### Question
What does Antarctic mineral resource activity mean?


### Answer
**Antarctic mineral resource activity** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 2462*:

> prospecting, exploration, or development in Antarctica of mineral resources, but does not include scientific research within the meaning of article III of the Antarctic Treaty, done at Washington on December 1, 1959

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 2462*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 44B-ANTARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCES PROTECTION**

