Colombia · Boyacá · Municipality
San Pablo de Borbur
23
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.26
deaths
19
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.54
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In San Pablo de Borbur (Boyacá), between 2011 and Sep 17, 2025, ANM's emergency register lists 23 mining emergencies with 26 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 17, 2025 |
Coscuez · No se cuenta con la información
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald · Expediente 122-95M |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 2025 |
JUAN 20
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald · Expediente 122-95M |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 20, 2024 |
Coscuez · RAMPA COSCUEZ
Ground failure · Emerald · Expediente 122-95M |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| May 21, 2024 |
MARRANERA
Other cause · Emerald · Expediente 122-95M |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 2022 |
Coscuez
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 2022 |
Coscuez · La Paz
Mechanical · Emerald · Expediente 122-95M |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 2022 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 1, 2022 |
Vereda Coscuez · Frente o túnel denominado Zapatico
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 2021 |
Coscuez · Mina Tierra Santa
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 2021 |
Coscuez · frente el Porvenir
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Emerald |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 29, 2021 |
Coscuez
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 27, 2021 |
Coscuez · Corte millonarios Frente abandonado por el titular
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2020 |
Coscuez Matera · MATERA
Other cause · Emerald |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 2020 |
Coscuez · MILLONARIOS - VOLVER
Ground failure · Emerald |
Ground failure | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| May 6, 2020 |
Coscuez · LA PACIENCIA SECTOR CARACOLES DEL FUTURO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 |
Coscuez · TÚNEL ITOCO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29, 2019 |
TIERRA SANTA
Ground failure · Emerald |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 2019 |
TIERRA SANTA
Other cause · Coal |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2019 |
El Resguardo · ITOCO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 2018 |
Coscuez · Túnel Inactivo El Porvenir
Ground failure · Emerald · Expediente 122-95M |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2015 |
Coscuez · ITOCO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald · Expediente 122-95M |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 3 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 2012 |
COSCUEZ
Ground failure · Emerald |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2011 |
Coscuez · TENTACIÓN
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Emerald · Expediente 122-95M |
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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |