Established Special Reserve Areas
| SPECIAL RESERVE | MINERAL | LOCATION | AREA (inHectares) | DATE OF GRANT |
| Bellavista Sur | Coal | Municipalityof Angelópolis, Department of Antioquia. | 39,7 | Decree 2200 of 2001(Spanish) |
| La Zorzana | Coal | Municipalities of Bochalema and Cúcuta, Department of Norte de Santander. | 361,1 | Decree 2200 of 2001(Spanish) and modified by Decree 1494 of 2003(Spanish) |
| Doña Juana | Coal | Municipalities of Bochalema, Chinácota and Los Patios, Department of Norte de Santander. | 437,5 | Decree 2200 of 2001(Spanish) |
| San Pedro | Coal | San Cayetano and Cúcuta, Department of Norte de Santander. | 837,5 | Decree 2200 of 2001 (Spanish) |
| Gallo – Café | Gold | Municipalities of Morales and Arenal, Department of Bolívar. | 100,0 | Decree 2200 of 2001(Spanish) |
| Bolivador | Gold | Municipalities of Montecristo and Arenal, Department of Bolívar | 100,0 | Decree 2200 of 2001 (Spanish) |
| Santa Cruz | Gold | Municipalities of Alto del Rosario and Barranco de Loba, Department of Bolívar. | 400,0 | Decree 2200 of 2001 (Spanish) |
| Rancho Escondido | Gold | Municipality of Arenal, Department of Bolívar. | 386,4 | Decree 1494 of 2003 (Spanish) |
| El Avión | Gold | Municipalities of Montecristo and Tiquisio, Department of Bolívar. | 100,0 | Decree 1494 of 2003 (Spanish) |
| El Dorado | Gold | Municipalityof Río Viejo, Department of Bolívar. | 100,0 | Decree 1494 of 2003 (Spanish) |
| Casa Barro | Gold | Municipalities of Río Viejo and Tiquisio, Department of Bolívar. | 200,0 | Decree 1494 of 2003 (Spanish) |
| El Cangrejo | Gold | Municipalityof Montecristo, Department of Bolívar | 49,8 | Decree 1494 of 2003 (Spanish) |
| Doña Teresa | Gold | Municipalities of Segovia and Remedios, Department of Antioquia. | 470,7 | Decree 1494 of 2003 (Spanish) |
| Quinchia | Gold | Municipalityof Quinchía, Department of Risaralda. | 585,3 | Decree 535 of 2006 (Spanish) |
| Carmen - Catatumbo | Coal | Municipalityof Sardinata, Department of Norte de Santander. | 2122,3 | Decree 1393 of 2006 (Spanish) |
| Ráquira | Clay | Ráquira, Department of Boyacá. | 189,6 | Decree 371 of 2007 (Spanish) |
| La Uvita | Coal | La Uvita, Department of Boyacá. | 5812,0 | Resolution 338 of 2007 (Spanish) |
| Puerto Boyacá | Sand and Gravel Material | Puerto Boyacá, Puerto Nare and Puerto Triunfo, Department of Boyacá. | 4999,3 | Resolution 477 of 2007(Spanish) |
| Sogamoso | Clay | Sogamoso, Department of Boyacá. | 385,0 | Resolution 478 of 2007(Spanish) |
| Sur de Bolívar | Gold | Arenal and Montecristo, Department of Bolívar. | 1915,4 | Resolution 476 of 2007, modified by Resolution 227 of 2008(Spanish) |
| Suárez | Gold | Suárez, Department of Cauca. | 1976,4 | Resolution 424 of 2007 replaced by Resolution 333 of 2008(Spanish) |
| Soraca-Tunja | Clay | Pirbua Settlement, Department of Boyacá. | 394,0 | Resolution 496 of 2008(Spanish) |
| Quinchia | Coal | Quinchía, Department of Risaralda. | 30,0 | Resolution 199 of 2009(Spanish) |
| Tibita | Coal | Guachetá, Lenguazaque, Villapinzón and Ventaquemada, Departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. | 818,8 | Resolution 210 of 2009(Spanish) |
| Jericó | Coal | Jericó, Department of Boyacá. | 609,0 | Resolution 354 of 2009(Spanish) |
| La Llanada Nariño | Gold | La Llanada, Department of Nariño. | 262,9 | Resolution 125 of 2010(Spanish) |
| Mina Hediendo and Bogotá | Gold | Tiquisio and Río Viejo, Department of Bolívar. | 1.042,6 | Resolution 181714 of 2010 (Spanish) |