# Titan Mining Validates Kilbourne Graphite Concentrator Flowsheet and Achieves Battery-Grade Purity

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/titan-mining-validates-kilbourne-graphite-concentrator-flowsheet-and-achieves-ba--ac5e930c-a094-42b7-aaed-2090dd76e06d

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/TI/news/7699786983353591/titan-mining-validates-kilbourne-graphite-concentrator-flowsheet-and-achieves-ba

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-07-15T10:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- 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

Narrative sentiment: 0.90 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: Achieved battery-grade purity \(99.99% Fixed Carbon\)

- Positive factor: Concentrator recovery \(91.4%\) and grade \(95.9%\) exceeded PEA design basis

- Positive factor: Spherical graphite yield \(66%\) significantly exceeds industry average \(50%\)

- Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed with independent lab \(SGS\) and QP sign-off

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: 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 Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: 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 Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: the document describes a mill\_cil route \("concentrator"\)

**Multi-Domain Tested**

Polarity: positive

Definition: 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)

### flotation

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Kilbourne Graphite Project · graphite

#### 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 factor: Exceeded PEA design basis of 95% grade and 90% recovery

Evidence · table

> 95.9

Context: 2.81

#### Tags used in scoring

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal

### thermal pretreatment and purification

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Kilbourne Graphite Project · graphite

#### 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 factor: Achieved battery-grade purity \(99.99% Fixed Carbon\)

- Positive factor: 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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