Titan Mining (TSX: TI) Graphite Meets Defense Specifications
Titan Mining Graphite Testwork Demonstrates Product Meets Battery, Industrial and Defense Specifications
August 28, 2025
Independent Testing Confirms High-purity Natural Graphite from Titan’s Kilbourne Project in New York State
Gouverneur, New York, Vancouver, British Columbia – August 28, 2025 – Titan Mining Corporation (TSX: TI; OTCQB: TIMCF) (“Titan” or the “Company”) announced today positive results from independent downstream testing on natural flake graphite from its 100% owned Kilbourne graphite project located in St. Lawrence County, NY, demonstrating that Kilbourne graphite can be transformed into multiple high-value product streams, supporting Titan’s strategy to unlock diversified revenue opportunities across multiple industry groups.
Key Results and Commercial Applications:
- Battery Materials: Kilbourne graphite was successfully processed into spherical graphite (USPG) with 99.99% purity, high tap density, and favorable particle size distribution, confirming its suitability as anode material for lithium-ion batteries.
- Industrial Products: Micronized and purified products achieved >99.9% purity, meeting specifications for refractories, lubricants, automotive, and specialty industrial markets that demand consistent quality and high performance.
- Defense and Aerospace: Ultra-high purities and processing flexibility support potential qualification for military-specification (MiL-spec) materials, including applications in thermal management, composites, coatings, and defense-grade energy storage.
Don Taylor, CEO of Titan commented: “This is a key milestone as we advance toward becoming the first fully integrated U.S. producer of natural flake graphite in more than seventy years. These results confirm Kilbourne graphite can be processed into the high-purity products required for critical applications in aerospace, batteries, industrial and defense sectors.”
Rita Adiani, President of Titan, added: “By validating spherical, micronized, and purified graphite products, this testwork underscores Titan’s ability to serve multiple markets—from energy storage to defense-grade applications. Equally important, Kilbourne strengthens U.S. supply chain security by reducing reliance on foreign graphite. These results enhance our commercial flexibility and reinforce the importance of our demonstration facility, which remains on track for commissioning later this year.”
Demonstration Facility Advancing
Titan is advancing construction of its graphite demonstration facility in St. Lawrence County. Approximately 70% of the equipment has been delivered and installation is underway. Commissioning is expected in Q4 2025. The facility will validate the downstream flowsheet at scale and provide bulk product samples for customer qualification in the battery, industrial, and defense sectors.
Next Steps
Titan will continue downstream optimization and initiate electrochemical performance testing of its spherical graphite. Bulk samples produced from the demonstration facility are expected to be available for customer qualification and offtake discussions in late 2025.
Technical Summary Table
| Product Type | Key Metrics | Purity (LOI) | Commercial Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flotation Concentrate | Overall grade 95.0% Cg; Medium flake (+150 µm) 96.8% Cg; Mid fraction (-150 +71 µm) 96.4% Cg; Fine (-71 µm) 93.6% Cg | 95.0–96.8% | Saleable / qualifiable as -100 mesh concentrate; suitable for refractories, foundry, lubricants, friction |
| Micronized Graphite (PMG D90-45, D90-15) | D90 ~47 µm and ~17 µm; Bulk densities after purification: ~292 g/L and ~276 g/L; Particle sizes within target specs | 99.95–99.97% | High-purity micronized products; specialty industrial markets; feedstock for SPG |
| Spherical Graphite (SPG18) | D90 ~33 µm; D50 ~18 µm; D10 ~10 µm; Tap density 0.96 g/cm³; BET/SSA 6.5 m²/g; Springback 4% | 99.99% | Meets anode-grade specifications for lithium-ion batteries |
| Impurity Removal | Zn reduced from ~2,099 ppm (concentrate) to 1.1 ppm (SPG); Fe reduced from ~3,600 ppm to 11 ppm; Si reduced from ~7,000 ppm to 11 ppm | >99.9% after purification | Enables qualification for MiL-spec defense, aerospace, and advanced composites |
Testing Conducted at ProGraphite GmbH in Germany – Kilbourne Graphite
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
All work and chemical analysis was conducted by ProGraphite GmbH in Germany, which is independent of the Company. The laboratory employs ISO 9001-compliant quality management systems ensuring accurate and timely results. Equipment calibration using third-party standards is performed at prescribed intervals to maintain data integrity.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Oliver Peters, Principal Metallurgist and President of Metpro Management Inc., who is a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. Mr. Peters verified all data, methodologies, and test procedures referenced in this release.
About Titan Mining Corporation
Titan is an Augusta Group company which produces zinc concentrate at its 100%-owned Empire State Mine in New York state. Titan is also an emerging natural flake graphite producer, targeting to be the USA’s first end-to-end producer of natural flake graphite in 70 years. Titan’s goal is to deliver shareholder value through operational excellence, development, and exploration. Learn more at www.titanminingcorp.com.
Contact
Investor Relations: info@titanminingcorp.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements and information contained in this news release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These include statements regarding Titan’s plans to become the first fully integrated U.S. natural flake graphite producer, timing of commissioning, downstream testing, and future offtake discussions. Such statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Factors include commodity price fluctuations, cost inflation, permitting delays, and operational challenges. Please refer to Titan’s filings with Canadian securities regulators for a full discussion of risk factors. Except as required by law, Titan disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by this cautionary note.
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