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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT Suite 6, 295 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco WA 6008 ACN: 117 790 897 Ph: +61 8 6555 2950 Fax: +61 8 6166 0261 www.titanminerals.com.au 21 November 2017 San Santiago Copper Plant Expansion Underway Highlights Independent review of San Santiago copper plant undertaken by Primero Group Tailings dam expansion of 99,000m3 to increase copper and gold production Copper circuit to process 90,000 tonnes of Cu feedstock and produce at an average head grade of 7% per year once upgrades are complete 1H 2018 Technical review of the Brasil copper mine concession is ongoing by the Company’s team with potential contractors for the re-commencement of mining the mine in 1H 2018 Exploration works being expedited through the remainder of 2017 Titan Minerals Limited (ASX: TTM) (“Titan or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has received an independent review of the San Santiago copper plant by Primero Group, which has recommended implementing an expansion program on the tailings dam facility to allow for a significant increase of copper and gold production. Titan intends to submit a new dam design to the local Peruvian authorities in early Q1 2018 and aims to begin construction in Q2 2018 subject to receiving the required approvals. Titan’s technical team in Peru has undertaken a review of all artisanal mining operations in the Company’s 9,000Ha package acquired as a part of the San Santiago concession and has identified a key area that previously provided high grade channel sampling that the Company believes will provide suitable additional ore to feed the San Santiago plant in the near future. This assessment is ongoing and a decision relating to this area will be made at the conclusion of the expansion process The Company is currently negotiating with local artisanal miners on the San Santiago Brasil copper mine concessions to start moving copper feed stock to the San Santiago plant location, it is expected that stockpiles will accumulate during Q1 2018 for treatment once construction finishes around June 2018. Picture 1: San Santiago Processing Plant
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Page 1: 20-11-17 San Santiago Copper Plant Expansion Underway (003)[1] · The processing plant can legally process 350 tonnes per day (TPD) of material through a combination of its three

ASXANNOUNCEMENT

Suite6,295RokebyRd,SubiacoWA6008ACN:117790897

Ph:+61865552950Fax:+61861660261

www.titanminerals.com.au

21November2017

SanSantiagoCopperPlantExpansionUnderway

Highlights

• IndependentreviewofSanSantiagocopperplantundertakenbyPrimeroGroup

• Tailingsdamexpansionof99,000m3toincreasecopperandgoldproduction

• Coppercircuittoprocess90,000tonnesofCufeedstockandproduceatanaverageheadgradeof7%per

yearonceupgradesarecomplete1H2018

• Technical reviewof theBrasil coppermineconcession isongoingby theCompany’s teamwithpotential

contractorsforthere-commencementofminingtheminein1H2018

• Explorationworksbeingexpeditedthroughtheremainderof2017

TitanMineralsLimited(ASX:TTM)(“Titanorthe“Company”)ispleasedtoannounceithasreceivedanindependentreviewoftheSanSantiagocopperplantbyPrimeroGroup,whichhasrecommendedimplementinganexpansionprogramonthetailingsdamfacilitytoallowforasignificantincreaseofcopperandgoldproduction.TitanintendstosubmitanewdamdesigntothelocalPeruvianauthoritiesinearlyQ12018andaimstobeginconstructioninQ22018subjecttoreceivingtherequiredapprovals.Titan’stechnicalteaminPeruhasundertakenareviewofallartisanalminingoperationsintheCompany’s9,000HapackageacquiredasapartoftheSanSantiagoconcessionandhasidentifiedakeyareathatpreviouslyprovidedhighgradechannelsamplingthattheCompanybelieveswillprovidesuitableadditionaloretofeedtheSanSantiagoplantinthenearfuture.ThisassessmentisongoingandadecisionrelatingtothisareawillbemadeattheconclusionoftheexpansionprocessTheCompanyiscurrentlynegotiatingwithlocalartisanalminersontheSanSantiagoBrasilcoppermineconcessionstostartmovingcopperfeedstocktotheSanSantiagoplantlocation,itisexpectedthatstockpileswillaccumulateduringQ12018fortreatmentonceconstructionfinishesaroundJune2018.

Picture1:SanSantiagoProcessingPlant

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ASXANNOUNCEMENT

Suite6,295RokebyRd,SubiacoWA6008ACN:117790897

Ph:+61865552950Fax:+61861660261

www.titanminerals.com.au

TheCompanyisintheprocessofengagingconsultantstodesignandimplementtheupgradetothetailingsdamfacility.Initial designs are expected in December and fully costed plans are expected to be finalised early 2018, ready forconstruction.TheSanSantiagoplant is currently in careandmaintenanceas thecompanyundertakes the studiesandsubsequentexpansioncapexworks.LargestshareholderAndinaResourceshasreviewedthetailingsexpansionreportandprovidedfurthervalidation,includingitssupportfortheTitanMineralsbusinessplan.TheCompanyplanstoleverageofftheAndinaResourcestechnicalteamwhohasoperatedagoldplantintheareafor8yearsandcontinuestoprovideongoingincountrysupportfromitshighlyexperiencedteam.

