Colombia · Caldas · Municipality
Marmato
99
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.60
deaths
41
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.129
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Marmato (Caldas), between 2010 and Jun 17, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 99 mining emergencies with 60 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 17, 2026 |
Sector la Ladrillera · Chuscal
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 5, 2026 |
Echandia · LA PESEBRERA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente RPP-357 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 2026 |
Zona Bajo el Llano · LA MARUJA
Other cause · Gold · Expediente 014-89M |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2026 |
Cien Pesos · VILLONZA
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 |
Cien Pesos · LA DOROTEA
Fall from height · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Fall from height | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 7, 2025 |
Antigua Plaza · MILAGROSA 1
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 030-98M |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 2025 |
Cien Pesos · LA CARBONERA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 014-89M |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 8, 2024 |
Sector Santa Ines · LA DOROTEA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| May 16, 2024 |
Echandia · EL RESPALDO
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente RPP-357 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 2024 |
Sector el Burro
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente 100-98M |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2023 |
Cerro el Burro
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2023 |
Cien Pesos · LA SOCORRO
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 |
Sector la Plaza · SAN ANTONIO
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 24, 2022 |
Sector San Pedro
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2022 |
Sector la Llorona
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 |
Zona Baja el Llano · La Maruja
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 014-89M |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 |
San Pedro · La Dorotea
Fall from height · Gold |
Fall from height | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 |
Sector Cien Pesos · Mina Villonza
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 6, 2022 |
Sector 5200
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 28, 2022 |
Sector la Llorona · Oro Fino 2
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente HI8-15231 |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2021 |
Sector Chaburquia · Mina Nepomuseno
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2021 |
Cien Pesos
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2, 2021 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 2, 2021 |
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 2021 |
Echandia
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| May 19, 2021 |
Cien Pesos
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2021 |
Sector 5200
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 |
La Turmalina
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2021 |
Cien Pesos
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11, 2021 |
La Palma
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 014-89M |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 2020 |
Sector la Llorona
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2020 |
Zona Baja el Llano · LA MARUJA
Electrical · Gold · Expediente 014-89M |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 2020 |
San Pedro · LA DOROTEA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13, 2019 |
LA BOTÁNICA y SIN NOMBRE
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4, 2019 |
San Pedro · VILLONZA
Explosion · Gold |
Explosion | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2019 |
Cien Pesos · LA RATONERA 2
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 2019 |
Santa Ines · LA BOTANICA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| May 21, 2019 |
Cien Pesos · LA LEONA
Electrical · Gold |
Electrical | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| May 21, 2019 |
Cien Pesos · LA BOTANICA
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| May 7, 2019 |
Cien Pies · LOS DIAZ
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 2019 |
Echandia · LA TORRE 5
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 18, 2019 |
Cien Pesos · LA LEONA
Fall from height · Gold |
Fall from height | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2018 |
Sector la Plaza · EL CALICHE
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 27, 2018 |
Cienpesos · TESORITO II
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2018 |
Zona Baja el Llano · LA MARUJA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 014-89M |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 15, 2018 |
Caldas · LA VILLONZA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 27, 2018 |
Sector la Ladrillera · EL CHUSCAL
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente LH0257-17 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2018 |
Cien Pesos · GAZAPERA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2018 |
Sector Santa Ines · CARTAGUEÑA
Explosion · Gold |
Explosion | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2018 |
Cien Pesos · CAÑABRAVO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| May 31, 2018 |
San Pedro · VILLONZA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| May 23, 2018 |
Cerro el Burro Sector la Plaza · EL CALICHE
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 18, 2018 |
Cien Pesos · SAN PEDRO
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19, 2018 |
Sector la Llorona · LA LLORONA
Explosion · Gold · Expediente LH0051-17 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 15, 2017 |
