; or (B) the Mining Law of 1872 ( 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq. ) before the effective date of this Act. (17) The term mineral activities means any activity carried out on a mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site, authorized by 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. (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 Wilderness Study Area, a National Monument, or any unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System or lands within the National Forest System, including the following: (A) National Volcanic Monuments. (B) Recreation Areas, Scenic Recreation Areas, and Winter Recreation Areas. (C) Scenic Areas, Scenic-Research Areas, Scenic Highways, and National Scenic and Wildlife Areas. (D) National Game and Wildlife Preserves. (E) Special Management, Wildlife, Conservation, and Protection Areas, including botanical, hydrological (watershed), geological, historical, paleontological, and zoological areas. (F) Experimental Forests, Ranges, and Watersheds. (G) Research Sites and Research Natural Areas. (H) Inventoried Roadless Area, Colorado Roadless Area, and Idaho Roadless Area. (I) Recommended Wilderness and Primitive Areas. (19) The term operator means— (A) any person proposing or authorized by a permit issued under this Act to conduct mineral activities