Tausa
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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.ⓘ
Active titles in ANM's cadastre that name this municipality.In Tausa (Cundinamarca), between 2005 and Sep 5, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 27 mining emergencies with 25 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).
| Date | Vereda and mine | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 |
Rasgata Alto · VOLCAN 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ODJ-0833 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 2025 |
Rasgata · LA FLAUTA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ODQ-11111 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 2025 |
Pajarito · EL TESORO PALOBLANCO
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 1793 |
Mechanical | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 |
Rasgata · VETA 3
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente HBOO-05 |
Fall from height | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 2024 |
Rasgata · EL CAMPANARIO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 073-93 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2023 |
Rasgata Alta · LA FLAUTA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ODQ-11111 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 |
Pajarito · LA LOMA
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2022 |
Vereda Rasgata · El Boquerón
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 2579T |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 7, 2022 |
Vereda Rasgata · Veta 3
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente HBOO-05 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2021 |
Vereda Rasgata · Mina El Arenal
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente ODJ-08341 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 2021 |
Pajarito
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 2020 |
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente 1936T |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 23, 2018 |
Sabaneque · SABANEQUE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 210-96 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2018 |
Rasgata-sector Alto Amarillo · VETA GRANDE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DG2-121 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 2017 |
Boqueron · CARBOEXPORT VETA 1
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente HBOO-05 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 2016 |
Rasgata-sector Alto Amarillo · VETA GRANDE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DG2-121 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2016 |
Rasgata-sector Alto Amarillo · VETA GRANDE
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DG2-121 |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 2015 |
Rasgata Alto · EL VOLCÁN
Explosion · Coal · Expediente ODQ-11111 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 13, 2015 |
Rasgata · MANTO 1 MANTO 3
Fire · Coal · Expediente HBOO-05 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2014 |
Pajarito · DERRUMBE EN ZONA DE EXPLOTACIÓN
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 054-92 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2010 |
Alto Amarillo · AGUA CLARA MANTO GRANDE
Fall from height · Coal · Expediente DG2-121 |
Fall from height | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 3, 2010 |
Alto Amarillo · AGUA CLARA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente DG2-121 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 2008 |
Boquerón
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14244 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2008 |
Rasgata
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 2631T |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 2008 |
Paramo Alto
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente EIP-111 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 22, 2007 |
Rasgata
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 1936T |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 2005 |
Pajarito
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 14237 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | 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.
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The lessons-learned records and the press releases are ANM's own layers, smaller than the register; one emergency can appear in all three.
“Después de cinco horas y media de labores ininterrumpidas, nuestro equipo de Salvamento Minero logró rescatar con vida e ilesos a los dos trabajadores que permanecían atrapados en una emergencia minera en Tausa, Cundinamarca.”
Rescate exitoso en Tausa: dos mineros fueron evacuados con vida e ilesos.
“El primero en una mina de carbón en Tausa y el otro en una mina de arenas en el municipio de Nemocón, con un saldo de dos víctimas fatales.”
Agencia Nacional de Minería ordena suspensión de actividades en dos minas en Cundinamarca
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.