Colombian Certified Mineral Beneficiation Plant Registry

ANM RUCOM Plantas De Beneficio Certificadas is a registry of certified mineral beneficiation plants in Colombia, mandated by Decree 1421 of 2016. The dataset tracks plants not associated with a specific mining project and includes details on applicants, minerals, and application status. It was last updated on March 18, 2026, by the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co.

Use Cases

• Verify the ESTADO_SOLICITUD of a plant using its NOMBRE_PERSONA for compliance checks.
• Analyze the distribution of certified plants by MINERAL type for market analysis.
• Track application processing via NUMERO_RADICADO for administrative auditing.

Strengths

• Includes a specific legal mandate (Decree 1421 of 2016) as a data foundation.
• Data is recent, with a last update in March 2026.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of registered plants or rows.
• Sample data is unavailable to assess data completeness and quality.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Administrative registration mandated by national decree.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18.

Geography

Colombia.