The modern world relies on rare earth elements, which power everything from medical equipment and electric cars to military systems and high-tech electronics. While these metals are widely available globally, refining them into usable forms has historically been concentrated outside the United States, creating a dependence on foreign supply chains.

Phoenix Tailings is revolutionizing the metals industry by establishing the first fully clean, domestic mining and refining facility that can purify overlooked mining byproducts, tailings, and recycled materials into pure metals and alloys on a commercial scale. With a vertically integrated model, proprietary separation and metallization processes, and a focus on speed, innovation, and collaboration, Phoenix Tailings is empowering the US and its allies to take back control of this critical supply chain. Their goal is simple: to ensure American industrial independence while fueling modern technology and national security.

Phoenix Tailings’ Core Capabilities

Technology & Innovations

Phoenix Tailings is rebuilding the U.S. rare earth supply chain from end to end, radically transforming the rare earth refining industry to address the issues in the traditional metals supply chain. Their innovative technology integrates advanced electrochemistry and materials expertise to extract critical metals from non-traditional sources like tailings, mining byproducts, and recycled materials. Their proprietary separation technologies effectively separate light and heavy rare earth oxides, while their revolutionary metallization chemistries purify these oxides into high-purity metals and alloys.

Automation enables the technology to be scalable, safe, and economical, producing high-quality materials with no waste. By using innovative solutions, Phoenix Tailings rapidly advances the use of rare earth materials in electric vehicles, medical technologies, defense applications, advanced manufacturing, and advanced electronics. The company’s focus on innovation ensures that the U.S. industry gains access to critical materials on a large scale, thereby disrupting a global supply chain that has long been controlled by adversarial nations.

Vertical Integration and Ecosystem

Phoenix Tailings is rebuilding the entire value chain of rare earth elements in the U.S. in a vertically integrated manner. The firm partners with a variety of sources, such as tailings and recycling sources, to extract metals that are left behind by conventional methods. The firm has its own separation and metallization methods to produce marketable metals and alloys from these sources. Phoenix Tailings works in partnership with a variety of sources such as miners, recyclers, magnet manufacturers, and consumers to ensure a smooth flow of materials through the entire value chain. The firm’s vertically integrated approach enables rapid innovation and allows industries in the U.S. to grow quickly without relying on foreign refiners. The firm’s approach not only maximizes the use of domestic resources but also provides a strong foundation for long-term growth in the global rare earth market.

National Impact and Facilities

Phoenix Tailings is dedicated to the enhancement of national security and the reindustrialization of America. Phoenix Tailings has several facilities in the United States, including research and development in Woburn, Massachusetts, a refining plant in Burlington, Massachusetts, and a large-scale processing plant in Exeter, New Hampshire. These facilities prove that rare earth refining can be done successfully in the United States using clean, modern, and scalable technology. With the production of critical metals in the United States, Phoenix Tailings provides the country’s industries with independence from foreign supply chains, enabling businesses that use rare earths for the defense, energy, transportation, and electronics sectors.

The facilities of Phoenix Tailings enable the company to provide speed, cost-effectiveness, and safety for workers, ensuring that the innovations of America are supported by a secure and stable supply of strategic materials. By providing the infrastructure for a rare earth ecosystem in the United States, Phoenix Tailings is working to provide a future where the United States has control over its critical metals supply, fueling the economy and the security of the country.

Nick Myers - Co-Founder & CEO

By integrating advanced electrochemistry, automation, and proprietary metallization processes, Phoenix Tailings demonstrates that rare earth refining can be both domestic and environmentally clean.