Sec. 401. Definitions
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As used in this title: The term crude ore means ore in its unprocessed form, containing profitable amounts of the target mineral. The term displaced material means any crude ore and waste dislodged from its location at the time hardrock mining operations begin at a surface, underground, or in-situ mine. The term Federal land means any land, including mineral interests, owned by the United States without regard to how the United States acquired ownership of the land and without regard to the agency having responsibility for management thereof, except Indian lands.
The term Fund means the Hardrock Minerals Fund established by section 402. The term hardrock mineral means— any mineral mined under the Mining Law of 1872 ( 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq. ); and with respect to State, Indian, and private lands, any mineral on those lands that would be considered hardrock mineral under subparagraph
(A)if such mineral had been mined under the Mining Law of 1872. The term hardrock mining operation means— any activity or operation conducted to mine a mineral under the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.); with respect to State, Indian, and private lands, any activity or operation conducted on such lands to mine a mineral that would be considered hardrock mineral if such mineral had been mined under the Mining Law of 1872; and any activities or operations to mine any other mineral the mining of which, at any time on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is or was subject to the Mining Law of 1872. The term mineral activity means any activity on a mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim for, related to, or incidental to, any mineral exploration, mining, beneficiation, processing, or reclamation activity for any hardrock mineral. The term operator means any person that conducts a mineral activity and any agent of such person. The term ton means 2,000 pounds avoirdupois (.90718 metric ton). The term waste means rock that must be fractured and removed in order to gain access to crude ore.
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