GOUVERNEUR, N.Y., July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Mining Corporation (NYSE-A:TII, TSX:TI), ("Titan" or the "Company"), a U.S.-focused critical minerals producer and developer, today announced positive results across its full graphite processing chain for the Kilbourne Graphite Project, from ore concentration through to battery-grade spherical graphite. The results confirm the Company's Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") design assumptions at the concentrator and demonstrate battery-grade purity and above-average yields at the downstream pilot stage, supporting the ongoing Feasibility Study and Titan's plan to build the first fully integrated U.S. graphite supply chain in over 70 years.
HIGHLIGHTS
Concentrator flowsheet validated: Locked-cycle testing produced a 95.9% C(t) graphite concentrate at 91.4% recovery, exceeding the PEA design basis of 95% concentrate grade and 90% recovery.
Preferred commercial purification process confirmed: Metallurgical test work selected for the preferred purification flowsheet for the Feasibility Study, consistently producing battery-grade purified graphite (≥99.90% Fixed Carbon).
Industry-leading spherical graphite yield: Approximately 66% of concentrate converted into spherical graphite products, exceeding the industry average of approximately 50%.
Engineering progressing across the value chain: Engineering of both the concentrator and Secondary Transformation Plant continues to advance as part of the Feasibility Study.
Demonstration plant supporting commercialization: Ongoing production at plant with design capacity of 1,200 mt per annum, is generating representative Kilbourne concentrate for downstream pilot campaigns, customer qualification and commercial-scale engineering.
"These results confirm two things: our concentrator performs as designed in the PEA, and our downstream process turns that concentrate into battery-grade material at yields well above the industry average. Together, they de-risk the Kilbourne Feasibility Study from the mine face through to the finished product. We're now focused on completing customer qualification and advancing toward construction," said Rita Adiani, President and Chief Executive Officer of Titan.
As part of the ongoing Feasibility Study, Titan completed a metallurgical optimization program at SGS Lakefield to refine the concentrator design for the Kilbourne Graphite Project. The optimized flowsheet closely aligns with the PEA design, requiring only minor refinements to further improve performance.