A CRMA capacity metric for maximum annual production volumes of Union-based extractive operations involving strategic raw materials.
Union extraction capacity is an upstream capacity metric, not a generic mine-output statistic. It asks how much extraction inside the Union can contribute to strategic-raw-material security before processing, recycling, or imports enter the calculation.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 5. The definition is limited to maximum annual production volumes of relevant extractive operations located in the Union, including near-site processing that normally belongs with extraction.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
an aggregate of the maximum annual production volumes of extractive operations for ores, minerals, plant products and concentrates containing strategic raw materials, including processing operations that are typically located at or near the extraction site, located in the Union
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 5
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 project identifier, extraction volume, raw material, reporting year, mine or extraction site, permit/status, capacity basis, unit of measure, operator, Member State, and link to annual-consumption benchmark.
Union extraction capacity is the extraction-capacity control for CRMA evidence. It should link projects, sites, materials, annual volumes, capacity assumptions, and the 10% benchmark so supply-security claims do not mix extraction with processing, recycling, or import availability.