Titan Mining Reports Contractor Fatality
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Titan Mining Reports Contractor Fatality
Vancouver, B.C., October 2, 2018 – Titan Mining Corporation (TSX:TI) (“Titan” or the “Company”)
regrets to announce that a fatality occurred this afternoon involving an employee of a contractor, who
was working at the Empire State Mine (“ESM”) in New York State.
Titan has notified the appropriate authorities and is working in collaboration with them and the contractor
to determine the cause of the accident. All mining activities have been suspended and crews are
being informed of the accident.
Senior management is on site and would like to express condolences to the family, friends and
colleagues of the deceased. The Company is working with the contractor to ensure that the worker’s
family receives grief counselling. This is also being offered to all employees and contractors on site.
ESM is committed to meeting all regulatory safety requirements and places a strong emphasis on
ensuring its employees and contractors work in safe environments.
Donald Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We deeply regret this loss and our thoughts are with
everyone affected by it. Titan is devoting available resources to help fully investigate the cause of the
accident. The health and safety of everyone at site is our highest priority.”
About Titan Mining Corporation
Titan is an Augusta Group company which produces zinc concentrate at its 100%-owned Empire
State Mine (“ESM”) located in New York State. ESM is a group of zinc mines which started
production in the early 1900s. Titan is built for growth, focused on value and committed to
excellence. The company’s shares are listed under the symbol " TI" on the Toronto Stock
Exchange. For more information on the Company, please visit our website at
www.titanminingcorp.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain forward -looking statements. Words such as “expects”,
“anticipates” and “intends” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward -looking
statements. Forward -looking information is necess arily based on a number of opinions,
assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of
this press release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other
factors that may cause the ac tual results, use of proceeds or timing of events to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking information, including but not
limited to the factors described in greater detail in the “Risks and Uncertainties” section and other
sections of the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December
31, 2017, available at www.sedar.com. No securities regulatory authority has expressed an
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opinion about the securities described herein and it is an offenc e to claim otherwise. Titan
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Contact
For further information, please contact:
Jerrold Annett – Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Telephone: 416-366-5678 Ext. 207 | Email: [email protected]
Jacqueline Allison – Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategic Analysis
Telephone: 416-366-5678 Ext. 205 | Email: [email protected]