Nariño
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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 Nariño, between 2012 and Aug 19, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 10 mining emergencies with 27 deaths; 81.5% 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 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Andes (Sotomayor) | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Pasto | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ipiales | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| La Llanada | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Policarpa | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| Santa Bárbara de Iscuande | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Santacruz | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illicit | 6 | 22 | |
| Legal | 4 | 5 |
| Exploitation | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underground | 6 | 17 | |
| Open pit | 4 | 10 |
| Accident type | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground failure | 6 | 17 | |
| Slope instability | 2 | 8 | |
| Mechanical | 1 | 1 | |
| Other cause | 1 | 1 |
| Mineral | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 7 | 23 | |
| Construction materials | 3 | 4 |
| Date | Place | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 |
Policarpa, Nariño
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 13 | 7 |
| Jun 25, 2025 |
Los Andes, Nariño
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2021 |
Ipiales, Nariño · Cantera Las Lajas Potosí
Ground failure · Construction materials · Expediente 00336-52 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 2021 |
Pasto, Nariño
Mechanical · Construction materials · Expediente IFK-08251 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 14, 2019 |
La Llanada, Nariño · LA PALMERA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2019 |
Santacruz, Nariño · LA SONRISA
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 2018 |
Pasto, Nariño · CANTERA LA ROCA
Slope instability · Construction materials · Expediente HHA-15551 |
Slope instability | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 30, 2016 |
Los Andes (Sotomayor), Nariño · LA GUALCONDA
Other cause · Gold · Expediente 00131-52 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 14, 2014 |
Santa Bárbara de Iscuande, Nariño
Slope instability · Gold |
Slope instability | Illicit | 6 | 15 |
| May 7, 2012 |
Los Andes (Sotomayor), Nariño · EL ALTICO
Ground failure · Gold |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
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.