La Palma · LA MARUJA
Fall from height · Gold · Expediente 014-89M |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14, 2017 |
Sector Cerro el Burro · CAPARROZAL
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 18, 2017 |
Tintina
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 22, 2017 |
Santa Isabel · DOROTEA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 2017 |
La Plaza · LA MILAGROSA #1
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 030-98M |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 15, 2017 |
Cien Pesos Alto · EL UNO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 16, 2016 |
Cerro el Burro · LA CHUSCAL
Slope instability · Gold · Expediente LH0257-17 |
Slope instability | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 2016 |
Cien Pesos
Slope instability · Gold |
Slope instability | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 2016 |
Sector Cascajal
Slope instability · Gold |
Slope instability | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 2016 |
Sector Cerro el Burro · LA FORRA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 097-98M |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 18, 2016 |
Sector Cumba Cerro el Burro · EL TABACO
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2016 |
Cerro el Burro, Sector la Ladrillera · CHINCHILIANA
Fall from height · Gold |
Fall from height | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2016 |
Cien Pesos · VILLONZA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2015 |
San Pedro · VILLONZA
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 2, 2015 |
Santa Ines · LA DOROTEA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2015 |
Cien Pesos · LA CARBONERA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 4 |
| Jul 15, 2015 |
Cerro el Burro · EL COROZO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| May 6, 2015 |
Cien Pesos · LA SOCORRO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2015 |
Echandia · ROSELIA DERECHA
Explosion · Gold |
Explosion | Illicit | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 14, 2015 |
Cien Pesos · VILLONZA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 2015 |
Cien Pesos · VILLONZA
Fall from height · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Fall from height | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 2015 |
Sector Echandia
Explosion · Gold |
Explosion | Legal | 2 | 5 |
| Jan 29, 2015 |
Cerro el Burro · SAN JOSE 2
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 065-98M |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2015 |
Cien Pesos · MINA DOLORES
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 2014 |
Cien Pesos · LA DOLORES
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29, 2014 |
Zona Baja el Llano · LA PALOMERA
Mechanical · Gold · Expediente 014-89M |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2014 |
EL CEIBO BAJO
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2014 |
Cerro el Burro · CARRIZALES
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 11, 2014 |
Cien Pesos · VILLONZA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold · Expediente CHG-081 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2014 |
La Flecha · LA FLECHA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 2014 |
Cerro el Burro · EL FILO
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente NI4-10151 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2013 |
Cien Pesos
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 16, 2013 |
La Flecha · LA FLECHA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 |
Cerro el Burro · LA OVEJA
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 2013 |
Cerro el Burro
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 4, 2013 |
Cerro el Burro · EL COROZO
Fall from height · Gold · Expediente 095-98M |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2012 |
Cerro el Burro · EL COROZO
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 12, 2012 |
Cerro el Burro · EL CALICHE
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11, 2012 |
Cerro el Burro · EL PATACÓN
Fall from height · Gold · Expediente 4467 |
Fall from height | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 2012 |
Echandia · EL RESPALDO
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente RPP-357 |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| May 30, 2011 |
Cien Pesos · LA CUBANITA
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 4, 2011 |
Cerro el Burro · EL COROZO
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente 095-98M |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Legal | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2010 |
Cerro el Burro · PATACÓN
Explosion · Gold · Expediente 4467 |
Explosion | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2010 |
Cerro el Burro · LA CORRONCHA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente LH0292-17 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Latest ANM per-accident records
Sep 10, 2018
Lesson learned
Lecciones aprendidas-DE-2018-Marmato (Caldas)
DERRUMBE
1 killed
Dec 15, 2017
Lesson learned
Marmato (Caldas) Lecciones aprendidas
Caída a diferente nivel o desnivelación
1 killed
Sep 11, 2014
Safety alert
Alerta de Seguridad Minera por Inhalación de Gas Asfixiante
0 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.
Latest emergencies in ANM's press feed
Apr 11, 2021
collapse
concluded
“De otra parte, el día de ayer se logró culminar el rescate con vida de 2 mineros que habían quedado atrapados en la mina La Turmalina, ubicada en el sector de Marmato, tras presentarse un derrumbe en la bocamina como consecuencia de una falla geomecánica.”
Sep 9, 2014
collapse
bodies recovered
“El primero de ellos ocurrió ayer en el sector la Flecha del municipio de Marmato, en Caldas, donde se presentó un derrumbe que causó la muerte de un trabajador que estaba en actividades de extracción ilegal de oro.”
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.