Iron Road Tightens Spending, Courts Asian Steelmakers and Advances SA Exploration

Iron Road Ltd ( (AU:IRD) ) has provided an announcement.

Iron Road kept spending on its Central Eyre Iron Project at modest levels during the December quarter while concentrating on preparations to engage several Asian steelmakers in early 2026, a strategy pursued against a backdrop of subdued global investment in iron ore developments, high domestic power costs and softer Chinese steel demand. Despite weaker steel production and tepid consumption in China, benchmark iron ore prices remained relatively stable, underscored by cost-curve support from higher-cost producers, while Iron Road advanced its diversification effort through the Mulgathing Project with Red Tiger Resources, completing a Stage 1 air-core drilling program targeting heavy mineral sands at the Irria Prospect and planning a Stage 2 RC campaign to test a geophysics-based nickel-copper-gold target, potentially broadening its commodity and project pipeline exposure in South Australia.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:IRD) stock is a Hold with a A$0.03 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Iron Road Ltd stock, see the AU:IRD Stock Forecast page.

More about Iron Road Ltd

Iron Road Ltd is an ASX-listed Australian resources company focused on the development of the Central Eyre Iron Project (CEIP) in South Australia, a magnetite iron ore operation targeting supply into global steel markets, particularly Asia. The company also holds interests in exploration tenements such as the Mulgathing Project (including the Irria Prospect), where it is assessing potential heavy mineral sands and base and precious metal mineralisation under a farm-in and joint venture framework.

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Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Sell

Current Market Cap: A$23.3M

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