Titan Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results
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Titan Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results
Vancouver, BC – November 12, 2024 – Titan Mining Corp oration (TSX: TI, OTCQB: TIMCF )
(“Titan” or the "Company") announces the results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. (All
amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
Don Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Titan, commented, “Despite the setback caused by Tropical
Storm Debby, management and staff at the mine were able to make full repairs and stockpile ore
during the recovery period while the crusher repairs were being completed . As a result, Titan
reiterates its full year production guidance and fully expect s Q4 cash cost s to offset the higher
costs reflected in Q3. Additionally, in Q4, Titan expects to release an updated Life of Mine Plan
for its zinc operations and a maiden resource estimate for its Kilbourne graphite project.”
Q3 2024 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Appointment of Rita Adiani as President of the Company
• Zero Lost Time Injuries in the third quarter.
• Returned to full commercial production on September 26, 2024 following the temporary
suspension of operations resulting from the historic flooding caused from Tropical Storm
Debby. There were no injuries to employees or damage to the mobile fleet. Repairs were
completed ahead of schedule and under budget.
TABLE 1 Financial and Operating Highlights
Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023
Operating
Payable Zinc Produced mlbs 8.0 14.5 14.7 13.9 18.3
Payable Zinc Sold mlbs 8.2 14.7 14.4 13.9 18.3
Average Realized Zinc Price $/lb 1.27 1.30 1.11 1.13 1.10
Financial
Revenue $m 8.27 17.97 11.73 10.91 15.50
Net Income (loss) before tax $m (4.86) 2.62 (2.63) (6.96) 0.50
Earnings (loss) per share - basic $/sh (0.04) 0.02 (0.02) (0.05) 0.00
Cash Flow from Operating Activities before changes
in non-cash working capital $m (1.68) 6.97 0.26 (1.36) 4.21
Cash and Cash Equivalents $m 5.84 5.55 4.18 5.03 4.32
Net Debt 1 $m 30.78 30.63 32.44 30.75 32.93
1 Net Debt is a non-GAAP measure. This term is not a standardized financial measure under IFRS and might not be
comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers. See Non-GAAP Performance Measures below
for additional information.
As a result of Tropical Storm Debby, revenues were lower during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024, largely due to the temporary suspension of operations at ESM during the
period from August 12, 2024 to September 26, 2024. Additionally, AISC increased to $1.35 in Q3
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2024 from $0.79/lb in Q2 2024, primarily due to lower concentrate deliveries during August and
September.
OPERATIONS REVIEW
Mining in the third quarter of 2024 focused on the Mahler, New Fold, and Mud Pond zones. Mining
activities remain suspended in the N2D zone while the Company reviews opportunities to restart
production in this area. Deepening of the Lower Mahler ramp system provided access to higher-
grade ore in the Lower Mahler mining zone that supported higher than budgeted grades. Longhole
stope mining in New Fold provided above-target grades and tons. Ore recovery from the longhole
stoping in New Fold will continue into the fourth quarter. It is expected that ore from New Fold
and Lower Mahler zones will continue to support budgeted head grades for the remainder of the
fiscal year. Mining will continue in these key zones during the fourth quarter of 2024.
While crushing and hoisting activities were halted from August 12, 2024 to September 26, 2024,
mining activities continued and ore was stockpiled in the underground. The Company expects to
hoist and mill budgeted tonnage in Q4 plus all underground ore that was stockpiled in Q3. With
the excess capacity in the mill, the Company expects to meet full year guidance.
Work on projects focused mainly on the rehabilitation of the underground crusher and associated
electrical components that were damaged during the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Debby.
In addition, a previously unknown raise at the old Streeter Portal at the #2 mine area, which is
suspected to have been a major contributor to the inflow, was permanently plugged to prevent
any future inflow. Rod mill liners were installed in the third quarter of 2024. In the fourth quarter
of 2024, the Company plans to in itiate a market search for a replacement underground haulage
truck and a mechanical bolter.
EXPLORATION UPDATE
Kilbourne:
Titan has continued work on defining the Kilbourne graphite target, a graphite exploration target
hosted within the same stratigraphic sequence as ESM’s zinc mineralization. The host unit is Unit
2 of the lower marbles. Historic mapping and drilling have documented roughly 25,000 ft (7.6 km)
of strike length, from surface to a depth of over 3,000 ft (914 m). Roughly 8,500 ft (2.5 km) of this
strike length is within the affected area of the Empire State Mine. The remaining strike length is
securely within mi neral rights held by Titan. Permitting for bringing Kilbourne into production is
subject to a state level permitting process.
