; or (ii) owned by any Indian or Indian Tribe, as defined in that section. (16) The term mineral activities means any activity on a mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim, or a lease, license, or permit issued under this Act, for, related to, or incidental to, mineral exploration, mining, beneficiation, processing, or reclamation activities for any hardrock mineral. (17) The term memorandum of agreement means a document that records the terms and conditions agreed upon by an agency and an Indian Tribe through the consultation process regarding an activity, including any measures to be taken to resolve or mitigate adverse impacts on the Indian Tribe. (18) The term National Conservation System unit means any unit of the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Wilderness Preservation System, National Landscape Conservation System, or National Trails System, or a National Conservation Area, a National Recreation Area, a National Monument, or any unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System or lands within the National Forest System, including any of the following: (A) National Scenic Research Area. (B) National Scenic Area. (C) National Game Refuge and Wildlife Preserve. (D) National Volcanic Monument. (E) National Historic Area. (F) National Protection Area. (G) Special Management Area. (H) National Botanical Area. (I) Recreation Management Area. (J) Scenic Recreation Area. (19) The term operator means any person proposing or authorized by a permit issued under this Act to conduct mineral activities and any agent of such person. (20) The term person means an individual, Indian Tribe, partnership, association, society, joint venture, joint stock company, firm, company, corporation, cooperative, or other organization and any instrumentality of State or local government including any publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of State or local government. (21) The term processing means processes downstream of beneficiation