Ltd. is a privately-owned Australian resources company with interests in iron ore mining and port development projects in South Australia.
The company is owned by Adelaide-based businessman, Yong Gang Shan and as of 2019 its only producing asset was the Cairn Hill mine in the state's Far North.
In May 2019, the future of Cu-River's operations in the Woomera Prohibited Area were called into question, following national security concerns regarding its proximity to a restricted weapons and technology testing range.
[5] Cu-River Mining's interests are represented to the South Australian parliament by the lobbying firm, Silk Road Commercial Pty Ltd.
[9] In 2020, Cu-River Mining signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Haviliah Resources, a prospective iron ore exporter with leases to mineral deposits in the Braemar region in South Australia.