Seizures and Destruction of Machinery from Illegal Mining in Colombia

Records of the temporary prohibition to transfer, convert, or move assets, and the custody of goods purchased with money from illegal activities or used for criminal acts, as ordered by competent authorities. The data likely contains entries from Colombian departments and municipalities, with columns for location, date, asset type, and quantity. It is published by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-19.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in enforcement actions using FECHA HECHO and DEPARTAMENTO.
• Mapping the geographic distribution of illegal mining interventions using COD_DEPTO, COD_MUNI, and MUNICIPIO.
• Profiling the types and quantities of assets seized using CLASE DE BIEN, CANTIDAD, and UNIDAD DE MEDIDA.
• Correlating enforcement activity with regional data using the 8 available columns for spatial and temporal analysis.

Strengths

• Includes geospatial identifiers (COD_DEPTO, COD_MUNI) for mapping and regional analysis.
• Contains specific columns for asset type (CLASE DE BIEN) and quantity (CANTIDAD) with a unit of measure.
• Data is structured with 8 distinct columns covering location, time, and asset details.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely compiled from reports by Colombian Military Forces and National Police following enforcement actions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 15:27:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, specified by DEPARTAMENTO and MUNICIPIO columns.