Colombia · Boyacá · Municipality
Quípama
10
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.9
deaths
8
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.63
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Quípama (Boyacá), between 2013 and Sep 23, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 10 mining emergencies with 9 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 23, 2026 |
Note Bajo · SIN IDENTIFICAR
Ground failure · Emerald · Expediente ED4-151 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2026 |
El Raton
Ground failure · Emerald · Expediente ECH-122 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2023 |
El Balcon
Other cause · Emerald |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 14, 2021 |
Agua Fria · Corte agua fría
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2019 |
Ground failure · Emerald |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2018 |
Guaquimai
Other cause · Emerald |
Other cause | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2016 |
Note · MINAS REAL LTDA
Ground failure · Emerald · Expediente ECH-122 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 2013 |
Slope instability · Emerald · Expediente 121-95M |
Slope instability | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2013 |
Slope instability · Emerald · Expediente EEN-121 |
Slope instability | Illicit | 3 | 11 |
| Jan 15, 2013 |
Itoco · LA PAVA
Ground failure · Emerald · Expediente HJI-09451X |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 3 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |