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Sutatausa

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.

deaths

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.

active

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Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.

In Sutatausa (Cundinamarca), between 2005 and Sep 4, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 50 mining emergencies with 88 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
Sep 4, 2026	Pueblo Viejo · CERREJONCITO 1 Mechanical · Coal · Expediente ARE-MIT-08011X	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
Jul 1, 2026	Peñas de Cajón · SAN MARTÍN Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Legal	1	0
Jun 4, 2026	Peñas del Boquerón · SAN ANTONIO 1 y 3 Explosion · Coal · Expediente 02-035-96, 9482	Explosion	Legal	7	0
May 4, 2026	Peñas de Cajon · LA TRINIDAD Explosion · Coal · Expediente 1930T	Explosion	Legal	9	6
Jan 6, 2026	Peñas del Boquerón · TRIUNFO CENTRAL Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 217	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
Aug 6, 2025	Peña de Cajón · LA CHISGUA Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Legal	1	0
Jul 11, 2025	Peñas de Cajón · LA FORTUNA Ground failure · Coal	Ground failure	Illicit	1	0
Oct 17, 2024	Peñas del Cajón · EL DIAMANTE Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Legal	1	0
Sep 26, 2024	Peñas de Cajon · LA QUINTA Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Illicit	1	0
Dec 18, 2023	Peñas de Cajón Other cause · Coal	Other cause	Illicit	1	0
Sep 11, 2023	Peñas de Boqueron · MONTEBELLO Explosion · Coal	Explosion	Legal	0	2
Mar 14, 2023	Peñas de Cajon · LUCERO, EL HOYO, PEDREGAL, LOS CHOCOS, EL ELECTRICO, LA LLANADA, EL HUECO, LA GOLONDRINA, LA ESPERANZA Explosion · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Explosion	Legal	21	2
Dec 9, 2022	Peñas de Cajon, Boqueron · MEDIO Fire · Coal · Expediente 02-003-96	Fire	Legal	0	0
Oct 12, 2022	Peñas de Boqueron · El Cerezo Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Ground failure	Legal	1	0
Nov 5, 2021	Peñas de Boqueron · La Cruzada Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 106-92	Ground failure	Legal	2	0
Sep 21, 2021	Peñas de Boqueron Ground failure · Coal	Ground failure	Illicit	1	0
Jul 3, 2021	Peñas de Boqueron Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 217	Mechanical	Legal	1	2
Mar 6, 2021	Peñas de Cajón Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 02-003-96	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
Jan 26, 2021	Peñas de Boqueron Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 106-92	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
Feb 5, 2020	Peñas de Cajón · EL ELÉCTRICO Other cause · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Other cause	Legal	1	0
Sep 28, 2018	Peñas de Cajon · LA LLANADA Explosion · Coal · Expediente 2260	Explosion	Legal	0	0
Jun 18, 2018	Peñas de Cajon · EL PEDREGAL Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Ground failure	Legal	1	0
Sep 19, 2017	Peñas de Boqueron · HUERTA VIEJA Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 217	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
Mar 16, 2017	Peñas de Boquerón · El triángulo Explosion · Coal	Explosion	Illicit	1	1
Dec 21, 2016	Peñas de Boquerón · LA CRUZADA Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 106-92	Ground failure	Legal	2	0
Mar 8, 2016	Peñas de Cajón · EL HOYO Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 1221T	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
May 19, 2015	Peñas de Boqueron · LA QUINTA Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 106-92	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Legal	1	0
Sep 13, 2014	Peñas de Boqueron · LA REBELIÓN Ground failure · Coal · Expediente FF1-101	Ground failure	Legal	1	0
Apr 29, 2013	Peñas de Boquerón · LA MILAGROSA Explosion · Coal · Expediente LEO-14152X	Explosion	Legal	3	0
Apr 10, 2013	Peñas de Cajón · EL ELÉCTRICO Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
Jan 29, 2013	Peñas de Boquerón · LAS QUINTAS Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Mechanical	Legal	2	0
Jan 15, 2013	Peñas de Boquerón · EL ROSAL Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 878T	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
Aug 23, 2012	Peñas de Boquerón · EL HOYO Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Ground failure	Legal	1	0
Aug 1, 2012	Peñas · EL DIAMANTE Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 2260	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Legal	1	0
Jun 17, 2012	Peñas de Cajón · LA CISCUDA 2 Explosion · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Explosion	Legal	3	0
May 31, 2011	Peñas de Cajón · LA LLANADA Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 1921T	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Legal	1	0
Feb 1, 2011	Peñas de Boquerón · LA ESCONDIDA - EL TRIANGULO POR MANTO VIDRIOSA Explosion · Coal · Expediente LF2-15251X	Explosion	Legal	5	3
Jul 29, 2010	Peñas de Boquerón · LA CISCUDA Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 106-92	Ground failure	Legal	0	0
Jul 26, 2010	Peñas de Boquerón · EL CUARON Explosion · Coal · Expediente 2260	Explosion	Legal	1	0
May 29, 2010	Peñas de Boquerón · LA ESPERANZA Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DHG-102	Ground failure	Legal	0	0
May 13, 2010	Peñas del Boquerón · LA FORTUNA Mechanical · Coal	Mechanical	Illicit	1	0
Jul 11, 2007	Peñas de Boquerón Other cause · Coal · Expediente FF1-101	Other cause	Legal	1	0
Jul 4, 2007	Peñas de Boquerón Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Illicit	0	0
Feb 12, 2007	Peñas de Boquerón Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 2260	Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere	Legal	0	2
Aug 27, 2006	Peñas de Boquerón Explosion · Coal · Expediente 217	Explosion	Legal	0	2
May 31, 2006	Peñas de Boquerón Mechanical · Coal · Expediente EAG-071	Mechanical	Legal	1	0
Mar 21, 2006	Peñas de Boquerón Explosion · Coal · Expediente 060-92	Explosion	Legal	1	4
Jan 6, 2006	Peña de Boquerón Explosion · Coal · Expediente 031-96M	Explosion	Legal	1	6
Nov 28, 2005	Peñas de Boquerón Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 217	Ground failure	Legal	0	0
May 24, 2005	Peñas de Boquerón Explosion · Coal · Expediente 921T	Explosion	Illicit	3	4

