Titan Mining Corporation (TSX: TI) (“
Titan”
or the "
Company") today announces the results for
the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. (All amounts are in
U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)
“Titan continued to build momentum in the third
quarter with key metrics achieved in safety and production. While
costs were up slightly and grade below budget for the period,
continued development into Q4 will ensure a record year for ESM.
Also, during the quarter ESM received key permits that will allow
operations to expand mining in the Sphaleros area which will begin
to benefit the operations in Q2/23.” said Don Taylor, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Titan.
Q3 2022 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Zinc production totaling 11.6
million payable pounds and sales of 12.6 million pounds of zinc
during the quarter
- Cash balance of $13.6 million on
September 30, 2022
- Net loss of $0.2 million or $nil
per share
- Declared fifth consecutive special
cash dividend of C$0.01 per share
- Received approval for surface
activities at the Sphaleros site
TABLE 1 Financial and Operating Highlights
|
|
|
Q3
2022 |
Q2
2022 |
|
Q1
2022 |
YTD 2022 |
|
Operating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable Zinc Produced |
mlbs |
11.6 |
|
16.5 |
|
10.1 |
|
38.2 |
|
|
Payable Zinc Sold |
mlbs |
12.6 |
|
15.0 |
|
10.4 |
|
38.0 |
|
|
Average
Realized Zinc Price |
$/lb |
1.49 |
|
1.74 |
|
1.57 |
|
1.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
$m |
14.03 |
|
20.13 |
|
13.96 |
|
48.12 |
|
|
Net Income |
$m |
(0.16 |
) |
5.92 |
|
(2.62 |
) |
3.15 |
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share - basic |
$/sh |
0.00 |
|
0.04 |
|
(0.02 |
) |
0.02 |
|
|
Cash Flow
from Operating Activities before changes in non-cash working
capital |
$m |
(1.16 |
) |
9.42 |
|
2.10 |
|
10.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Position |
|
30-Sep-22 |
30-Jun-22 |
31-Mar-22 |
31-Dec-21 |
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
$m |
13.57 |
|
11.02 |
|
3.24 |
|
6.04 |
|
|
Net Debt
1 |
$m |
22.45 |
|
24.93 |
|
32.03 |
|
28.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Net Debt is a non-GAAP measure. This term is
not a standardized financial measure under IFRS and might not be
comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other
issuers. See Non-GAAP Performance Measures below for additional
information.
OPERATIONS REVIEW
Mining efforts in the third quarter of 2022
focused on the Mahler, New Fold and N2D zones. Waste development
continued to advance on the New Fold and Mahler ramp systems to
access high grade material expected to be mined in the fourth
quarter of 2022 and into 2023. Lower grade feed to the mill was
largely due to mining in Mahler and New Fold where ore grades were
lower than anticipated.
Joel Rheault, Mine General Manager at ESM said,
“With the delays in permitting throughout 2022, the team took a
different view on the project and instead looked at mining the
underground in the Sphaleros area. We are looking forward to
implementing development in this area in the first half of
2023.”
EXPLORATION UPDATE
Underground:
Underground drill programs in the third quarter
of 2022 were focused on exploration. Exploration drilling targeted
down dip extensions of Mud Pond Main, New Fold, and Fowler with a
total of 6,055 ft drilled, and six holes completed. Drilling was
underway at New Fold and Fowler at the end of the quarter. One
utility hole was completed in Mahler, totaling 121 ft. All
underground drilling was completed with Company owned underground
drills by Company employees.
Underground drilling in the fourth quarter will
continue at New Fold and Fowler and commence at Mahler and N2D.
Surface:
In the third quarter of 2022, surface
exploration drilling focused on testing the regional Beaver Creek,
Morrison Road, and North Gouverneur targets. One hole totalling
1,136 ft was drilled at Beaver Creek completing the 2022 program.
Four holes were completed at Morrison Road totalling 3,845 ft. Two
holes were completed at North Gouverneur, totaling 2,502 ft.
Drilling was ongoing at this target at the end of the quarter.
Beaver Creek and North Gouverneur have historic mining activity
with drilling aimed at testing these structures and their potential
for mineralization at depth. Drilling at Morrison Road was
targeting anomalous surface geochemical samples, and mapped
mineralization identified as stratabound.
In addition to regional drilling eleven holes
were drilled to test near mine mineralization in the Sphaleros
project area (West Ridge, Pump House, and Streeter). This drilling
was completed with Company-owned equipment and Company Employees. A
total of 2,077 ft was drilled.
