By: |What if yesterday’s mining waste could become tomorrow’s defense technology? The company has developed a process to recover valuable rare earth elements and other critical minerals from old mine tailings instead of digging new mines. China currently dominates the global supply and processing of many critical minerals. To address this challenge, the startup is extracting these valuable materials from mining waste that has been sitting unused for decades. Ultimately, turning mining waste into valuable resources proves that innovation can strengthen national security while protecting the environment.