Samacá
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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.ⓘ
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.ⓘ
Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Samacá (Boyacá), between 2005 and Nov 5, 2025, ANM's emergency register lists 49 mining emergencies with 48 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).
| Date | Vereda and mine | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 |
Lomaredonda · San Camilo
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2025 |
Loma Redonda · LA FLORIDA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 19, 2025 |
Salamanca · EL COLEGIO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente FLV-152 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 2 |
| Feb 9, 2024 |
Loma Redonda · EL CUCHARO
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 2023 |
Pedregal · EL PEDREGAL
Fire · Coal · Expediente 7239 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 8, 2023 |
Loma Redonda · CARBÓN NAPOLES 2
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 |
Loma Redonda · CARBOINSA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 2023 |
La Chorrera · TINTOQUE 1 Y TINTOQUE 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 9454 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 2023 |
Chorrera Alta · LA BANDA
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7239 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2022 |
Ruchical Alto · SIERRACOL
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2022 |
La Chorrera · El Torno
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 7615 |
Explosion | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 2022 |
El Salitre
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 7240 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 31, 2022 |
Salamanca · San Cayetano
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente HFD-082 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 4, 2022 |
Loma Redonda · Carbodiamante II
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Explosion | Legal | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 2020 |
Chorrera
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7239 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 2020 |
Chorreras · BOCAMINA 4
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2019 |
Chorrera · ESPERANZA 1
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 01-003-96 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 5 |
| Aug 7, 2019 |
Chorrera
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2019 |
Loma Redonda · DANUBIO MANTO GRANDE
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 2019 |
Loma Redonda · SANTUARIO
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7240 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 2019 |
Loma Redonda · LA CAROLINA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2019 |
Ruchical Alto · EL RODADERO
Other cause · Coal · Expediente ODJ-10091 |
Other cause | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 2018 |
Loma Redonda · Carbodiamante
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 2018 |
Loma Redonda · CARBOINSA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 2018 |
Loma Redonda · CARBÓNES ANDINOS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2018 |
Loma Redonda · EL PROGRESO
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Explosion | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2017 |
Loma Redonda · LA FLORIAD MANTO LA LIMPIA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2017 |
Loma Redonda · CARBOINSA
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2017 |
Loma Redonda, Sector Cruz Colorada · CARBÓNAPOLES
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 25, 2017 |
Loma Redonda · CORALITOS
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente DJ4-151 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2016 |
La Fabrica · SAN MIGUEL
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7239 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 10, 2016 |
Loma Redonda · EL DANUBIO
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 29, 2016 |
Loma Redonda · CARBONERA LA PEÑA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 2016 |
Loma Redonda · PEÑA NEGRA
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Other cause | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2015 |
Salamanca · EL TRIUNFO
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente HFD-082 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 2015 |
La Chorrera · LAURELES
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 7615 |
Explosion | Legal | 5 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2015 |
Sector Parralazo · SAN CARLOS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7241 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2014 |
Loma Redonda · LA CHOZA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7239 |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2014 |
Alto del Aire · LA CHOZA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 7239 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 13, 2013 |
Loma Redonda · SAN MIGUEL
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 7239 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 30, 2013 |
Loma Redonda · VILLA CATALINA
Fire · Coal · Expediente 7238 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 2012 |
Cuchinillos · CUCHINILLOS
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 21, 2011 |
La Cherrera
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 9457 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2011 |
Pataguy · BUENOS AIRES
Flooding · Coal · Expediente 070-89 |
Flooding | Illicit | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 2011 |
Ruchical Alto · LAS AMERICAS
Explosion · Coal · Expediente NLE-10011 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 30, 2009 |
Chorrera
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 01-003-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2009 |
Chorrera
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7615 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 11, 2009 |
Chorrera
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2005 |
Loma Redonda
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 7239 |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 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.
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
The lessons-learned records and the press releases are ANM's own layers, smaller than the register; one emergency can appear in all three.
“Con un despliegue técnico, el trabajo continuo del equipo de Seguridad y Salvamento Minero de la Agencia Nacional de Minería y el apoyo de socorredores, trabajadores mineros, Gestión del Riesgo y la Policía se logró el rescate de los cinco mineros que perdieron la vida luego de una explosión en la mina Carbodiamante del municipio de Samacá, en Boyacá.”
“donde se presentó el accidente minero en el que perdieron la vida cinco personas.”
“A través de sus Estaciones de Seguridad y Salvamento Minero de Nobsa y Ubaté, la Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) atendió desde la media noche del miércoles, un accidente en la Mina “Laureles” ubicada en Samacá, Boyacá, en la que perdieron la vida cinco mineros.”
“Uno de ellos falleció y dos resultaron heridos posiblemente cómo resultado de una alta concentración de gas carbónico.”
Agencia Nacional de Minería reporta accidentes mineros en Boyacá y Caldas
Each event is what one ANM press release states, with the sentence it rests on quoted verbatim. Tolls in a rescue-in-progress release are provisional; a later release about the same event is a separate entry. The count is a floor.