La Guajira
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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 La Guajira, between 2007 and Sep 6, 2023, ANM's emergency register lists 10 mining emergencies with 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrancas | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Municipality not recognized | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Albania | 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 | 9 | 12 | |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Exploitation | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open pit | 8 | 11 | |
| Underground | 2 | 2 |
| Accident type | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical | 5 | 8 | |
| Electrical | 2 | 2 | |
| Other cause | 2 | 2 | |
| Slope instability | 1 | 1 |
| Mineral | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 10 | 13 |
| Date | Place | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2023 |
La Guajira
Other cause · Coal |
Other cause | Other | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2023 |
Albania, La Guajira
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 00-1976 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 2022 |
La Guajira · CERREJON
Mechanical · Coal |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 25, 2018 |
Barrancas, La Guajira · TAJO COMUNEROS
Slope instability · Coal · Expediente 00011 |
Slope instability | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2017 |
Barrancas, La Guajira
Electrical · Coal · Expediente 00011 |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 7, 2013 |
Barrancas, La Guajira
Electrical · Coal · Expediente 00-76, 081-91, 146-97, 067-2001 |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 2010 |
Barrancas, La Guajira · CERREJON
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 00-76, 081-91, 146-97 |
Mechanical | Legal | 4 | 12 |
| May 21, 2008 |
Barrancas, La Guajira
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 00-76, 081-91, 146-97, 067-2001 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2007 |
Barrancas, La Guajira
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 00-76, 081-91, 146-97, 067-2001 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2007 |
Barrancas, La Guajira
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 00-76, 081-91, 146-97, 067-2001 |
Other cause | 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.
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 64 titles in the cadastre.