Talvivaaran Kaivososakeyhtiö Oyj - Company Announcement

Talvivaaran Mining Company Plc - Production Update January 2012

Stock Exchange Release

Talvivaara Mining Company Plc

3 January 2012





                               Production update

         Full year 2011 production target of 16,000t of nickel achieved

Talvivaara  Mining Company Plc ("Talvivaara") announces  that it has reached its
production  target for 2011; full year production totalled 16,087t of nickel and
31,815t of zinc.

Fourth  quarter production of 4,769t nickel and 10,524t zinc was a new quarterly
record.  The availability  of the  metals recovery  plant improved significantly
during  the quarter and, after both production lines were brought back online in
mid-October,  was effectively at the level  required to meet the 2012 production
targets.  Nickel  grade  in  the  solution  pumped  to the metals recovery plant
remained steady at around 2 g/l.

Talvivaara  will announce its  financial result for  the fourth quarter and full
year 2011 on 16 February 2012.

Pekka Perä, CEO of Talvivaara, commented: "We are pleased to begin the New Year
by announcing that we have met our full-year production target for 2011. In the
months to come, we will remain focused on production ramp-up and on further
improving the consistency of all our operational processes."


ENQUIRIES

Talvivaara Mining Company Plc                         Tel: +358 20 712 9800
Pekka Perä, Chief Executive Officer
Saila Miettinen-Lähde, Chief Financial Officer

Merlin PR                                        Tel: +44 207 726 8400
David Simonson
Anca Spiridon


Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
Talvivaara Mining Company is an internationally significant base metals producer
with its primary focus on nickel and zinc using a technology known as
bioheapleaching to extract metals out of ore. Bioheapleaching makes extraction
of metals from low grade ore economically viable. The Talvivaara deposits
comprise one of the largest known sulphide nickel resources in Europe. The ore
body is estimated to support anticipated production for several decades.
Talvivaara has secured a 10-year off-take agreement for 100 per cent of its main
output of nickel and cobalt to Norilsk Nickel and entered into a long-term zinc
streaming agreement with Nyrstar NV. Talvivaara is listed on the London Stock
Exchange Main Market and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and is included in the FTSE 250 and
OMXH25 Indexes. Further information can be found atwww.talvivaara.com.

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