Phoenix Tailings builds a domestic rare earth refining ecosystem that extracts high‑purity rare earth metals and alloys from mining tailings and recycled streams using proprietary electrochemical and metallization technologies. By integrating AI‑driven automation and modular plant designs, the company delivers clean, scalable production to U.S. defense, automotive, medical, and advanced electronics customers, reducing reliance on foreign refining capacity.
Funding
$43.3M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Domestic rare earth supply chains are heavily dependent on foreign refining capacity, creating strategic vulnerabilities for U.S. defense, technology, and manufacturing sectors. Existing processing methods are environmentally intensive, unsafe, and lack scalability, limiting the ability to quickly source critical metals from domestic sources such as mining tailings and recycled materials.
Solution
Phoenix Tailings builds a fully domestic rare earth refining ecosystem that converts overlooked mining byproducts, tailings, and recycled streams into high-purity rare earth metals and alloys. The company employs proprietary electrochemical separation and stabilized metallization chemistries to extract and purify both light and heavy rare earth oxides without hazardous emissions. Integrated automation and AI-driven process control enable safe, cost‑competitive production at scale across facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. By delivering finished metals directly to U.S. defense, automotive, medical, and advanced manufacturing customers, Phoenix Tailings reduces reliance on foreign sources and secures a resilient supply chain for critical technologies.
Target Audience
Primary customers are U.S. defense contractors, automotive manufacturers, medical device producers, and advanced electronics firms that require reliable, domestically sourced rare earth metals and alloys.
Features
- Electrochemical extraction platform that recovers rare earths from low‑grade tailings and recycled streams
- Proprietary separation technology that isolates individual light and heavy rare earth oxides with high recovery rates
- Stabilized metallization process that converts oxides to pure metals and alloys without waste or toxic by‑products
- AI‑enabled process monitoring and automation for consistent product quality and rapid scale‑up
- Modular plant design allowing deployment at multiple domestic sites (MA, NH) to serve regional demand
- Zero reliance on Chinese equipment, inputs, or technology, ensuring supply chain independence