Colombia · Boyacá · Municipality
Mongua
14
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.10
deaths
5
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.20
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Mongua (Boyacá), between 2007 and Sep 18, 2025, ANM's emergency register lists 14 mining emergencies with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2025 |
Monguí · Porvenir BM3
Fire · Coal · Expediente 045-92 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2025 |
Cruz Alta · MINA 3
Fire · Coal · Expediente 045-92 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 |
Mongui · LA CABAÑA
Fire · Coal · Expediente EEC-151 |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4, 2025 |
Sector Crus Alta · PORVENIR BM 3
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 045-92 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8, 2025 |
Sector el Carmen · LA CABAÑA
Fire · Coal · Expediente EEC-151 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2023 |
Mongui Sector Santa Cruz · PORVENIR
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 01-045-92 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2021 |
Monguí · El Cerezo
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 01-066-96 |
Explosion | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2019 |
Monguí · El Cerezo 1 y Cerezo
Fire · Coal · Expediente 081-92 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2018 |
Reginaldo · C1, CENTRAL 2 Y BOCAVIENTO CENTRAL 2
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14195 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 2016 |
Monguí · El CEREZO Y EL HIGUERÓN BM2 BM3.
Explosion · Coal · Expediente GKI-101 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 4, 2010 |
EL DESECHO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente RFT-08061 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 2010 |
Monguí · ABANDONADA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2009 |
Dusmon
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 707T |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 27, 2007 |
Siberia
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente CFJ-091 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | 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.
Emergencies and deaths by year, ANM register
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |