Colombia · Cundinamarca · Municipality
Lenguazaque
102
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.99
deaths
46
deaths at illicit workings
ⓘ
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.64
active
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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Lenguazaque (Cundinamarca), between 2005 and Aug 5, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 102 mining emergencies with 99 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 5, 2026 |
Espinal Carrizal · CERREJON 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ARE-QLI-12041 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 19, 2026 |
Espinal Carrizal · LA FORTUNA
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
Alisal · ALCAPARRO 1
Electrical · Coal · Expediente 02-009-97 |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2025 |
Tibita Hatico · PINO 3
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente ARE-TKU-10471 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2025 |
El Carrizal · Mina Casallas y Asociados
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ARE-QLI-12041 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 2025 |
Espinal Alisal · EL AVESTRUZ
Electrical · Coal · Expediente ARE-QLI-12041 |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2025 |
El Salto · EL PROYECTO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 503674 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27, 2025 |
Gachaneca · EL ESPINO
Other cause · Coal |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 |
Gachaneca · EL SALVIO
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente CCM-103 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 2024 |
La Ramada · VILLA NELLY
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 |
Gachaneca · LA ESCONDIDA
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| May 16, 2024 |
Espinal-carrizal · FOTOQUE 1
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ARE-QLI-12041 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 1, 2024 |
Espinal-carrizal · El Rabanal
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 506605 |
Mechanical | Legal | 2 | 4 |
| Dec 27, 2023 |
Espinal-carrizal · EL ZARSAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ARE-QLI-12041 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 1, 2023 |
Espinal Carrizal
Other cause · Coal |
Other cause | Other | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 2023 |
Ramada Alta · LA ESPERANZA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 1, 2022 |
Espinal Alisal · Esperanza II
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2022 |
La Ramada Alta · San Antonio
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2022 |
Espinal Carrizal · El Bosque
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 13243 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2022 |
Gachaneca · BELLAVISTA 2
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 11, 2022 |
Tibita - Hatico
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 2022 |
Gachaneca · Los Corales
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2, 2022 |
Faracia - Pantanitos · El Cerezo
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 2022 |
El Salto el Contento · Guadalupe
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 2021 |
El Salto · El Proyecto
Fall from height · Coal |
Fall from height | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2021 |
Gachaneca · Mina Palenque 3
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente EG9-111 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2021 |
Estancia el Contento · Bocamina El Arenal
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente ED1-073 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 2021 |
Gachaneca · El Bosque
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 2021 |
Espinal Carrizal
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 13, 2021 |
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente GLM-081 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 2, 2021 |
Espinal Carrizal
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2020 |
Espinal Carrizal
Fall from height · Coal |
Fall from height | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 2020 |
Espinal Carrizal · RABANAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FJ5-092 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2020 |
Ramada Flores · EL PINO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 4079 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2020 |
Gachaneca · EL ALIZAL
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2020 |
EL RUBÍ
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente ARE-TFE-12461 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 27, 2020 |
Gachaneca · EL ALIZAL 3
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 2020 |
Tibita Centro · LOS SAUCES
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente ARE-TFE-12461 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2019 |
Tibita el Carmen · CASA VIEJA
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente ARE-TKU-08001X |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2019 |
Gachaneca · EL ALIZAL
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2018 |
Ramada Flores · EL CAJON
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 1911T |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 13, 2018 |
Gachaneca · SANTA ROSA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente CCM-103 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 2018 |
Espinal Alisal · EL CEREZO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ED1-072 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 25, 2018 |
Ramada Alta · LOS RAQUES
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 2602T |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 25, 2018 |
Gachaneca · EL BOSQUE
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente CCM-103 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 2018 |
Espinal- Carrizal · CARRIZAL III
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2018 |
Alisal Espinal
Other cause · Coal |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 2017 |
El Salto · CALDERITAS
Other cause · Coal · Expediente GDR-081 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 2017 |
El Salto · LA ESPERANZA
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 668T |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2017 |
La Cuba · EL DIVINO NIÑO 2 - LA ESPERANZA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente OE8-14231 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 2017 |
Gachaneca · OJO DE AGUA
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 2017 |
Ramada Flores · EL TESORO 2
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 1910T |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 26, 2017 |
Ramada Flores · LA RAMADA
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 4079 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2016 |
Tibita Centro · LAS PILAS
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 8, 2016 |
La Estancia -El Contento · EL CEREZO
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 2016 |
Ramada Alta · SAN ANTONIO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente ODT-10293 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 9, 2016 |
Ramada Alta · LA ESPERANZA
