Cesar
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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.ⓘ
A título minero is a concession contract or licence registered in the Registro Minero Nacional; ANM's cadastre lists each with its expediente code, holders, minerals, stage and status.ⓘ
NIT is Colombia's tax identifier (Número de Identificación Tributaria). ANM's cadastre publishes it for every company holder, so records join exactly.In Cesar, between 2005 and Jun 17, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 16 mining emergencies with 12 deaths; 0.0% of the deaths occurred at workings ANM classifies as illicit.
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).
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Deaths are split by the legal status ANM assigns the working; deaths at workings ANM classes as "other" count in the total and in neither column. The current year is partial.
| Municipality | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, illicit |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| La Jagua de Ibirico | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Municipality not recognized | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Becerril | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chiriguaná | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Municipalities with 10 or more emergencies in the register have their own page. "Municipality not recognized" groups the rows whose printed municipality is not a municipality of this department in DANE's DIVIPOLA list.
| Legal status | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal | 16 | 12 |
| Exploitation | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open pit | 11 | 8 | |
| Underground | 5 | 4 |
| Accident type | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical | 7 | 6 | |
| Fall from height | 2 | 1 | |
| Heavy machinery | 2 | 2 | |
| Electrical | 1 | 1 | |
| Handling explosives and blasting accessories | 1 | 0 | |
| Landslide | 1 | 1 | |
| Other cause | 1 | 0 | |
| Slope instability | 1 | 1 |
| Mineral | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 16 | 12 |
| Date | Place | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 |
El Paso, Cesar · EL DESCANSO
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Other cause | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2024 |
La Loma, Cesar · LA LOMA
Electrical · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2024 |
Becerril, Cesar · El Descanso
Landslide · Coal · Expediente 144-97 |
Landslide | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 |
Cesar · DESCANSO SECTOR NORTE
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Coal · Expediente 144-97 |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Legal | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 5, 2020 |
Jamundí, Cesar · DRUMMOND LTDA
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2018 |
Chiriguaná, Cesar · Pribbenow
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2017 |
La Jagua de Ibirico, Cesar · PRIBBENOW, DRUMMOND LTDA
Heavy machinery · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Heavy machinery | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 2, 2011 |
La Jagua de Ibirico, Cesar · CALENTURITA
Heavy machinery · Coal · Expediente 044-89 |
Heavy machinery | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 18, 2011 |
El Paso, Cesar · MINA PROBBENOW
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 2009 |
El Paso, Cesar
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 044-89 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 25, 2009 |
El Paso, Cesar
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Fall from height | Legal | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 22, 2009 |
El Paso, Cesar
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 18, 2007 |
La Jagua de Ibirico, Cesar
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 031-92 |
Mechanical | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2007 |
El Paso, Cesar
Slope instability · Coal · Expediente 5160 |
Slope instability | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 2006 |
La Jagua de Ibirico, Cesar
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 109-90 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2005 |
El Paso, Cesar
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 078-88 |
Mechanical | 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.
| Company | Emergencies | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND LTD | 11 | 8 |
| DRUMMOND COAL MINING L L C | 2 | 1 |
| COMERCIALIZADORA INTERNACIONAL COLOMBIAN NATURAL RESOURCES I SAS. | 1 | 1 |
| NORCARBON S.A.S. | 1 | 0 |
An emergency is linked to a company only when ANM prints the expediente of a title on which the cadastre lists the company by NIT, and that expediente matches a single cadastre record. The department has 199 titles in the cadastre.