IRIS Metals (ASX:IR1) is a hard rock lithium exploration company with a primary focus on exploration, development and mining activities in South Dakota, USA.

The South Dakota Project provides the Company and its shareholders with exposure to the battery metals space in a mining friendly jurisdiction with a history of past production.

IRIS is the largest holder of lithium mining claims in South Dakota and has a vision to become a leading supplier of lithium to the North American battery metals industry.

The company is pursuing a strategy of rapid prospect evaluation within the South Dakota pegmatite province, with a view to making economic discoveries, thereby enhancing shareholder value.