Tópaga
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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 Tópaga (Boyacá), between 2008 and Jul 27, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 |
San José Sector el Morro
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EAK-111, EAK-111-001, 006-85M |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 |
Atraviesa
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 2025 |
San Judas Tadeo · El Zarzal o N.N.
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14216 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 18, 2025 |
San Jose, Sector Peña de las Aguilas · LOS NARANJOS
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2025 |
San Juan Tadeo · El Mortiño
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2025 |
San Jose
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente CH1-091 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 2024 |
San José · EL MORRO 3
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14171 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 11, 2024 |
Atraviesa Sector San Jose · SIN FIN
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 01-026-96 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2023 |
San Juan de Nepomuceno · San Jerónimo BM5
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 077-92 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 15, 2023 |
EL PANTANO
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2023 |
Peñas de las Aguilas · PEÑA 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente CH1-091 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2022 |
San Judas Tadeo, Sector Alisal · La Esperanza
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 14216 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 2021 |
Vereda San Judas Tadeo · Mina El Mortiño
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2021 |
Vereda San Juan
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 01-025-96 |
Explosion | Legal | 12 | 1 |
| May 12, 2021 |
San José Sector Peña de las Aguilas
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2020 |
San José Sector Peña de las Aguilas
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 2 | 4 |
| Jul 11, 2020 |
Mata Yeguas · CARBÓNERA 2
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 01-025-96 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2020 |
San José · OLIVO 1
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14196 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 2019 |
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 14174 |
Mechanical | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2019 |
San Jose · LA LUZ
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 14196 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2018 |
San Judas Tadeo · Soaquidad
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente IDA-08593 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2018 |
San Jose · LA ESCONDIDA
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2017 |
San Judas Tadeo · EL ARENAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 1027T |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2017 |
San Judas Tadeo Sector Ojo de Agua · EL LLANITO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 2016 |
San Judas Tadeo · CASA LOMA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente GB3-111 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2015 |
San Judas Tadeo · EL ARENAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 1027T |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2015 |
San Nepomuceno · LAS LAJITAS
Slope instability · Construction materials · Expediente 00828-15 |
Slope instability | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2015 |
Peñas de las Aguilas
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente OCK-14591 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 2014 |
San Judas Tadeo · CASALOMA
Other cause · Coal · Expediente GB3-111 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2014 |
San Judas Tadeo · EL DESCAPOTADERO
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente 14197 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2012 |
Peña de las Águilas
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14171 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 6, 2012 |
San Judas Tadeo · CALIFORNIA
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 14174 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 2011 |
San Judas Tadeo · QUEBRADA SECA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EAG-145 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2010 |
San Judas Tadeo
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EB4-161 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 2010 |
San Judas Tadeo · EL MANZANO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente GBS-081 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 2010 |
San Judas Tadeo · EL LLANITO
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2008 |
San Judas
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EAG-145 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8, 2008 |
San Judas
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
The lessons-learned records and the press releases are ANM's own layers, smaller than the register; one emergency can appear in all three.
“La mina donde se registró la explosión que cobró la vida de 12 trabajadores y dejo a otros 2 heridos, tenía medida de seguridad y prohibición de adelantar trabajos de explotación desde el 2019.”
ANM reitera orden de suspensión a mina la Carbonera en el municipio de Tópaga, Boyacá
“La emergencia deja el reporte de un trabajador herido y 12 víctimas mortales rescatadas.”
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.