Abstract: A mine adopted the room and pillar mining method, mine room with a shallow hole segmented the stope subsequent (waste rock) filling mining method and its production is in closing.Combined with the present situation, the upward layer filling method with reservation ore wall is proposed.The pillar between waste backfill was recycled by this method.The measures of safety management were adopted, and good economic and social benefits have been produced.

Key words: Pillar recovery, Room and pillar mining method, Upward layer filling method