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43 CFR § 3594.2 - Support pillars.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3594.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3594.2 - Support pillars."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3594.2"
section_name: "Support pillars."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3590"
part_name: "SOLID MINERALS (OTHER THAN COAL) EXPLORATION AND MINING OPERATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. Appendix; 16 U.S.C. 90c-1, 460n-5, 460q-5, 460dd-2  460mm-4, 508(b); 25 U.S.C. 396d, 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, 293, 359; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4321  43 U.S.C. 1201, 1732(b), 1733, 1740; 35 Stat. 315; 47 Stat. 1487."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 39461, Oct. 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3590"
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# 3594.2 Support pillars.

Sufficient pillars shall be left during first mining to ensure the ultimate maximum recovery of mineral deposits prior to abandonment. All boundary pillars shall be 50 feet thick unless otherwise specified in writing by the authorized officer. Boundary and other main pillars shall be mined only with the written consent or by order of the authorized officer.