OverviewoftheSanSantiagoProcessingPlant

The San Santiago processing plant and mining properties are located in the highly prospective Cobrepampa areasurroundingtheAcariregion,whichhasbeenproducingcopper,goldandsilverformorethan40years.TheareaisalsohosttotwolargeChinese-ownedIOCGdeposits,MarconaandPampadelPongo.

TheSanSantiagoprocessingplant,locatedinanestablishedminingregion,isoneoftwoprocessingplantsoperatinginOtapara-theotherbeingownedandoperatedbythelocalOtaparacommunity.Importantly,theSanSantiagoplantisoperational,withaccessto:

• Thenationalgridpowersupply;

• Watersupplyfromonsitebores;

• Tailingsdisposal(expansionisrequired);and

• Allrequiredenvironmentalpermittingandlicensing.

Theprocessingplantcanlegallyprocess350tonnesperday(TPD)ofmaterialthroughacombinationofitsthreecircuits,including:

o 200TPDCIPgoldcircuito 250TPDcopperflotationcircuit;ando 120TPDcopperoxidecircuit

SanSantiago’scopperflotationcircuitwashistoricallytheplant’sprimaryincomegeneratingasset.It istheintentionofTitan tomodifypre-existing toll treatmentarrangements so thatTitaneventuallyownsandcontrolsalloreminedandprocessedfromwithintheconcessionsandminingrightsithasacquired.Atfullnameplatecapacity,tonnageandgradesbeingprocessedthroughtheplantequatestoapproximately6,000tonnesperannumofcontainedcopperwithadditionalgoldandsilvercredits.

This concentrate is currently among the cleanest concentrate available in the Peruvianmarket. It contains a premiumcoppergradewithgoldandsilvercreditswhilstbeingextremelylowinpenalty-attractingimpurities,enhancingitsappealinmetalsblending.Mostoftheconcentrateisprimarilysoldintothespotmarkettoanumberoftraders.

Theadditionalcopperoxidecircuit,usedonabatch-onlybasiscurrently,isavaluableassetlong-termfortheCompany,given the presence of large non-JORC copper oxide resources in the surrounding concessions. Once the necessarypermittingisobtained,itwillrequiresomeupgradesinorderforittobeutilisedonafull-timebasis.WewilllooktopermitandrefurbishthegoldcircuitatSanSantiago.Thegoldcircuitwillbeabletoproduce35,000ozperannum.

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ASXANNOUNCEMENT

Suite6,295RokebyRd,SubiacoWA6008ACN:117790897

Ph:+61865552950Fax:+61861660261

www.titanminerals.com.au

ExplorationPotentialThecurrentSanSantiagoConcessionshavenotbeensubjectedtomoderndaydetailedmapping,geochemistry,regionalgeophysicsordrillingexploration.Titanplansasystematicassessmentofthearea’svariousIOCGandhigh-gradeveinsystemswhichisongoingthroughtheremainderof2017

Picture2:SanSantiagoFlotationCircuit

Picture3:CopperConcentratorBlockflow

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ASXANNOUNCEMENT

Suite6,295RokebyRd,SubiacoWA6008ACN:117790897

Ph:+61865552950Fax:+61861660261

www.titanminerals.com.au

ENDSForfurtherinformationpleasecontact:MrMatthewCarrExecutiveChairmanTitanMineralsLimitedTel:+61408163950

AboutTitanMineralsLtd

TitanMineralsistheownerandoperatorofacopperandgoldbusinessinawell-establishedminingregionofSouthernPeru.A centralisedprocessingplantwith three separate circuitsproduces copper concentrateandcopper cement inadditiontoloadedcarbonfromtheCIPgoldcircuit,withfeedsourcedfromthirdpartyoperatorsaswellasfromTitan’s100%ownedmines.

ThecopperassetsofTitanarecontainedwithin7,800HaofunderexploredconcessionsthatsurroundtheSanSantiagoprocessingplantandarecurrentlybeingminedforcopper,withanattractivegoldandsilvercredit.

Titan’sgoldassetsincludeitssmall-scaleminesattheTorrecillasproject.AtTorrecillas,anumberofhigh-gradenarrowgoldveinshavebeendevelopedandminedbyTitanMinerals.Thisgoldproject,locatedjust180kmsfromtheprocessingplant, arepartof16,000Haconcessionpackage that also contain two large tonnage, low-gradedisseminated targetscontainingknowngoldandcopperwithsilverandmolybdenummineralization.


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