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 company's operations include the exploration and development of its lithium mining projects in South Dakota. Iris Metals' key projects in the United States include the Beecher Project, Dewy Project, Custer Project, Helen Beryl Project, Ruby Project, Keystone & Edison Project and the Tinton Project. The company also has tenements for gold projects near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.