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	5	19	19	0
2025	2	2	1	1
2024	2	2	1	1
2023	3	22	21	1
2022	2	1	1	0
2021	5	6	5	1
2020	1	1	1	0
2018	2	1	1	0
2017	2	2	1	1
2016	2	3	3	0
2015	1	1	1	0
2014	1	1	1	0
2013	4	7	7	0
2012	3	5	5	0
2011	2	6	6	0
2010	4	2	1	1
2007	3	1	1	0
2006	4	3	3	0
2005	2	3	0	3

Latest ANM per-accident records

Jan 6, 2026 Lesson learned

Evento Mecánico Suatatusa Cundinamarca

Caída de Persona 1 killed

ANM's PDF →

Mar 14, 2023 Lesson learned

Lecciones aprendidas-REX-2023-Sutatausa (Cundinamarca)

Exposición o contacto con sustancias nocivas, radiaciones o salpicaduras - pisadas, choques o golpes - Exposición o contacto con temperatura extrema. 21 killed

ANM's PDF →

Jan 29, 2013 Safety alert

Alerta de Seguridad Minera por Atrapamiento con Coche

Atrapamiento 2 killed

ANM's PDF →

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 5, 2026 explosion rescue in progress

“Hasta el momento, una persona fue hallada sin signos vitales y seis trabajadores permanecen atrapados al interior de la labor minera, por lo que las operaciones de rescate continúan de manera ininterrumpida con el objetivo de preservar la vida y llegar hasta los trabajadores reportados.”

Continúan labores de rescate tras emergencia registrada en actividad minera no autorizada en Sutatausa

May 5, 2026 explosion concluded

“El incidente, ocasionado por una explosión al interior de la mina, dejó un total de 15 trabajadores afectados.”

Seis mineros rescatados y nueve fallecidos deja emergencia en mina de Sutatausa, Cundinamarca

Mar 14, 2023 explosion concluded

“Gracias a ello José Antonio Guzmán Ballén y Diego Rafael Guzmán Montaño fueron rescatados con vida a 600 metros de la bocamina La Golondrina.”

En la ANM la vida siempre será nuestra prioridad

Mar 14, 2023 explosion status not stated

“La Cooperativa de Mineros agrupados en la empresa Minas y Minerales S.A (Minminer S.A) informó a la Agencia Nacional de Mineria (ANM), que luego de una inversión en sistemas de seguridad minera superior a los $ 8.000 millones de pesos, está lista para reanudar sus actividades en el municipio de Sutatausa, Cundinamarca, luego de la explosión en unas de sus bocaminas el pasado 14 de marzo.”

Cooperativa minera Minminer propone reactivar operación minera en Sutatausa tras cumplimiento de condiciones de seguridad en sus minas

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.