Colombia · Boyacá · Municipality
Sogamoso
45
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.39
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.101
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Sogamoso (Boyacá), between 2005 and Mar 17, 2025, ANM's emergency register lists 45 mining emergencies with 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 |
Morca Sector Bata · SABANETA 12
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14188 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 2025 |
Morca · LAS PAREDES BM6
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14230 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 7, 2025 |
Morca , Sector Alto Jimenez
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente OE9-16511 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 14, 2024 |
Morca · ORO NEGRO 3
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 14218 |
Explosion | Legal | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2024 |
Morca , Sector Alto Jimenez · TUNEL 1
Electrical · Coal · Expediente 14222 |
Electrical | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 2023 |
Morca , Sector Alto Jimenez · GUICHE
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14222 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 6, 2023 |
Morca , Sector Alto Jimenez · Bocaminas reina 1 y 2, Guiche 1 y 2 y bocaminas abandonadas 1, 2 y 3
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14191, 504725 |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 6, 2023 |
Morca , Sector Alto Jimenez · La Reina 2
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 4 |
| May 28, 2021 |
Ombachita
Mechanical · Clay · Expediente ARE-PLT-14421 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2020 |
Pedregal
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DGI-151 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2020 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14188 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 2020 |
Morcá · RIO CHIQUITO 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14218 |
Ground failure | Legal | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2020 |
Límites · SAN LUIS BM 1
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14194 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 6, 2020 |
Morcá · LA PALMA 1
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14217 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 2019 |
Morca, Sectoro Bata · ARRAYAN 1
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14223 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8, 2019 |
Morca · LA ESPERANZA
Electrical · Coal |
Electrical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8, 2019 |
Bata · LA SABANETA
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 2018 |
Pilar y Ceibita, · MONTE SION
Ground failure · Phosphate rock · Expediente 00931-15 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2018 |
Morca · Las Paredes Manto 3
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14230 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2017 |
San José de Providencia · SAN MARCOS Y EL ENGAÑO
Slope instability · Construction materials · Expediente 00614-15 |
Slope instability | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 2017 |
Morca · LA ANTIGUA 2
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente 14218 |
Fall from height | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2016 |
Morca Sector Bella Vista
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 2016 |
Morca
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2016 |
Morca
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14222 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 2016 |
Morca · ARCOÍRIS
Fire · Coal · Expediente CFE-151 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 2016 |
Morca
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 14188 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 2016 |
Moniquirá · EL DIAMANTE
Ground failure · Phosphate rock · Expediente OD1-09081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 2016 |
Morca · ARCOÍRIS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente CFE-151 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 2015 |
El Pedregal · SANTISIMA TRINIDAD
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente FLT-154 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2015 |
Morca · LA ANTIGUA
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 14218 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2014 |
Morca · MINA DIAMANTE BOCAMINA 1
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 14217 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 10, 2012 |
Ombachita · LA HOYA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14220 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 2, 2012 |
El Pedregal
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14194 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 25, 2012 |
Ombachita · SANTA CLARA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14221 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 2012 |
Alto de Jiménez · LA REINA BM1
Fire · Coal |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2011 |
Morca, Sector Alto Jiménez · LAS MOTUAS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14221 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2010 |
Buenavista · LA ESPERANZA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14220 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 28, 2010 |
Morca · REINA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14191 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 13, 2010 |
San Juan de Nepomuceno · CARBONERA 2 BM 1
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 01-025-96 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2008 |
Nomitas
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DGN-101 |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2007 |
Segunda Chorrera
Ground failure · Phosphate rock |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 2006 |
Pedregal
Fire · Coal · Expediente EKB-101 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16, 2005 |
Las Cintas
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2005 |
El Bata
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14188 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 2005 |
La Chorrera
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 01-061-96 |
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 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Latest ANM per-accident records
May 28, 2021
Lesson learned
Sogamoso (Boyacá) Lecciones aprendidas
Atrapamiento
1 killed
Jul 2, 2019
Lesson learned
Lecciones aprendidas-DE-2019-Sogamoso (Boyacá)
DERRUMBE
1 killed
The lessons-learned records and the press releases are ANM's own layers, smaller than the register; one emergency can appear in all three.