Titan Suspends ESM Operations Following Flooding From Tropical Storm Debby; Annual Production Guidance Remains Unchanged
August 12 2024 - 8:18PM
Titan Mining Corporation (TSX: TI) (“
Titan”
or the “
Company”) announces that operations at
Titan’s Empire State Mine (“
ESM”) have been
temporarily suspended following historic flooding from Tropical
Storm Debby. There were no injuries to employees or damage to the
mobile fleet. Despite efforts by mine personnel to divert water to
mined out areas of the mine, floodwater rose in the shaft above the
crusher level leading to electrical power failure in the mine.
As of this morning, power has been partially
restored to the underground and floodwaters are receding. The
Company continues to pump water out of the underground workings.
Once mining operations resume, ore will be stockpiled underground.
As a result of flooding, the underground crusher and control room
will require an electrical rebuild that is expected to take four to
eight weeks, during which period there will be no production of
zinc concentrate. The Company has declared force majeure for its
contractual concentrate delivery obligations for the near term.
During the rebuild period, Titan will continue
to mine and stockpile ore underground. The Company anticipates that
stockpiling ore coupled with the excess mill capacity will enable
the Company to meet budgeted production for the year. Titan’s
annual production guidance for ESM remains unchanged.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a
statewide State of Emergency in response to the flooding caused by
Tropical Storm Debby. The Company is in contact with the State and
Federal authorities regarding potential assistance to address
business disruptions caused by the flooding.
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. Titan is built for growth, focused on value and
committed to excellence. For more information on the Company,
please visit our website at www.titanminingcorp.com
Contact
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations: Email:
info@titanminingcorp.com
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 once
mining operations resume, ore will be stockpiled underground; as a
result of flooding, the underground crusher and control room will
require an electrical rebuild that is expected to take four to
eight weeks, during which period there will be no production of
zinc concentrate; during the rebuild period, Titan will continue to
mine and stockpile ore underground; the Company anticipates that
stockpiling ore coupled with the excess mill capacity will enable
the Company to meet budgeted production for the year; and that
Titan’s annual production guidance for ESM remains unchanged. 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
damage caused by Tropical Storm Debby; the Company’s assumptions
regarding time and cost to repair damage caused by Tropical Storm
Debby; the ability to advance exploration efforts at ESM; the
results of such exploration efforts; the ability to secure adequate
financing (as needed); 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.
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