Phase I of drilling at Kilbourne was completed in the second quarter of 2024 and totalled 11,916
ft (3,362 m). Drilling indicates that host lithology can be divided into two zones of mineralization.
The upper mineralized zone with an average thickness of 57 ft (17.4 m) and an average grade of
3.1% graphitic carbon (Cg) and the lower mineralized zone with an average thickness of 29 ft (8.8
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m) and an average grade of 2.8% Cg. Phase I of Kilbourne drilling successfully tested 8,255 ft of
strike length within the ESM active use permit.
Phase II of the metallurgical testing performed by Forte Analytical of Wheatridge Colorado was
completed in the third quarter . The Company is awaiting assay results from these tests. The
Company has additionally sought the services of Metpro Services to help in developing the next
stages of metallurgical and process testing. Phase III of metallurgy will take place at SGS
Lakefield and is likely to be completed by Q4 2024.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release and the sampling,
analytical and test data underlying the scientific and technical information has been reviewed,
verified and approved by Donald R. Taylor, MSc., PG, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a
qualified person for the purposes of NI 43 -101. Mr. Taylor has more than 25 years of mineral
exploration and mining experience and is a Registered Professional Geologist through the SME
(registered member #4029597). The data was verified using data validation and quality assurance
procedures under high industry standards.
Assays and Quality Assurance/Quality Control
To ensure reliable sample results, the Company has a rigorous QA/QC program in place that
monitors the chain -of-custody of samples and includes the insertion of blanks and certified
reference standards at statistically derived intervals within each batch o f samples. Core is
photographed and split in half with one-half retained in a secured facility for verification purposes.
Drill core samples submitted for analysis had a minimum weight of 0.6 lb (0.3 kg) and a maximum
weight of 6.0 lb (2.7 kg), with an average weight of 3.6 lb (1.6 kg). Trench samples submitted for
analysis had a minimum weight of 4.2 lb (1.9 kg) and a maximum weight of 26.2 lb (11.9 kg), with
an average weight of 6.2 lb (13.6 kg).
Analysis has been performed as SGS Canada Inc. (“SGS”) an independent ISO/IEC accredited
lab. Sample preparation (crushing and pulverizing) and total graphitic carbon analysis has been
completed at SGS Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. SGS prepares a pulp of all samples and sends
the pulps to their analytical laboratory in Burnaby, B.C., Canada for multielement analysis. SGS
analyzes the pulp sample by leach and IR combustion for total graphitic carbon (GC_CSA05V)
and aqua regia digestion (GE-ICP21B20 for 34 elements) with an ICP – OES finish including Cu
(copper), Pb (lead), and Zn (zinc). All samples in which Cu (copper), Pb (lead), or Zn (zinc) are
greater than 10,000 ppm are re -run using aqua regia digestion (GO_ICP21B100) with the
elements reported in percentage (%).
The Company has not identified any drilling, sampling, recovery, or other factors that could
materially affect the accuracy or reliability of the data set out in this news release. True widths of
the mineralized zones described in this news release are not presently known.
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Non-GAAP Performance Measures
This document includes non-GAAP performance measures, discussed below, that do not have a
standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. The performance measures may not be comparable
to similar measures reported by other issuers. The Company believes that these performance
measures are commonly used by certain investors, in conjunction with conventional GAAP
measures, to enhance their understanding of the Company's performance. The Company uses
these performance measures extensively in internal decision -making p rocesses, including to
assess how well the Empire State Mine is performing and to assist in the assessment of the
overall efficiency and effectiveness of the mine site management team. The tables below provide
a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures as
contained within the Company's issued financial statements.
C1 cash cost per payable pound sold
C1 cash cost is a non -GAAP measure. C1 cash cost represents the cash cost incurred at each
processing stage, from mining through to recoverable metal delivered to customers, including
mine site operating and general and administrative costs, freight, treatment and refining charges.
The C1 cash cost per payable pound sold is calculated by dividing the total C1 cash costs by
payable pounds of metal sold.
All-In Sustaining Cost (AISC)
AISC measures the estimated cash costs to produce a pound of payable zinc plus the estimated
capital sustaining costs to maintain the mine and mill. This measure includes the C1 cash cost
and capital sustaining costs divided by pounds of payable zinc sold. AISC does not include
depreciation, depletion, amortization, reclamation and exploration expenses.
