Phoenix Tailings Tech Stack
Rare earth metals extraction from mining waste via solvent recovery
Phoenix Tailings extracts rare earth metals and alloys from mining tailings using solvent extraction and electrochemical processes. The tech stack spans laboratory analytics (ICP-OES, LC-MS, GC-MS, HPLC), process design (MATLAB, Aspen Plus, SolidWorks), and industrial automation (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Ignition) — a mix indicating both early-stage R&D and scaling into production. Engineering dominance in hiring (30 of 54 open roles), paired with projects in process commissioning, M&A execution, and multi-year supply agreements, suggests a company transitioning from proof-of-concept (lab experiments, 2023 commercial start) into manufacturing scale-up and supply-chain lock-in.
Tech Stack 26 technologies
What Phoenix Tailings Is Building
◆Challenges
- Scaling production financial operations
- Scaling financial processes
- Scaling solvent extraction processes
- Scaling clean critical metal production
- Expanding clean metals production
- Optimizing chloride leaching operations
- Securing federal grant funding
- Optimizing rare earth separation
- Scaling clean metals production globally
- Process efficiency
▲Active Projects
- Solvent extraction process development
- Executing m&a transactions
- Financial infrastructure scaling
- Laboratory-scale experiments for rare earth extraction
- Financial reporting for fundraising initiatives
- Budgeting and forecasting models
- Multi-year supply and offtake agreements
- Commissioning and startup of key process systems
- Process development for cell design and electrolyte composition
- New process development and implementation
Hiring Activity
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Corporate Development Director, Chief Financial Officer
