Titan Mining Reports Contractor Fatality
03 October 2018 - 10:40AM
Titan Mining Corporation (TSX:TI) (“
Titan” or the
“
Company”) regrets to announce that a fatality
occurred this afternoon involving an employee of a contractor, who
was working at the Empire State Mine (“ESM”) in New York State.
Titan has notified the appropriate authorities
and is working in collaboration with them and the contractor to
determine the cause of the accident. All mining activities have
been suspended and crews are being informed of the accident.
Senior management is on site and would like to
express condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the
deceased. The Company is working with the contractor to ensure that
the worker’s family receives grief counselling. This is also being
offered to all employees and contractors on site.
ESM is committed to meeting all regulatory
safety requirements and places a strong emphasis on ensuring its
employees and contractors work in safe environments.
Donald Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, stated:
“We deeply regret this loss and our thoughts are with everyone
affected by it. Titan is devoting available resources to help fully
investigate the cause of the accident. The health and safety of
everyone at site is our highest priority.”
About Titan Mining
Corporation
Titan is an Augusta Group company which produces
zinc concentrate at its 100%-owned Empire State Mine (“ESM”)
located in New York State. ESM is a group of zinc mines which
started production in the early 1900s. Titan is built for growth,
focused on value and committed to excellence. The company’s shares
are listed under the symbol "TI" on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For
more information on the Company, please visit our website at
www.titanminingcorp.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”
and “intends” or similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking information is
necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and
estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of
the date of this press release, are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause
the actual results, use of proceeds or timing of events to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including but not limited to the
factors described in greater detail in the “Risks and
Uncertainties” section and other sections of the Company’s
Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December
31, 2017, available at www.sedar.com. No securities regulatory
authority has expressed an opinion about the securities described
herein and it is an offence to claim otherwise. Titan undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Contact
For further information, please contact:
Jerrold Annett – Senior Vice President, Corporate
DevelopmentTelephone: 416-366-5678 Ext. 207 | Email:
jannett@titanminingcorp.com
Jacqueline Allison – Vice President, Investor Relations
and Strategic Analysis Telephone: 416-366-5678 Ext. 205 |
Email: jallison@titanminingcorp.com
Titan Mining (TSX:TI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to May 2024
Titan Mining (TSX:TI)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024