Tolima
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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 Tolima, between 2018 and Jul 23, 2026, ANM's emergency register lists 7 mining emergencies with 8 deaths; 37.5% 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Líbano | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ataco | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cajamarca | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal | 5 | 5 | |
| Illicit | 2 | 3 |
| Exploitation | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underground | 5 | 5 | |
| Open pit | 2 | 3 |
| Accident type | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground failure | 5 | 5 | |
| Explosion | 1 | 1 | |
| Other cause | 1 | 2 |
| Mineral | Emergencies | Killed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 6 | 6 | |
| Coal | 1 | 2 |
| Date | Place | Accident type | Legal status | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 |
Líbano, Tolima · BM TÙNEL AVANCE
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente FI7-161 |
Ground failure | Legal | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2025 |
Ataco, Tolima · La Granja.
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 4971 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2025 |
Líbano, Tolima · Mina El Gran Porvenir del Líbano S.A.
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente FI7-161 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28, 2024 |
Cajamarca, Tolima
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente 509120 |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 22, 2021 |
Líbano, Tolima
Ground failure · Gold · Expediente GI2-101 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 2019 |
Ataco, Tolima
Other cause · Coal |
Other cause | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 2018 |
Líbano, Tolima · EL CAIRO
Explosion · Gold · Expediente ELF-152 |
Explosion | Legal | 1 | 2 |
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.
| Company | Emergencies | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| MINA EL GRAN PORVENIR DEL LIBANO S.A | 3 | 3 |
| MONA MINAS S.A. COLOMBIA | 1 | 1 |
| PROYECTO EL CAIRO SAS | 1 | 1 |
| RUEDA INVERSIONES S.A.S. | 1 | 1 |
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 231 titles in the cadastre.