; or (II) a subsidiary or parent company or corporation of the person concerned. (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the dollar amount shall be applied, for a person, to the aggregate of all annual gross income from mineral production under all mining claims held by or assigned to such person or all related parties with respect to such person, including mining claims located or for which a patent was issued before the date of the enactment of this Act. (23) The term temporary cessation means a halt in mine-related production activities for a continuous period of no longer than 5 years. (24) The term ton means 2,000 pounds avoirdupois (.90718 metric ton). (25) The term undue degradation means irreparable harm to significant scientific, cultural, or environmental resources on public lands. (26) The term valuable mineral deposit means a deposit of hardrock minerals that is of sufficient value for a reasonable miner to economically mine. (27) The term waste means rock that must be fractured and removed in order to gain access to crude ore. (b) References to other laws (1) General mining laws Any reference in this Act to the term general mining laws is a reference to those Acts that generally comprise chapters 2, 12A, and 16, and sections 161 and 162, of title 30, United States Code. (2) Act of July 23, 1955 Any reference in this Act to the Act of July 23, 1955, is a reference to the Act entitled An Act to amend the Act of July 31, 1947 (61 Stat. 681) and the mining laws to provide for multiple use of the surface of the same tracts of the public lands, and for other purposes ( 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 3. Application rules (a) In general This Act applies to any mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim located under the general mining laws, before or on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application of Act to beneficiation and processing of non-Federal minerals on Federal lands The provisions of this Act (including the environmental protection requirements of title II) shall apply in the same manner