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

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/titan-mining-validates-kilbourne-graphite-concentrator-flowsheet-and-achieves-ba--082eabf5-e228-4eee-91a9-43c9f14f06b4

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: Zinc

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-22 14:38:10 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.90 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Titan Mining has successfully validated its Kilbourne Graphite Project flowsheet through locked-cycle flotation testing, producing a 95.9% C\(t\) concentrate at 91.4% recovery. The results also demonstrate the ability to produce battery-grade spherical graphite with 99.99% Fixed Carbon at yields exceeding industry averages.

Reasoning: The metallurgical results validate the concentrator flowsheet and downstream purification process, achieving superior grades and yields compared to both design assumptions and industry benchmarks.

- Positive factor: Exceeded PEA design basis for both grade and recovery

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

- Positive factor: Spherical graphite yield \(66%\) significantly above 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% recovery in flotation exceeds the strong band for graphite.

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 mentions SGS Lakefield, QP sign-off, and specific QA/QC methods.

Evidence · text

> The metallurgical testwork program was conducted under a quality assurance and quality control \("QA/QC"\) program designed by SGS Lakefield

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: Testing involved flotation and comminution.

Evidence · text

> The test program included comminution testing and laboratory flotation testing.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (2)

### locked-cycle

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/titan-mining-validates-kilbourne-graphite-concentrator-flowsheet-and-achieves-ba--082eabf5-e228-4eee-91a9-43c9f14f06b4#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

graphite

#### Identity

- Commodity: graphite
- Ticker: TI

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: locked-cycle
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: 11th Cleaner Concentrate \(Locked Cycle Flotation\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 91.4 %
- Head Grade: 2.96
- Head Grade Unit: %
- Conc. Grade: 95.9
- Conc. Grade Unit: %

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High recovery and grade achieved in locked-cycle testing.

- Positive factor: Exceeds PEA design basis of 95% grade and 90% recovery

Evidence · table

> 95.9

Context: 2.81

### pilot plant

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/titan-mining-validates-kilbourne-graphite-concentrator-flowsheet-and-achieves-ba--082eabf5-e228-4eee-91a9-43c9f14f06b4#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

graphite

#### Identity

- Commodity: graphite
- Ticker: TI

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: pilot plant
- Processing Route: thermal pretreatment and purification
- 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: Demonstrates high-value product capability and superior yields.

- Positive factor: Achieved battery-grade purity

- Positive factor: Yield \(66%\) is significantly above industry average \(50%\)

Evidence · text

> 99.99% Fixed Carbon for spherical purified graphite \(SPG\)

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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