Colombia · Cauca · Municipality
Buenos Aires
29
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.23
deaths
6
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.8
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Buenos Aires (Cauca), between 2005 and Aug 8, 2023, ANM's emergency register lists 29 mining emergencies with 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2023 |
Pailas · LA LECHE
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente ARE-19141 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2022 |
Electrical · Coal |
Electrical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2022 |
Pailas · La Milagrosa
Fall from height · Gold · Expediente 19141 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2021 |
Palo Blanco
Mechanical · Gold · Expediente 19140 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2020 |
Ventura
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 2020 |
Chambimbe, Pailas · EVENESER
Flooding · Gold · Expediente 19141 |
Flooding | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2019 |
Santa Catalina · LA VETICA
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente ARE-PLU-08072X |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 2019 |
Ventura · PALMICHAL
Fire · Coal |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 2019 |
San Jeronimo · EL PALMAR
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DER-151 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2018 |
Sector Pailas · COOPERATIVA MULTIACTIVA UNION DE MINEROS- COOMULTIMINEROS
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente 19141 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14, 2017 |
Santa Catalina · PIENDAMO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2017 |
Sector Pailas · EL BETON
Explosion · Gold · Expediente 19141 |
Explosion | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2017 |
Mirasoles
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 27, 2016 |
Sector Higuerillos · EL CARMELO
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente ARE-PLU-08072X |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 6, 2016 |
San Jeronimo · EL PALMAR
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DER-151 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 8, 2015 |
Pailas · EVENECER
Flooding · Gold · Expediente 19141 |
Flooding | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 2015 |
Santa Rosa Sector Volador
Slope instability · Gold · Expediente GDK-09G |
Slope instability | Legal | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 31, 2015 |
San Jeronimo · EL PALMAR
Fire · Coal · Expediente DER-151 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2014 |
Santa Rosa Sector Volador
Slope instability · Gold · Expediente GDK-09G |
Slope instability | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 25, 2014 |
Chambimbe · EL VIDAL
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Gold · Expediente 19141 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 25, 2014 |
Monchique · FARES 1
Electrical · Gold · Expediente ARE-PLU-08072X |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 2013 |
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 19141 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 2012 |
POTOSÍ
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente 19140 |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2011 |
VETA LA CORRONCHOSA
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold · Expediente 19140 |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2011 |
Veintiocho · LA URIBE
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 2010 |
San Jerónimo
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2007 |
La Ventura
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 14, 2005 |
La Ventura
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 2005 |
San Francisco
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DER-151 |
Ground failure | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Latest ANM per-accident records
Aug 12, 2021
Lesson learned
Buenos Aires (Cauca) Lecciones aprendidas
Atrapamiento (Atrapado entre un objeto inmóvil y un objeto móvil)
1 killed
May 29, 2019
Lesson learned
Lecciones aprendidas-DE-2019-Buenos Aires (Cauca)
Derrumbe
1 killed
May 8, 2015
Safety alert
Alerta de seguridad por descarga eléctrica
DESCARGA ELÉCTRICA
1 killed
Apr 25, 2014
Safety alert
Alerta de Seguridad Minera descarga eléctrica
descarga eléctrica
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.