Iron Road (ASX: IRD) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Iron Road is an Australian mineral exploration and mining development company focused on advancing iron ore and green infrastructure projects in South Australia.
Iron Road
Iron Road is an Australian mineral exploration and mining development company focused on advancing iron ore and green infrastructure projects in South Australia. The company's principal asset is the 100-percent owned Central Eyre Iron Project, located on the Eyre Peninsula. This project encompasses Australia's largest magnetite ore reserve, with plans for an open-pit mine, a processing facility near Wudinna, a 130-kilometer rail and infrastructure corridor, and a deep-water port at Cape Hardy. Additionally, Iron Road supports green iron and hydrogen manufacturing initiatives at the Cape Hardy precinct and maintains early-stage exploration projects, including the Gawler Iron Project and nickel-copper-gold exploration targets.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of Iron Road
- Magnetite Ore Extraction and Concentrating: Development of an open-pit mine and processing plant near Wudinna on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, designed to produce high-grade sinter feed and direct reduction iron concentrate from a 3.7 billion tonne reserve.
- Deep-Water Port Infrastructure: Planning and development of a multi-user deep-water port on the Eyre Peninsula's east coast, designed to support heavy bulk iron ore exports, regional import logistics, and industrial maritime transport.
- Heavy Rail and Logistics Corridor: Establishment of a 130-kilometer infrastructure corridor incorporating heavy-haul rail lines and utility networks to connect inland mining and beneficiation facilities near Wudinna directly to deep-water shipping terminals.
- Industrial Port Precinct and Green Iron: Master-planning of a dedicated green industrial hub, enabling high-purity direct reduction pellet production by leveraging proximity to premium magnetite feedstocks, industrial desalination potential, and regional renewable energy.
- Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Integration: Support for gigawatt-scale green hydrogen and ammonia manufacturing facilities within the industrial port precinct, working alongside energy partners to provide clean feedstock for zero-carbon steel manufacturing.
- Regional Mineral Exploration: Exploration and target testing across regional iron ore prospects, alongside active drilling programs targeting nickel, copper, and gold mineralisation across strategic tenement holdings in South Australia.
Iron Road executive team
- Mr. Larry J. IngleChief Executive Officer
- Mr. Glen ChipmanExecutive Director
- Mr. Jaroslaw Krzysztof Kopias ACIS, ACSA, AGIA, B.Com., C.S., CGP, CPACompany Secretary