Titan Mining Selected by the U.S. Army to Establish First-Ever Public-Private Partnership for Domestic Critical Minerals Processing on Strategic Defense Installations

GOUVERNEUR, N.Y., June 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Mining Corporation (NYSE-A:TII, TSX:TI), (“Titan” or the “Company”) an existing zinc concentrate producer in upstate New York and the only end to end producer of natural flake graphite in the U.S., announced a landmark step toward American graphite independence: its wholly-owned subsidiary, Empire State Mines, LLC (“ESM”), has received Conditional Selection Notices from the U.S. Army for Enhanced Use Lease (“EUL”) opportunities at two strategic defense installations — Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, and Anniston Army Depot, Alabama. The awards are made under U.S. Army RFP No. DACA27-1-26-204 and the Army’s newly launched Strategic Capital Initiatives (“SCI”) program. Titan is open to other Army sites and will continue to pursue those opportunities.