Report of production

The operator of a mine shall, on or before the tenth day of the second month succeeding the month in which production occurs, file with the director the amount of production made by the mine upon form 5-sm or approved computer sheets no larger than eight and one-half by eleven inches [21.59 by 27.94 centimeters]. The report shall be signed by both the person responsible for the report and the person witnessing the signature. The printed name and title of both the person signing the report and the person witnessing the signature shall be included. Production data submitted to the director shall be kept confidential for a period of one year when so requested by the operator. Such period may be further extended upon approval by the commission.