Nov 14 (Reuters) - Titan Mining Corp TI.TO :
* TITAN MINING ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION OF HISTORIC MINERALIZED ZONE CLOSE TO THE SHAFT AT EMPIRE STATE MINE AND PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE
* UPDATED MINE PLAN FOR ESM, INCORPORATING #2D ZONE, IS EXPECTED IN FIRST HALF OF 2019
* HAS RECEIVED A COMMITMENT FOR FINANCING OF ITS ESM OPERATIONS INTO 2019
* IN Q3 OF 2018, ESM ORE PRODUCTION OF 57,544 TONS WAS 11% LOWER THAN IN PRIOR QUARTER
* PRODUCTION AT ESM WAS IMPACTED BY A NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL ISSUES IN Q3
* IN LATE JULY, A HOIST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ESM FOLLOWING WHICH UNDERGROUND ACTIVITIES WERE SUSPENDED FOR SIX DAYS
* PRODUCTION AT ESM WAS IMPACTED IN Q3 OF 2018 MAINLY BY LOW PRODUCTIVITY FROM MINING CONTRACTOR