Titan’s Empire State Mines selected for pioneering Enhanced Use Lease opportunities at Pine Bluff Arsenal (AR) and Anniston Army Depot (AL) Partnership marks America’s first major industrial step toward graphite independence, the first domestic graphite purification facility on a U.S. military installation, and a direct challenge to China's 90%+ control of global battery-grade graphite processing 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.