IONR ioneer Ltd

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of June 2024

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ioneer Ltd

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

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Suite 5.03, Level 5, 140 Arthur Street

North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 6-K:

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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SYDNEY, Australia – 5 June 2024 – Ioneer Ltd (“Ioneer”) (ASX: INR, NASDAQ: IONR), is dedicated to developing the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in a responsible and sustainable manner. The timely conclusion of the Biden administration’s Department of Interior Draft Environmental Impact Statement comment period supports our previously stated expectation of a Final Environmental Impact Statement being published in September 2024 and a Record of Decision in October 2024.

 

Once operational, Rhyolite Ridge will quadruple the nation’s lithium supply, playing an important role in strengthening the domestic supply chain for minerals critical to the clean energy transition.

 

As part of our five years of engagement with federal, state and tribal officials and members of the community, we sought to set the new standard for domestic lithium project development. Listening has made our project stronger, and we look forward to addressing feedback to the Bureau of Land Management from the public comment period.

 

This ASX release has been authorised by Ioneer Managing Director, Bernard Rowe.

Ioneer Contacts:

 

 

About Ioneer

 

In September 2021, Ioneer entered into an agreement with Sibanye-Stillwater where, following the satisfaction of conditions precedent, Sibanye-Stillwater will acquire a 50% interest in the Project for $490 million, with Ioneer maintaining a 50% interest and retaining the operational management responsibility for the joint venture (SS Agreement). In January 2023, Ioneer received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office for up to $700 million of debt financing (Conditional Commitment). Ioneer signed separate offtake agreements with Ford Motor Company and PPES (joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic) in 2022 and Korea’s EcoPro Innovation in 2021.

 

To learn more about Ioneer, visit www.Ioneer.com/investors.

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