Colombia · Boyacá · Municipality
Paipa
38
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.25
deaths
0
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.41
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Paipa (Boyacá), between 2005 and Aug 29, 2023, ANM's emergency register lists 38 mining emergencies with 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2023 |
Salitre · LA MESA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 2023 |
Salitre · EL BOSQUE 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 2023 |
Salitre Centro
Fire · Coal · Expediente 009-91 |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 16, 2023 |
Cruz de Murcia · Rodadero 1, Rodadero 2 , Rodadero 3
Fire · Coal · Expediente 009-91 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 2022 |
Cruz de Murcia · Rodadero 1, Rodadero 2 , Rodadero 3 y Rodadero 4
Fire · Coal · Expediente 009-91 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2022 |
Salitre · Espino 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 11, 2022 |
Salitre · Pino 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 2022 |
Salitre · Cerezo
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EIF-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 2021 |
Salitre · Bosque II y III
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-055-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2021 |
Vereda el Salitre · Mina Diamante 3
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 2021 |
Vereda el Salitre · Mina Eucalipto II
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 2021 |
Salitre
Fire · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 2020 |
El Salitre · EL RECUERDO
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 2020 |
Salitre · EL CEREZO 3
Fire · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29, 2019 |
El Salitre 1 · ALTICO
Fire · Coal · Expediente 01-002-95 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 2019 |
Salitre
Fire · Coal · Expediente NFE-14151 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 13, 2019 |
Salitre
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente NFE-14151 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 2018 |
El Salitre · PERLA NEGRA 1
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 29, 2018 |
Cruz de Murcia · BM3 y Bocaviento BM3
Fire · Coal · Expediente 932T |
Fire | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 2017 |
La Esperanza
Fire · Coal · Expediente OE9-11282 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2016 |
La Esperanza · YARIMAGUA
Fire · Coal |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2, 2016 |
El Volcán
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FLT-14H |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 16, 2014 |
El Salitre · EL PROGRESO 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 2013 |
El Salitre · LA POSETA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2013 |
Electrical · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2013 |
Cruz de Murcia
Fire · Coal · Expediente 132T |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2013 |
El Salitre Sector Pozo Hondo · LA GOLONDRINA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2013 |
Villa Rica · LAS CAJITAS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FG1-111 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2013 |
El Salitre · EL MANZANO
Fire · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 7, 2013 |
Salitre · LAS ACACIAS
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 932T |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 2012 |
Trinidad · PIEDRA GORDA
Other cause · Coal · Expediente FDL-161 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 2, 2012 |
San Jose · EL BOSQUE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-002-95 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 24, 2010 |
El Salitre · LOS SAUCES
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 29, 2010 |
Salitre · BM 1
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-004-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 29, 2009 |
Rincon de Españoles
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FDL-161 |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 25, 2006 |
El Salitre
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente EIF-081 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2005 |
Cruz de Murcia
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-012-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 2005 |
El Salitre
Fire · Coal · Expediente 01-003-95 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |