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. Enjoy the show!

Inevitable · Jason Jacobs, Nick Myers