{"id":6594,"date":"2026-01-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=6594"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:49:18","slug":"titan-mining-made-in-america-graphite-hits-production-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/announcement\/titan-mining-made-in-america-graphite-hits-production-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Titan\u2019s Made-in-America Graphite Hits Production Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6; color:#111; max-width:900px; margin:0 auto;\">\n\n  <!-- TOP SIGNIFICANCE BOX -->\n  <div style=\"border:1px solid #e6e6e6; border-left:5px solid #2980b9; background:#fafafa; padding:14px 16px; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:22px;\">\n    <p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;\">\n      <strong>Titan Mining (TSX: TI)<\/strong>, NIA\u2019s <strong>#1 favorite overall stock suggestion for 2026<\/strong>,\n      recently hit a <strong>new all-time high of $7.75 per share<\/strong>, up <strong>822.62%<\/strong> since NIA\u2019s initial\n      suggestion at $0.84 per share on April 17th, before a healthy profit-taking pullback.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;\">\n      Titan has now begun producing the <strong>first newly produced U.S. natural graphite since the 1950s<\/strong>,\n      a development that has attracted <strong>mainstream media coverage from both AP News and Fox Business<\/strong>\n      as the U.S. moves to reduce its reliance on China, which currently supplies roughly <strong>42% of U.S. graphite imports<\/strong>.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n      With Titan now also listed on the <strong>NYSE American under the symbol TII<\/strong>, today\u2019s announcement marks a\n      major operational and strategic milestone as Washington tightens procurement rules for critical minerals under the\n      National Defense Authorization Act and new White House actions targeting processed critical minerals.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p style=\"margin:10px 0 0 0; font-size:13px;\">\n      <strong>Related coverage:<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/media\/american-company-restarts-domestic-graphite-production-after-decades-china-imports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business<\/a>\n      &nbsp;|&nbsp;\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-graphite-mining-lithium-batteries-6efea670a24e2a6570f2b978c8ad71b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP News<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- HEADLINE -->\n  <h2 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0; color:#000;\">\n    Titan Mining Launches Made-in-America Graphite Production as U.S. Moves to Secure Critical Minerals\n  <\/h2>\n\n  <!-- SUBHEAD -->\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0; font-size:13px; color:#555;\">\n    <strong>New White House action strengthens the case for Made-in-America critical minerals<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- PRESS RELEASE BODY -->\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    <strong>GOUVERNEUR, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)<\/strong> \u2014 Titan Mining Corporation (TSX:TI, NYSE-A:TII),\n    (\u201cTitan\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) an existing zinc concentrate producer in upstate New York and an emerging natural flake\n    graphite producer, announced the commencement of graphite concentrate production at its Kilbourne demonstration facility.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    Titan has successfully produced natural flake graphite concentrate, now transitioning to the production of material\n    for customer and government qualification programs, marking the first step in re-establishing a domestic natural\n    graphite supply chain in the United States for the first time in more than seven decades.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    Titan is also advancing financing discussions with the U.S. Export-Import Bank with respect to the previously\n    announced letter of interest for the <strong>US$120 million loan facility<\/strong>, which would provide long-term,\n    non-dilutive capital funding for the majority of the Kilbourne project\u2019s development, and expects to have an update\n    in the near term.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    This production coincides with the issuance of a new Executive Order by the White House directing the application of\n    Section 232 authorities to processed critical minerals and their derivative products, including natural graphite,\n    in response to persistent U.S. import dependence and downstream supply-chain vulnerabilities.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <blockquote style=\"margin:0 0 18px 20px; padding-left:14px; border-left:3px solid #ccc; color:#333;\">\n    \u201cWith Kilbourne now producing, Titan is aligned with the federal government\u2019s clear policy direction: rebuilding\n    secure, end-to-end U.S. supply chains for critical minerals,\u201d said Rita Adiani, President and Chief Executive Officer\n    of Titan Mining.\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    The graphite demonstration facility, located within Titan\u2019s existing Empire State Mine infrastructure, is designed\n    to produce approximately <strong>1,200 tonnes per year<\/strong> of graphite concentrate, providing a critical bridge\n    to commercial scale and advancing the Kilbourne Graphite Project toward its targeted\n    <strong>40,000-tonne-per-year production profile<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h3 style=\"margin:22px 0 10px 0;\">Scientific and Technical Information<\/h3>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    The scientific and technical information contained herein has been approved by Oliver Peters, MSc, P.Eng.,\n    a \u201cQualified Person\u201d as defined by NI 43-101, and independent of the Company.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h3 style=\"margin:22px 0 10px 0;\">About Titan Mining Corporation<\/h3>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px 0;\">\n    Titan Mining Corporation is an Augusta Group company which produces zinc concentrate at its 100%-owned Empire State\n    Mine in New York State. Titan is also the USA\u2019s first end-to-end natural flake graphite producer in 70 years.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h3 style=\"margin:22px 0 10px 0;\">Media &#038; Investor Contact<\/h3>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;\"><strong>Irina Kuznetsova<\/strong><\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;\">Director, Investor Relations<\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;\">Phone: (778) 870-7735<\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px 0;\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@titanminingcorp.com\">info@titanminingcorp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n  <hr style=\"border:none; border-top:1px solid #ddd; margin:26px 0;\">\n\n  <p style=\"font-size:12px; line-height:1.5; color:#555;\">\n    <em>\n      Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide\n      investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. This message is meant for\n      informational and educational purposes only and does not provide investment advice.\n    <\/em>\n  <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titan Mining (TSX: TI), NIA\u2019s #1 favorite overall stock suggestion for 2026, recently hit a new all-time high of $7.75 per share, up 822.62% since NIA\u2019s initial suggestion at $0.84 per share on April 17th, before a healthy profit-taking pullback. 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