Colombia · Boyacá · Municipality
Sativanorte
11
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.3
deaths
2
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.16
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Sativanorte (Boyacá), between 2007 and Jun 19, 2025, ANM's emergency register lists 11 mining emergencies with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 |
El Hato, Sector Sativa · EL DESAFIO TUNEL CERO
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 070-89D005 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 30, 2024 |
El Hato · LA MILAGROSA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 070-89 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 2022 |
El Hato · La Manguelada
Fire · Coal |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19, 2021 |
El Hato
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2021 |
El Hato
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2020 |
Hato · EL PIPO Y LA ESPERANZA
Slope instability · Coal |
Slope instability | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 2020 |
El Hato · LA ESMERALDA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 2015 |
El Hato · DON CAMILO
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2010 |
LA GOLOSINA
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 070-89 |
Explosion | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 9, 2008 |
El Hato
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 070-89 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2007 |
San Cayetano
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EHM-121 |
Ground failure | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |