30 CFR § 816.59 - Coal recovery.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s816.59"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 816.59 - Coal recovery."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "816.59"
section_name: "Coal recovery."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS"
part_number: "816"
part_name: "PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—SURFACE MINING ACTIVITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201  and sec 115 of Pub. L. 98-146."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 15395, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 816.59 Coal recovery.

Surface mining activities shall be conducted so as to maximize the utilization and conservation of the coal, while utilizing the best appropriate technology currently available to maintain environmental integrity, so that reaffecting the land in the future through surface coal mining operations is minimized.

[44 FR 15395, Mar. 13, 1979, as amended at 81 FR 93392, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54979, Nov. 17, 2017]