Bochalema
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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 Bochalema (Norte de Santander), between 2006 and Aug 20, 2025, ANM's emergency register lists 21 mining emergencies with 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 |
Batatas · CARBONES LA DON JUANA
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2022 |
Batatas · Nivel 3
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 2022 |
La Selva · Carlota 2
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2022 |
La Selva · Fortaleza 2
Other cause · Coal · Expediente ZORZANA |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 2020 |
La Selva · ZORZANO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente ZORZANA |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2018 |
Batatas · LA RINCONADA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2018 |
La Selva · CONSORCIO MINERO LOS LACHES
Electrical · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 2017 |
La Selva · COOPSELVA NIVEL 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente ZORZANA |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 29, 2015 |
Carlota · LA CARLOTA
Fire · Coal |
Fire | Illicit | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 2011 |
La Selva · BUENOS AIRES
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente ZORZANA |
Mechanical | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2011 |
La Selva · LA REPRESA
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2010 |
La Selva · LA SELVA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente JBP-11301 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 29, 2009 |
La Selva
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2009 |
La Selva
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2008 |
La Selva
Explosion · Coal |
Explosion | Illicit | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 14, 2008 |
La Selva · MINA LAS PEÑAS
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Explosion | Legal | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 2008 |
La Selva
Electrical · Coal |
Electrical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2008 |
La Selva · MINA BATEY
Explosion · Coal · Expediente HJK-15522X |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 28, 2007 |
La Selva
Fire · Coal · Expediente DB7-162 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2007 |
La Selva
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 2006 |
La Selva · MINAS LAS PEÑAS
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 2599T |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 3 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.