Titanium Corporation Announces Signing of Project Coordination Agreement for the 2021 Engineering Phase of the CVW™ Horizon Project
CALGARY, April 15, 2021 - Titanium Corporation Inc. (the "Company" or "Titanium") (TSX-V: TIC) is pleased to announce that the Company and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. ("Canadian Natural") have signed a 2021 Project Coordination Agreement ("PCA") which governs the January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021 engineering phase of the CVW™ Horizon Project (the "2021 Program").
The PCA, effective January 1, 2021, sets out the rights and responsibilities of the parties with respect to the 2021 Program. Under the PCA, the 2021 Program includes completion of validation and optimization of the overall plant design and the updating of the capital and operating cost estimates for the concentrator plant, tailings thickener and associated utilities. The 2021 Program also includes the engineering redesign and updating of the capital and operating cost estimates for the mineral separation plant, associated utilities and the minerals product transload facility.
The PCA provides that Canadian Natural and Titanium shall be responsible for 70% and 30%, respectively, of the total cost of the 2021 Program and the government grant proceeds related to the 2021 Program shall be shared between the parties on the same ratio. The PCA provides that ownership of the 2021 Program and any intellectual property rights developed during the program shall be jointly owned pro rata in accordance with each party's contribution. The PCA also sets out the management structure, responsibilities, administration and certain other customary terms and conditions for the conduct of the 2021 Program.
About Titanium Corporation
Titanium's CVW™ technology provides sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of the oil sands industry. Our technology reduces the environmental impact of oil sands froth treatment tailings while economically recovering valuable products that would otherwise be lost. CVW™ recovers bitumen, solvents, heavy minerals and water from tailings, preventing these commodities from entering tailings ponds and the atmosphere: volatile organic compound and greenhouse gas emissions are materially reduced; hot tailings water is improved in quality for recycling; and residual tailings can be thickened more readily. A new minerals industry will be created commencing with the production and export of zircon and other titanium-based minerals. The Company's shares trade on the TSX-V under the symbol "TIC". For more information please visit the Company's website at www.titaniumcorporation.com.
Disclosure regarding forward-looking information
This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information") that reflect the current expectations of management about the future results, performance, achievements, prospects or opportunities for Titanium, including statements relating to the continued effective collaboration between the Company and Canadian Natural. These statements generally can be identified by use of forward-looking words such as "may", "will", "expect", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "project", "should" or "continue" or the negative thereof or similar variations.
Forward-looking information, by its very nature, is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties and is based on many assumptions, both general and specific, which give rise to the possibility that actual results or events could differ materially from our expectations expressed in or implied by such forward-looking information and that our business outlook, objectives, plans and strategic priorities may not be achieved. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified in this news release, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the timing, and exact amount, of the final contributions from each party under the PCA; the condition of the global economy, including trade, public health and other geopolitical risks; the stability of the economic and political environment in which the Company operates; the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations, business prospects and the macro-economic environment in which it exists; the success of the detailed engineering phase of the 2021 Program; the ability of the Company to enter into commercial contracts with oil sands producers and to achieve commercialization of the CVW™ technology; the ability of the Company to enter into commercial contracts with other strategic partners in relation to building and operating facilities, as required; the ability of the Company to retain qualified staff; the ability of the Company to obtain financing on acceptable terms, including available grant and financing opportunities from government programs and finalizing funding agreements for such government programs; the translation of the results from the Company's research, pilot programs, 2021 Program activities and studies into the results expected on a commercial scale; future oil and zircon prices and the impact of lower prices on activity levels and cost savings of oil sands producers; the impact of increasing competition; the ability to protect and maintain the Company's intellectual property; currency, exchange and interest rates; the regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; and the ability of the Company to successfully market its CVW™ technology. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any forward-looking information will materialize and we caution you against relying on any of this forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Additional information on these and other factors are disclosed in our most recently filed management's discussion and analysis, including under the heading "Discussion of Risks", and in other reports filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada from time to time and available on SEDAR (sedar.com).
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For further information, contact: Scott Nelson President & CEO (403) 561-0439 snelson@titaniumcorporation.com Jennifer Kaufield Vice President Finance & CFO (403) 874-9498 jkaufield@titaniumcorporation.com