Titan Mining Validates Kilbourne Graphite Concentrator Flowsheet and Achieves Battery-Grade Purity
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Titan Mining Corporation
- Ticker
- TI
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- New York
- Primary commodity
- Graphite
- Secondary commodities
- Germanium
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-15 02:37:35 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Titan Mining has validated its Kilbourne Graphite Project flowsheet, achieving battery-grade spherical graphite with 99.99% Fixed Carbon purity. Locked-cycle flotation testing produced a 95.9% C(t) concentrate at 91.4% recovery, exceeding previous PEA design assumptions.
Reasoning: Successful metallurgical optimization and validation of the full processing chain from concentrate to battery-grade spherical graphite, de-risking the upcoming Feasibility Study.
Positive factors
- Achieved battery-grade purity (99.99% Fixed Carbon)
- Concentrator recovery (91.4%) and grade (95.9%) exceeded PEA design basis
- Spherical graphite yield (66%) significantly exceeds industry average (50%)
- QA/QC disclosed with independent lab (SGS) and QP sign-off
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 91.4% graphite recovery exceeds the exceptional band for flotation
Evidence · text
“91.4% graphite recovery”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release includes QP sign-off and mentions SGS laboratory and QA/QC protocols
Evidence · text
“The Qualified Person has verified the metallurgical data disclosed in this news release”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a mill_cil route ("concentrator")
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
flotationKilbourne Graphite Project · graphiteRecovery: 91.4 %Head Grade: 2.96Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kilbourne Graphite Project
- Commodity
- graphite
- Region
- new york
- Reported Region
- New York
- Ticker
- TI
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- locked-cycle flotation
- Sample
- 11th Cleaner Concentrate
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91.4 %
- Head Grade
- 2.96
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 95.9
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
- Mass Pull
- 2.81 %
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade concentrate with recovery exceeding design assumptions.
Positive factors
- Exceeded PEA design basis of 95% grade and 90% recovery
Evidence · table
“95.9”
Context: 2.81
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
thermal pretreatment and purificationKilbourne Graphite Project · graphiteRecovery: 66 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kilbourne Graphite Project
- Commodity
- graphite
- Region
- new york
- Reported Region
- New York
- Ticker
- TI
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- thermal pretreatment and purification
- Processing Route
- thermal pretreatment combined with selected purification process
- Sample
- spherical purified graphite (SPG)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 66 %
- Conc. Grade
- 99.99
- Conc. Grade Unit
- % Fixed Carbon
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Exceptional purity and yield for downstream battery applications.
Positive factors
- Achieved battery-grade purity (99.99% Fixed Carbon)
- Yield (66%) significantly above industry average (50%)
Evidence · text
“achieved 99.99% Fixed Carbon for spherical purified graphite (SPG)”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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