Sustaining capital expenditures
Sustaining capital expenditures are defined as those expenditures which do not increase payable
mineral production at a mine site and excludes all expenditures at the Company’s projects and
certain expenditures at the Company’s operating sites which are deemed expansionary in nature.
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
C1 cash cost per payable pound Total
Per
pound Total
Per
pound Total
Per
pound Total
Per
pound
Pounds of payable zinc sold (millions) 8.2 18.3 37.3 48.2
Operating expenses and selling costs $ 9,206 $ 1.12 $ 9,761 $ 0.53 $ 29,121 $ 0.78 $ 34,991 $ 0.72
Concentrate smelting and refining costs 1,664 0.20 5,673 0.31 7,245 0.19 14,307 0.30
Total C1 cash cost $ 10,871 $ 1.32 $ 15,434 $ 0.84 $ 36,366 $ 0.97 $ 49,298 $ 1.02
Sustaining Capital Expenditures $ 266 $ 0.03 $ 425 $ 0.02 $ 705 $ 0.02 $ 1,944 $ 0.04
AISC $ 11,137 $ 1.35 $ 15,859 $ 0.86 $ 37,071 $ 0.99 $ 51,242 $ 1.06
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Expansionary capital expenditures are expenditures that are deemed expansionary in nature. The
following table reconciles sustaining capital expenditures and expansionary capital expenditures
to the Company’s additions to mineral, properties, plant and equ ipment (or total capital
expenditures):
Nine months ended September 30,
2024 2023
Sustaining capital expenditures $705 $1,944
Expansionary capital expenditures 557 588
Additions to mineral, properties, plant and equipment $1,262 $2,532
Net Debt
Net debt is calculated as the sum of the current and non -current portions of long-term debt, net
of the cash and cash equivalent balance as at the balance sheet date. A reconciliation of net debt
is provided below.
As of September 30, As of December 31,
2024 2023
Current portion of debt $36,623 $35,779
Non-current portion of debt - -
Total debt $36,623 $35,779
Less: Cash and cash equivalents (5,844) (5,031)
Net debt $30,779 $30,748
About Titan Mining Corporation
Titan is an Augusta Group company which produces zinc concentrate at its 100%-owned Empire State
Mine located in New York state. The Company is focused on value creation and operating excellence,
with a strong commitment to developing critical mineral assets that enhance the security of the U.S.
supply chain. For more information on the Company, please visit our website
at www.titanminingcorp.com.
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Contact
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements and information contained in this new release constitute "forward-looking statements", and
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking
statements"). These statements appear in a number of places in this news release and include statements
regarding our intent, or the beliefs or current expectations of our officers and directors, including that in Q4, Titan
expects to release an updated Life of Mine Plan for its zinc operations and a maiden resource estimate for Titan’s
Kilbourne graphite project; ore recovery from the longhole stoping in New Fold will continue into the fourth quarter;
it is expected that ore from New Fold and Lower Mahler zones will continue to support budgeted head grades for
the remainder of the fiscal year; mining will continue in these key zones during the fourth quarter of 2024; the
Company expects to hoist and mill budgeted tonnage in Q4 plus all underground ore that was stockpiled in Q3;
With the excess capacity in the mill, the Company expects to meet full year guidance; in the fourth quarter of 2024,
the Company plans to initiate a market search for a replacement underground haulage truck and a mechanical
bolter; any permitting for bringing Kilbourne into production is likely to be subject to a streamlined permitting process
at state level; phase III of metallurgy will take place at SGS Lakefield and is likely to be completed by Q4 2024.
When used in this news release words such as “to be”, "will", "planned", "expected", "potential", and similar
expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and/or information are reasonable, undue reliance
should not be placed on forward -looking statements since the Company can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause actual results or events to vary materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements, including the risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in the Company's periodic filings with
Canadian securities regulators. Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions, including
assumptions made with regard to the ability to advance exploration efforts at ESM; the results of such exploration
efforts; the ability to secure adequate financing (as needed); the permitting process for Kilbourne; the Company
maintaining its current strategy and objectives; and the Company’s ability to achieve its growth objectives. While
the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable, based on information currently available, they may
prove to be incorrect. Except as required by applicable law, we assume no obligation to update or to publicly
announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect actual results,
future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking
statements. If we update any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will
make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. You should not place undue
importance on forward-looking statements and should not rely upon these statements as of any other date. All
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary
statement.