A CRMA exploration term for the detailed investigation of an individual mineral occurrence.
Targeted exploration is a focused evidence-building step after broad resource potential is identified. It can improve confidence in a project pipeline, but it still is not extraction capacity or a reserve statement by itself.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 22. It should be read against general exploration and mineral occurrences, especially where evidence moves from wide-area mapping to a specific investigated occurrence.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
the detailed investigation of an individual mineral occurrence
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 22
Reviewed public draft page. Aligns with CRMA capacity/supply-chain policy: separates extraction, processing, recycling, demand baselines, material flows, exploration stages, and strategic-stock evidence.
Implementation records should capture the target-area identifier, target area, sampling record, assay evidence, confidence level, priority mineral, exploration licence, responsible party, date, deposit hypothesis, and project or mineral-occurrence link.
Targeted exploration is the priority-exploration control for CRMA evidence. It should connect target areas, sampling, assays, licences, minerals, and confidence levels so exploration claims do not blur into reserves or production promises.