Startup Series: Phoenix Tailings
Phoenix Tailings is a metals and mining company that leverages untapped value within mining and refining waste, economically and sustainably. Through modular systems, Phoenix Tailings employs three re-mining platforms to process the tailings: Hydrometallurgy, which separates the metals through aqueous solutions, Solvometallurgy, which separates the metals through non-aqueous solutions, and Electrometallurgy, which separates metals through electrical chemistry. Their solutions minimize waste, reduce red mud, and lower extraction costs while producing high-value metals through a zero-emissions process. Phoenix Tailings is working to rethink and eliminate mining waste while providing incremental revenue to the mines.
In this episode, Co-Founder and CEO, Nick Myers, explains how Phoenix Tailings got started, why mining tailings are such a problem, how they have been dealt with to date, and the benefits of the Phoenix Tailings approach. We also talk about the company’s traction to-date, key priorities, and what is coming next. Given the electrification that is to come and the increasing demand for precious metals, this is a great episode to learn more about how to mine these metals in a more sustainable and efficient way.
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In Today's episode, we cover:
An overview of Phoenix Tailings and how the company got started
The company’s different re-mining platforms to process tailings and its benefits
How Phoenix Tailings plans to eliminate mining waste while providing incremental revenue
