Supply Chain entity

Phoenix Tailings

Company

Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, disruptions. Phoenix Tailings is most often covered alongside Anthony Balladon, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. Phoenix Tailings appears in 1 tracked Supply Chain story from August 3, 2026.

Last mentioned: Aug 3, 2026

Entity pulse

Recent coverage · Phoenix Tailings

1 story
6 avg impact
100% positive
0% negative

Coverage balance Positive coverage leads. Positive coverage exceeds negative coverage by 100 percentage points.

  • 100% positive

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about Phoenix Tailings

Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, disruptions. Phoenix Tailings is most often covered alongside Anthony Balladon, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. Phoenix Tailings appears in 1 tracked Supply Chain story from August 3, 2026.

Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
2

Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 18 Supply Chain stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.

Coverage cohort

Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Phoenix Tailings. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. Source article published

    News reports highlighted the Pentagon's push to decouple defense supply chains from Chinese minerals and the role of Phoenix Tailings.

  2. $500 million Pentagon loan awarded

    The Department of Defense provided a substantial loan to Phoenix Tailings to expand its rare earth processing capacity.

  3. Iran conflict draws down munitions

    The ongoing war depletes U.S. stocks of key weapons like Tomahawk missiles and THAAD interceptors, intensifying demand for domestic rare earth magnets.

  4. Phoenix Tailings founded

    Started as a backyard lab aiming to develop a cleaner, electricity-based method for refining metals.

Stories mentioning Phoenix Tailings 1

Disruptions Positive

Defense Supply Chains Face $500M Bet to Replace Chinese Rare Earths

The Pentagon is loaning $500 million to Phoenix Tailings, a rare earth processor that extracts minerals from waste, as a new ban forces defense contractors to cut Chinese sourcing. For supply chain managers, this means immediate procurement redesigns despite a factory buildout that will take up to 18 months.

2 sources

Phoenix Tailings is linked from 1 story on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.

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