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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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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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ExplorationPotentialThecurrentSanSantiagoConcessionshavenotbeensubjectedtomoderndaydetailedmapping,geochemistry,regionalgeophysicsordrillingexploration.Titanplansasystematicassessmentofthearea’svariousIOCGandhigh-gradeveinsystemswhichisongoingthroughtheremainderof2017
Picture2:SanSantiagoFlotationCircuit
Picture3:CopperConcentratorBlockflow
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.