This unassuming New Hampshire refinery could help the U.S. break free from China’s hold on minerals

A giant American flag hanging on the wall of a warehouse in New Hampshire hints at the national importance of the elements bound inside the mining waste stored in 1-ton bags. The company uses electrolysis to separate the key critical elements President Donald Trump’s administration desperately wants to produce domestically from the powder left behind at traditional mines.The small Phoenix Tailings refinery tucked inside an office park in Exeter, New Hampshire, could play a key role in help...