Cali
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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 Cali (Valle del Cauca), between 2005 and Mar 20, 2021, ANM's emergency register lists 21 mining emergencies with 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2021 |
La Reforma
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DKT-072 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 30, 2018 |
La Castilla · LIMONES 2
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 3856 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 18, 2016 |
La Fragua · EL RETIRO
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14691 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4, 2012 |
Sector la Fragua Corregimiento Golondrinas · HOYO FRIO
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14691 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2012 |
Corregimiento Pichinche, Sector Peñas Blancas · ILEGAL
Handling explosives and blasting accessories · Gold |
Handling explosives and blasting accessories | Illicit | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 21, 2012 |
La Reforma · LOS BIMBOS
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente DKT-072 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2012 |
Cerro la Bandera
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 20, 2011 |
Corregimiento Golondrinas
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente HBG-123 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2011 |
La Buitrera · LA YOLANDA
Fire · Coal · Expediente 03-004-96 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2011 |
La Castilla · LOS LIMONES
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 3856 |
Ground failure | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2010 |
La Buitrera · LA YOLANDA
Other cause · Coal · Expediente 03-004-96 |
Other cause | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 18, 2009 |
Golondrinas
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14691 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 2008 |
Golondrinas · La Esperanza
Fire · Coal · Expediente 14691 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 12, 2008 |
La Reforma · La Reforma
Fire · Coal · Expediente DKT-072 |
Fire | Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7, 2007 |
Los Chorros
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29, 2007 |
Los Chorros
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 1 | 0 |
| May 10, 2007 |
La Buitrera
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente CBR-101 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| May 10, 2007 |
Golondrinas
Mechanical · Coal · Expediente 14691 |
Mechanical | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 2005 |
Los Chorros
Ground failure · Coal |
Ground failure | Illicit | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 2005 |
Montebello
Ground failure · Coal · Expediente 14691 |
Ground failure | Legal | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 2005 |
El Pedregal
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere · Coal · Expediente DKT-072 |
Contaminated or unbreathable atmosphere | Legal | 2 | 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.
| Year | Emergencies | Killed | Deaths, legal | Deaths, illicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
The lessons-learned records and the press releases are ANM's own layers, smaller than the register; one emergency can appear in all three.