Regional surface drilling in the fourth quarter
is planned for North Gouverneur and Bostwick Creek. Near mine
drilling will commence in December and target Streeter and
Turnpike.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Titan’s unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements and management’s discussion and analysis for the nine
months ended September 30, 2022, are available on the Company’s
website at www.titanminingcorp.com and under the Company’s profiles
on SEDAR.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information
contained in this news release and the sampling, analytical and
test data underlying the scientific and technical information has
been reviewed, verified and approved by Donald R. Taylor, MSc., PG,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a qualified
person for the purposes of NI 43-101. Mr. Taylor has more than 25
years of mineral exploration and mining experience and is a
Registered Professional Geologist through the SME (registered
member #4029597). The data was verified using data validation and
quality assurance procedures under high industry standards.
Assays and Quality Assurance/Quality
Control
To ensure reliable sample results, the Company
has a rigorous QA/QC program in place that monitors the
chain-of-custody of samples and includes the insertion of blanks
and certified reference standards at statistically derived
intervals within each batch of samples. Core is photographed and
split in half with one-half retained in a secured facility for
verification purposes. Sample preparation (crushing and
pulverizing) has been performed at ALS Geochemistry (“ALS”), an
independent ISO/IEC accredited lab located in Sudbury, Ontario,
Canada. ALS prepares a pulp of all samples and sends the pulps to
their analytical laboratory in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, for
analysis. ALS analyzes the pulp sample by an aqua regia digestion
(ME-ICP41 for 35 elements) with an ICP – AES finish including Cu
(copper), Pb (lead), and Zn (zinc). All samples in which Cu
(copper), Pb (lead), or Zn (zinc) are greater than 10,000 ppm are
re-run using aqua regia digestion (Cu-OG46; Pb-OG46; and Zn-OG46)
with the elements reported in percentage (%). Silver values are
determined by an aqua regia digestion with an ICP-AES finish
(ME-ICP41) with all samples with silver values greater than 100 ppm
repeated using an aqua regia digestion overlimit method (Ag-OG46)
calibrated for higher levels of silver contained. Gold values are
determined by a 30 g fire assay with an ICP-AES finish
(Au-ICP21).
The Company has not identified any drilling,
sampling, recovery, or other factors that could materially affect
the accuracy or reliability of the data set out in this news
release.
Non-GAAP Performance
Measures
This document includes non-GAAP performance
measures, discussed below, that do not have a standardized meaning
prescribed by IFRS. The performance measures may not be comparable
to similar measures reported by other issuers. The Company believes
that these performance measures are commonly used by certain
investors, in conjunction with conventional GAAP measures, to
enhance their understanding of the Company's performance. The
Company uses these performance measures extensively in internal
decision-making processes, including to assess how well the Empire
State Mine is performing and to assist in the assessment of the
overall efficiency and effectiveness of the mine site management
team. The tables below provide a reconciliation of these non-GAAP
measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures as contained
within the Company's issued financial statements.
Net Debt
Net debt is calculated as the sum of the current
and non-current portions of long-term debt, net of the cash and
cash equivalent balance as at the balance sheet date. A
reconciliation of net debt is provided below.
|
|
September 30 |
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
Current portion of debt |
|
$ |
144 |
|
|
$ |
95 |
|
Non-current portion of debt |
|
|
35,870 |
|
|
|
34,617 |
|
Total debt |
|
$ |
36,014 |
|
|
$ |
34,712 |
|
Less: Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(13,568 |
) |
|
|
(6,041 |
) |
Net debt |
|
$ |
22,446 |
|
|
$ |
28,671 |
|
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
continued development into Q4 will ensure a record year for ESM;
that the Company received key permits that will allow operations to
expand mining in the Sphaleros area which will begin to benefit the
operations in Q2/23;that waste development continued to advance on
the New Fold and Mahler ramp systems to access high grade material
expected to be mined in the fourth quarter of 2022 and into 2023;
that the Company will implement development in the Sphaleros area
in the first half of 2023; underground drilling in the fourth
quarter will continue at New Fold and Fowler and commence at Mahler
and N2D; that regional surface drilling in the fourth quarter is
planned for North Gouverneur and Bostwick Creek; and that near mine
drilling will commence in December and target Streeter and
Turnpike.. 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 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.
Titan Mining (TSX:TI)
Gráfico Histórico do Ativo
De Dez 2024 até Jan 2025
Titan Mining (TSX:TI)
Gráfico Histórico do Ativo
De Jan 2024 até Jan 2025