | 3 |
| May 2, 2008 |
Guanto Bajo
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-068-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 6, 2007 |
La Capilla
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 8 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 2006 |
Guanto
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-003-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |