# Phoenix Tailings selects Rochester, New York for rare earth separation center

Phoenix Tailings has selected Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York, for its Freedom Separation facility, a commercial-scale rare earth separation center. The facility is part of the $1.2 billion-plus Freedom Project and will process over 18,000 tons per year of rare earth feedstock, producing over 4,400 tons per year of separated rare earth oxides. Production starts ramping in 2027, with full production slated for 2028. The facility will support more than 200 direct New York jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: Rochester, New York, United States
- Value: $1.20B
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 18,000 tons per year of rare earth feedstock; 4,400 tons per year of separated rare earth oxides
- Products: separated rare earth oxides
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Phoenix Tailings](https://endata.com/companies/94621.md)

## Sources

- [miningconnection.com](https://miningconnection.com/longwall/news/article/phoenix_tailings_selects_rochester_new_york_for_its_rare_earth_separation_c), 2026-11-05: "Technology can give America control over its critical supply chains, but it takes skilled, determined people to turn that promise into production."
- [miningconnection.com](https://miningconnection.com/coal_prep/news/article/phoenix_tailings_selects_rochester_new_york_for_its_rare_earth_separation_c), 2026-11-05: "Phoenix Tailings said it has selected Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York, for its Freedom Separation, a commercial-scale facility that will convert a diverse range of mixed rare earth feedstocks into separated oxides for domestic rare earth metal production."

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