Building a clean, domestic rare earth supply chain to secure America’s critical minerals future.
Phoenix Tailings is a Massachusetts-based climate and advanced manufacturing company developing clean technologies to refine rare earth elements and critical metals domestically in the United States. The company is focused on rebuilding America’s critical mineral supply chain while reducing the environmental impacts traditionally associated with mining and metals production.
Founded in 2019, Phoenix Tailings has developed proprietary refining technologies that recover rare earth elements and critical metals from mining waste, industrial byproducts, and other secondary sources. The company aims to eliminate toxic waste, carbon emissions, and hazardous chemicals from conventional refining processes while producing materials essential for clean energy, defense, advanced manufacturing, and consumer technologies.
Phoenix Tailings is vertically integrating the rare earth value chain, from raw material recovery to metal and alloy production. By creating domestic refining capacity independent of foreign-controlled supply chains, the company supports energy security, industrial resilience, and the transition to a more sustainable critical minerals economy.
Phoenix Tailings reduces the environmental footprint of critical mineral production by replacing conventional refining methods with cleaner technologies that recover valuable metals from waste streams and mine tailings. Its process seeks to eliminate toxic emissions, hazardous waste, and carbon-intensive refining practices that have historically characterized the rare earth industry.
The company strengthens domestic supply chains by producing rare earth metals and alloys in the United States, reducing dependence on foreign-controlled refining capacity. This approach supports clean energy deployment, advanced manufacturing, national security, and economic resilience while creating a more environmentally responsible pathway for producing critical materials.
* Secured $1.6 million in U.S. federal funding for critical mineral recovery technologies
* Produces rare earth metals and alloys domestically
* Recovering critical minerals from waste streams and tailings
* Building vertically integrated rare earth production capabilities
* Supporting clean energy, defense, and advanced manufacturing industries
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Domestic Critical Minerals
Produces rare earth metals and critical materials in the United States, strengthening supply chain resilience and reducing foreign dependence.
Cleaner Refining Technology
Develops innovative refining processes designed to eliminate toxic waste, hazardous chemicals, and unnecessary emissions.
Circular Resource Recovery
Recovers valuable metals from mine tailings, industrial waste streams, and secondary resources that would otherwise go unused.
Strategic Climate Infrastructure
Supplies essential materials needed for electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, defense technologies, and advanced manufacturing.
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