Lithium is back and Iris Metals are far ahead of the pack (ASX:IR1)

Tune into this exclusive interview with President, US Operations Matt Hartmann and Non Executive Director Kevin Smith, hosted by Kerry Stevenson from Making Money Matter. In the discussion, the boys deep dive into why IRIS Metals are far ahead of the lithium pack and how the company plans to supply the US with lithium in […]

IRIS Metals and ReElement strengthen US lithium supply chain with new conversion milestone

IRIS Metals (ASX: IR1) is preparing to ramp up production for a demonstration-scale trial following its success in converting spodumene concentrate to 99.5% battery-grade lithium carbonate (LCE) in the US. Using ore entirely sourced from its Beecher project in South Dakota, the conversion was undertaken with US critical minerals refining specialist ReElement, following the successful […]

Iris shares light up after lithium breakthrough

Iris Metals shares were in full bloom today with the news the early mover in the US hard rock lithium space had successfully converted spodumene concentrate from South Dakota’s Black Hills district into battery-grade lithium carbonate. The breakthrough comes just days after samples of ore from the Beecher project were successfully processed into a 6.1% […]

IRIS Metals Starts Drilling For Lithium At Tin Mountain Project In South Dakota

IRIS Metals Ltd (ASX:IR1) has started drilling at the Tin Mountain Project in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Concurrent with that, drilling operations have now been completed at the Beecher Project for 2024 with the project advanced towards a maiden mineral resource estimate. Tin Mountain drill program The 2024 drill program at the Tin […]

Letter from the Chairman’s Desk

Dear Shareholders, As the new financial year has begun, I wanted to provide all shareholders with a brief update on recent activities and appointments at IRIS Metals Ltd. We have made significant progress in recent months, both operationally and in terms of our corporate development. Notwithstanding the ongoing challenges posed by the dynamics of the […]

North America is opening its doors to lithium refinement.

China and the West have had a long, fruitful lithium relationship over the years. That’s changing. Some relationships are forever, however some just grow apart. It’s how each party picks up the pieces towards a brighter future that matters, and this break up could be a significant makeup for ASX juniors adopting their business into […]

FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Action to Protect American Workers and Businesses from China’s Unfair Trade Practices

President Biden Takes Action to Safeguard American Workers and Businesses! US President Biden Takes Action to Safeguard American Workers and Businesses. Today, President Biden announced new tariffs on EVs, battery components, and critical minerals in a move to counter China’s unfair trade practices. These tariffs, though not directly aimed at lithium target Chinese-made battery cells, paving the […]

Why North America needs regional price references for lithium

Planned gigafactory development exceeds 1,000 GWh. There are currently 27 battery electrode and cell manufacturing plants in the US, totaling some 280 GWh of annual capacity. However, only 12 of these have capacity over 1 GWh and can be classified as “gigafactories”. Companies have been taking advantage of the attractive incentives and support on offer […]

IRIS Metals reports strong lithium results at Beecher Project

Iris Metals Limited (ASX:IR1) continues to report significant progress in its ongoing diamond drilling program at the Beecher Project, situated in the Black Hills of South Dakota, with the latest results revealing new wide and high-grade lithium intersections, including 27.8 metres at 1.90% Li₂O from 70.7 metres. Diamond drilling program The program persists in yielding […]