Commission approves intent to align mineral reporting date with taxation; temporary status granted

The Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources voted unanimously Feb. 19 to advance a proposed amendment to Nevada Administrative Code chapter 5.13 that would move the Division of Minerals’ annual production reporting date from April 15 to February 16.

Division staff said the change is intended to align the agency’s reporting timeline with filings the same operators already make to the Department of Taxation, producing more accurate and timely production statistics for the public while preserving an option to keep company-specific data confidential until April 15 to avoid premature public disclosure.

Rob Guillory, presenting the regulation package, told commissioners the change would give the division a two-month head start in preparing publicly releasable production statistics after matching records with Taxation. Guillory said the amendments were developed following a public workshop and that the division expects the regulations, if adopted by the commission, to be submitted to the Legislature and the Legislative Counsel Bureau for codification in the coming spring.

Chair Josh Nordqvist asked staff to confirm the public-comment and codification process; Guillory confirmed the division held workshops, responded to comments, and would pursue the statutory codification process. With no callers on the public line, a motion to adopt the intent to act was moved and seconded and passed unanimously, giving the rules temporary effect pending the formal legislative steps.

The action provides temporary authority to proceed with the revised timing while preserving the technical option to delay publication of company-level details until the Division’s historical April 15 release, according to staff. The division said implementation is expected for calendar year 2027, allowing the agency to retro-date the change to Feb. 16 for reporting cycles beginning then.