Fancamp Announces Successful Results from Titanium Technology Testing
FANCAMP EXPLORATION LTD.
7290 Gray Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5J 3Z2
Telephone: 604-434-8829 | Website: www.fancamp.ca
News Release
January 10, 2023 TSX-V Trading Symbol: FNC
Fancamp Announces Successful Results
from Titanium Technology Testing
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – January 10, 2023 - Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (“ Fancamp”
or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture Exchange: FNC) is pleased to announce successful initial
results from testing conducted on ore sourced in Quebec, using Fancamp’s proprietary titanium
technology. This technology provides a means to significantly reduce impurities and create high-
grade TiO2 feedstock , a downstream benefit to pigment and other multi-billion-dollar titanium-
focused industries, and a natural complement to existing processes.
In the selective leach process that Fancamp has developed, impurities that typically impact the
chloride process were successfully removed while barely affecting the original TiO2 content
(0.25% TiO2 loss), with a by-product and waste stream that can be converted to fertilizer. The
selective leach was able to remove most alkaline elements (salt category elements) such as
Magnesium, Calcium and Sodium, among others. The most important achievement is that this
will now allow the use of conventional hard rock ilmenite resources that are typically high in MgO
to be used by the chloride process.
A recent trial was conducted utilizing below average ilmenite concentrate which upgraded it to a
high-grade acceptable ilmenite that can complement the chloride process.
The feed chemistry was as follows, at over 100 microns, in order to comply with chloride process
requirements:
SiO2 MgO CaO Fe2O3 Al2O3 MnO Na2O K2O TiO2 SO3 P2O5
Ilmenite
Concentrate 6.12 2.08 0.41 53.23 0.31 0.72 0.23 0.04 41.37 6.12 2.08
The selective leach only removed 0.25% of the TiO2 with the following final chemistry:
SiO2 MgO CaO Fe2O3 Al2O3 MnO Na2O K2O TiO2 SO3 P2O5
Leaching
Residue 5.81 0.53 0.16 48.92 0.25 0.65 0.09 0.01 47.89 <0.01 <0.01
Further optimization of this chemistry is possible, however, the testing of Fancamp’s patent-
pending technology and process, among its other 5 filings, demonstrates how the application of
innovative technologies can complement the existing industry and general trend towards greener
and cleaner processes. In this case a high-quality ilmenite was produced with a by -product of
fertilizer.
Fancamp’s other pending patents for future consideration include the below:
• Upgraded TiO2 feed stock
• Selective recovery of precious metals from nonviable resources of iron and titanium
• Cleaning of Ilmenite
• Agglomeration of fines to become amenable to the chloride process that has challenges
of fine particle size
• Titanium Metal process that is green and economical
• 3D printing quality titanium metal that is green and economical
Titanium dioxide, TiO2, is often used to whiten a wide range of products, from paint to cosmetics
(sunscreen and toothpaste), plastics, textiles and paper, a characteristic attr ibuted to titanium
oxides absorbency of UV rays and ability to reflect 96% of light. Fancamp’s technologies have
the potential to unlock resources that normally would not be considered due to significant
impurities, or by converting waste streams and off-spec materials into valuable products like
titanium metal.
About Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (TSX-V: FNC)
Fancamp is a growing Canadian mineral exploration corporation dedicated to its value -added
strategy of progressing priority mineral properties through e xploration and innovative
development. The Corporation is focused on an advanced asset play poised for growth and
selective monetization with a portfolio of mineral claims encompassing over 158,000 hectares
across Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada; including copper, gold, zinc, titanium,
chromium, strategic rare-earth metals and others. The Corporation continues to identify near term
cash-flow generating opportunities and in parallel aims to advance its investments in strategic
mineral properties. F ancamp has investments in an existing iron ore operation in the Quebec -
Labrador Trough, a rare earth elements Company NeoTerrex Corporation in addition to an
investment in a zinc mine planned to be restarted in Nova Scotia. The Corporation has future
monetization opportunities from its Koper Lake transaction in the highly sought-after Ring of Fire
in Northern Ontario. Fancamp is developing an energy reduction and titanium waste recycling
technology with its advanced titanium extraction strategy. The Corpora tion is managed by a
focused leadership team with decades of mining, exploration and complementary technology
experience.
Further information of the Corporation can be found at: www.fancamp.ca
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For Further Information
Rajesh Sharma, President & Chief
Executive Officer
+1 (604) 434 8829
Debra Chapman, Chief
Financial Officer
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Tara Asfour, Director of Investor Relations
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