Toledo
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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 Toledo (Norte de Santander), between 2008 and Nov 29, 2024, ANM's emergency register lists 14 mining emergencies with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2024 |
Tierra Amarilla · SAN JUDAS
Other cause · Coal · Expediente AF8-141 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2024 |
Corregimiento San Bernardo de Bata · EL SILENCIO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 196T |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 11, 2024 |
Los Naranjos · LA CAIMITA
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente IGN-08021 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2022 |
Valegra · EL SILENCIO
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 193T |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 9, 2022 |
Corregimiento San Bernardo de Bata · Sol de Oriente
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Coal |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 1 | 1 |
| May 10, 2019 |
Corregimiento de San Bernardo de Bata · EL SILENCIO
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente 193T |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2018 |
Carbónera · TAMARA
Other cause · Coal · Expediente FES-151 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 2018 |
Tierra Amarilla · SAN JUDAS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente AF8-141 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2013 |
Vereda la Union · MINA AURORA 4
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente IGN-08021 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2013 |
Encontrados · ENCONTRADOS
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Coal · Expediente LFP-16331X |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2011 |
Tierra Amarilla · SAN JUDAS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente AF8-141 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 8, 2010 |
Santa Maria · SAN JUDAS
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Coal · Expediente AF8-141 |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2009 |
San Bernardo de Bata · MINA EL SILENCIO
Explosion · Coal · Expediente 193T |
Explosion | Legal | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2008 |
La Union · MINA SAN JUDAS
Explosion · Coal · Expediente AF8-141 |
Explosion | Legal | 0 | 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.
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 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.