On January 8, 2026, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a communication encouraging electronic filing of the Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report (MSHA Form 7000-2). This transition to online submissions is part of MSHA’s broader effort to improve the efficiency of the reporting process.

MSHA Form 7000-2 is used by mine operators and independent contractors to report employment and production information on a quarterly basis for each mine where activity is performed. The Form 7000-2 for the first quarter (January–March) is due April 15, 2026.

To file online, users must register with both MSHA EGov and Login.gov; however, existing users of MSHA’s online filing system do not need to register again. Guidance can be found on MSHA’s Forms and Online Filing webpage.

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