30 CFR § 817.59 - Coal recovery.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s817.59"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 817.59 - Coal recovery."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "817.59"
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: "817"
part_name: "PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND MINING ACTIVITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 15422, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 817.59 Coal recovery.

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

[44 FR 15422, Mar. 13, 1979, as amended at 81 FR 93418, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54999, Nov. 17, 2017]