Titan Accelerates Kilbourne Project to Build U.S. End-to-End Natural Graphite Supply Chain

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Titan Mining Corporation, the only end-to-end producer of natural flake graphite in the U.S., is advancing its Kilbourne Graphite Project from demonstration to commercial scale, positioning itself as a strategic domestic supplier into defense and high-tech graphite markets. In Q4 2025 the company commissioned its graphite facility, began shipping graphite concentrate shortly after year-end, and reported a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment that supports moving toward full commercial development.

To scale graphite output, Titan launched a fully funded Feasibility Study in early 2026 for a proposed 40,000 tonne-per-year integrated mining and processing operation at Kilbourne, with a view to supplying a meaningful share of U.S. natural graphite demand. Exploration drilling at Kilbourne totaled 13,549 ft across 38 holes in 2025, extending graphite mineralization roughly 2,500 ft east of the current conceptual pit and signaling potential to expand future production capacity and mine life.

Management frames graphite as central to Titan’s strategy, using cash flow from its Empire State zinc operations and a strengthened balance sheet to underwrite disciplined growth in this critical mineral. President and CEO Rita Adiani emphasized that 2025 was pivotal as the company shifted from concept to early production in graphite, supported by active investor interest and U.S. government engagement.

Titan expects that a domestic end-to-end graphite supply chain could benefit from policy tailwinds, including U.S. defense and energy security priorities and trade measures such as antidumping and countervailing duties that may reshape market dynamics. The company also highlights potential for germanium and other by-product opportunities linked to its critical minerals portfolio, though graphite remains the focus of current capital allocation.

Key risks for the graphite business include capital and operating cost inflation, environmental and permitting constraints in New York, volatility in graphite pricing and demand, and uncertainty over the timing and scope of U.S. government support and trade decisions. Titan’s forward plans assume successful completion of the Feasibility Study, continued access to financing, and stable regulatory conditions, all of which will determine the pace at which Kilbourne transitions to a large-scale commercial graphite operation.

For executives tracking North American graphite supply, Titan’s progress at Kilbourne signals a credible pathway to domestic, mine-to-concentrate production at scale, backed by ongoing exploration that could extend the resource footprint. If execution and market conditions align, the company could emerge as a key U.S. supplier into battery, defense, and advanced manufacturing value chains over the next several years.