SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934



                                  June 13, 2001
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                (Date of Report, date of earliest event reported)



                           TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware                           0-28538                       13-5630895
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 (State or other                (Commission                     (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of               File Number)                     Identification
  incorporation)                                                 Number)



1999 Broadway, Suite 4300, Denver, CO                             80202
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


                                 (303) 296-5600
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
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             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)





Item 5:           Other Events

     On June 13, 2001 the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto as
Exhibit  99.1,  which is  incorporated  herein by  reference.  The press release
relates to an announcement by Registrant of the appointment of Patrick M. Murray
to the Board of Directors of the Registrant, effective June 8, 2001.


Item 7:       Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (c)  Exhibits

              Item No.   Exhibit List
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                99.1     Press Release dated June 13, 2001 issued by Registrant.













                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                       TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION
                                       (Registrant)


                                   By: /s/ Joan H. Prusse
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                                       Joan H. Prusse
                                       Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
                                        and Secretary


Date: June 13, 2001







                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
                                  PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 Contact:

Titanium Metals Corporation                           Mark A. Wallace
1999 Broadway, Suite 4300                             Executive Vice President &
Denver, Colorado  80202                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                                      (303) 296-5615


                           TIMET APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR

     DENVER,  COLORADO . . . June 13,  2001 . . .  Titanium  Metals  Corporation
("TIMET") (NYSE:  TIE) appointed  Patrick M. Murray as a director of TIMET and a
member of its audit  committee  effective  June 8, 2001. Mr. Murray is currently
President and Chief Executive Officer of Dresser, Inc.  Headquartered in Dallas,
Texas,  Dresser,  Inc. is a  worldwide  leader in the  design,  manufacture  and
marketing  of  highly  engineered  equipment  and  services  sold  primarily  to
customers in the flow control,  measurement,  and power systems  segments of the
energy industry.

     Prior to assuming his present  position  with  Dresser,  Inc.,  Mr.  Murray
served as President of Halliburton  Company's  Dresser Equipment Group Inc., and
as Senior Vice President,  Strategic Initiatives and Vice President,  Operations
of Dresser  Industries,  Inc.  From 1988  through  1996,  Mr.  Murray  served as
President of Sperry-Sun Drilling Services,  a leading  directional  drilling and
measurement-while-drilling services company.

     Titanium  Metals  Corporation,  headquartered  in  Denver,  Colorado,  is a
leading worldwide integrated producer of titanium metal products. Information on
TIMET is available on the world wide web at http://www.timet.com/.

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