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente HCN-081 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 8 |
| Mar 8, 2016 |
Gachaneca · LA ESPERANZA 1
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente LIS-14291 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 2015 |
El Salto · EUCALIPTO
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente ED1-073 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 2015 |
Gachaneca · EL SALVIO
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 9, 2014 |
Gachaneca · EL ALIZAL
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente EG9-111 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 2014 |
Espinal Carrizal · BALCONCITOS
Fall from height · Coal |
Fall from height | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2013 |
BUENOS AIRES
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 2013 |
Gachaneca · EL TRIUNFO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente LEI-16041X |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 2012 |
EL KINDER
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente 4079 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2012 |
CALDERITAS
Other cause · Coal · Expediente EET-162 |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2012 |
El Salto · EL CETIL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ED1-074 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 2012 |
El Salto · EL CARDONAL
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente LEK-11171X |
Mechanical | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| May 3, 2012 |
El Espinal · OJO DE AGUA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ED1-072 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2012 |
Gachaneca · EL CEREZO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente LEI-16041X |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2012 |
Ramada Flores · LA RAMADA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 02-005-98 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 2012 |
Gachaneca
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente LEI-16041X |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 20, 2011 |
Gachaneca · SANTA ISABEL
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente LEI-16031X |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 2011 |
La Ramada · EL ALISAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EG9-111 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2011 |
La Ramada Alta · EL ARRAYAN
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 2602T |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2011 |
La Ramada Flores · LA RAMADA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 02-005-98 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 2011 |
Espinal Alisal · EL ALISAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente LCC-16081X |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 2011 |
Gachaneca · BELLAVISTA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EG9-111 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 7, 2011 |
El Espinal Carrizal · EL ARRAYAN 3
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 13608 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 2011 |
Espinal Carrizal · EL CIRAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ED1-072 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 11, 2011 |
Espinal Carrizal · EL ENCENILLO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente LEI-16081X |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2011 |
Farasia-pantanitos · LAS GEMELAS
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente LEI-16101X |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 3, 2011 |
Gachaneca · EL ALISAL
Other cause · Coal · Expediente EG9-111 |
Other cause | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 2010 |
Espinal Carrizal · LA LOMA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 2618T |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 2010 |
El Salto · EL CANDELABRO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 02-001-97 |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2010 |
Ramada Alta · EL TUNAL
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 2602T |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2010 |
El Salto · PATIO BONITO
Other cause · Coal · Expediente ED1-074 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 7, 2010 |
Gachaneca · LA ESCONDIDA
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 2009 |
Espinal
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2009 |
Espinal
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 2008 |
Ramada Alta
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 975T |
Mechanical | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 8, 2008 |
Ramada Alta
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente IH2-14351 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 2008 |
Espinal
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 02-038-96 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 2008 |
Gachaneca
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente EG9-111 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2008 |
Espinal
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FHU-151 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 2008 |
Gachaneca
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2007 |
Faracia Pantanitos
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 6, 2006 |
Peñas de Boquerón
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 1921T |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 2006 |
Gachaneca
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente EG9-111 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 2006 |
Gachaneca
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 2006 |
Ramada Alta
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FK2-082 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 2005 |
Ramada Alta
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente 2602T |
Fall from height | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Latest ANM per-accident records
Dec 13, 2018
Lesson learned
Lecciones aprendidas-DE-2018-Lenguazaque (Cundinamarca)
DERRUMBE
1 killed
Apr 9, 2014
Safety alert
Alerta de Seguridad Minera por Inhalación de Gas Asfixiante
Inhalación de gas asfixiante
2 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
Jun 17, 2021
collapse
concluded
“El hecho registrado en la mina por una falla mecánica, ocasionó un derrumbe que dejó atrapados a dos trabajadores que se encontraban en la zona.”
Aug 19, 2020
collapse
concluded
“La Agencia Nacional de Minería - ANM, como entidad que coordina el Sistema Nacional de Salvamento Minero, atendió y dirigió las labores de rescate de tres mineros que quedaron atrapados por un derrumbe el pasado miércoles 19 de agosto en una mina subterránea de carbón llamada “El Alisal”, ubicada en Vereda Gachaneca, municipio de Lenguazaque, a unos 116 kilómetros de Bogotá.”
Con el rescate de tres mineros con vida, finalizan labores en mina de Lenguazaque
Jun 10, 2014
gas
concluded
“La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM), a través de su Estación de Seguridad y Salvamento Minero de Ubaté atendió anoche un accidente en una mina de carbón subterránea ubicada Lenguazaque, Cundinamarca, donde infortunadamente perdieron la vida dos trabajadores.”
Agencia Nacional de Minería ordena suspensión de actividades en mina en Lenguazaque
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.