Mining Incidents

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Monguí

10
registered emergencies
ⓘ 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.
5
deaths
3
deaths at illicit workings
ⓘ 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.
13
active
ⓘ Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.

In Monguí (Boyacá), between 2006 and Jun 6, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 10 mining emergencies with 5 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 Legal status Killed
Jun 6, 2026 Reginaldo · LA PALMA BM 2
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 14195
Illicit 1
Sep 2, 2025 Reginaldo · EL VOLCAN Y SUS MINAS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14195
Illicit 0
May 10, 2025 Centro · Tomas Tapias Bocamina 1
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente FL3-083, FL3-083-002
Legal 1
Aug 27, 2024 Sector Cruz Alta · PORVENIR BOCAMINA 3
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 045-92
Legal 1
Oct 10, 2023 Reginaldo · ILEGAL
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal
Illicit 1
Jan 30, 2023 Reginaldo · LA TRINIDAD
Fire · Coal · Expediente FJC-151
Legal 0
Aug 11, 2021 Reginaldo · Minas Central 2, Central 1 y Bocaviento
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14195
Legal 0
Nov 26, 2019
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14195
Legal 0
May 6, 2008 Reginaldo
Ground failure · Coal
Illicit 1
Sep 19, 2006 Reginaldo
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14195
Legal 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, illicit
2026 1 1 1
2025 2 1 0
2024 1 1 0
2023 2 1 1
2021 1 0 0
2019 1 0 0
2008 1 1 1
2006 1 0 0