CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titanium Corporation Inc. ("Titanium" or the "Company") (TSXV: TIC) is pleased to announce the achievement of Milestone 2 for the front end engineering design ("FEED") phase of its CVW™ Horizon Project. The FEED project is being supported by Emissions Reduction Alberta ("ERA") through the award of grant funding of up to the lesser of $5.0 million or 50% of engineering design. Titanium and Canadian Natural Resources Limited are funding $1.5 million and up to $3.7 million, respectively.

ERA funding provided under the ERA Methane Challenge is provided in stages during the FEED project as the Company meets and reports against predetermined milestones established under the Company's contribution agreement with ERA. 

"Our joint Titanium, Canadian Natural, Stantec and IHC Robbins team is making excellent progress with the engineering design phase progressing very well, on-time and on-budget," commented Scott Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Titanium.  "ERA continues to be a valued funding partner as we continue discussions with Federal and Alberta funding agencies toward the construction phase of the project."

The FEED project has incurred $3.4 million of costs to the end of June 30, 2018.  Project activities during the Milestone 2 period included design basis criteria, initial plot plans, heat and material balances and process flow diagrams for both the concentrator facility and the minerals separation plant.

About Titanium Corporation Inc.
Titanium's CVW™ technology provides sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of the oil sands industry. The Company is working with Canadian Natural on front end engineering design for potential deployment of CVW™ at Canadian Natural's Horizon oil sands site. The Company's technology reduces the environmental impact of oil sands tailings while economically recovering valuable products that would otherwise be lost. CVW™ recovers bitumen, solvents and minerals 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 remediated more readily. A new minerals industry will be created commencing with the production and export of zircon, an essential ingredient in ceramics. The Company's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "TIC". For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.titaniumcorporation.com.

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Additional information on these and other factors are disclosed in our MD&A, 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).  The forward-looking information contained in this news release describes our expectations as of August 17, 2018 and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date.  Except as may be required by Canadian securities laws, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information contained in this news release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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