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Talvivaara Mining Company PLC 
19 February 2009 
 

Talvivaara Mining Company Plc and Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy 
 
 
Talvivaara delivers first nickel to Norilsk Nickel 
 
 
19 February 2009 
 
 
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc ("Talvivaara", "the Company"), the Finnish mining 
company with a primary focus on nickel and zinc, is pleased to announce that a 
first shipment of approximately 100 tonnes of nickel product was sent today from 
the Talvivaara mine in Sotkamo to the Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta refinery. 
 
 
The delivery is the first of a series which will continue under Talvivaara's 
10-year Off-take Agreement with Norilsk Nickel for the entire output of the 
mine's nickel and cobalt production. 
 
 
VR Cargo, the leading Finnish freight transport company, has developed the 
customised railway transport equipment which will be used to transport the metal 
sulphides to the refinery also in the future. 
 
 
Talvivaara's CEO Pekka Per� commented: 
 
 
"Today's first shipment of nickel to Norilsk, our off-take agreement partner, is 
a fundamental step forward for Talvivaara as we progress towards full production 
and becoming one of the world's leading nickel mining companies. I would like to 
take this opportunity to thank all our partners, suppliers and employees for 
their continued good work, which has allowed the first delivery process to run 
so smoothly today." 
 
 
Heikki Saari, Director of Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta, said: 
 
 
"The first train load of nickel sulphide marks the beginning of a new era here 
in Harjavalta. In this project we get to be part of a new chain of nickel 
refining technology and to develop it jointly with Talvivaara." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ENQUIRIES 
 
 
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc    Tel: +358 20 7129 800 
Saila Miettinen-L�hde 
 
 
Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta OyTel: +358 25 3712 200 
Heikki Saari 
 
 
Merlin                                Tel: +44 207 653 6620 
Tom Randell 
Anca Spiridon 
 
 
About Talvivaara Mining Company Plc. 
Talvivaara is a Finnish mining company constructing a large open pit nickel mine 
in Sotkamo, Finland. Talvivaara aims to become an internationally significant 
base metals producer with its primary focus on nickel and zinc using a 
technology known as bioheapleaching to extract metal out of low grade 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 sufficient to support anticipated 
production for a minimum of 24 years. The Company has secured a 10-year off-take 
agreement for 100 per cent of its main output of nickel and cobalt to Norilsk 
Nickel. Talvivaara is listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market and is 
included in the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at 
www.talvivaara.com 
 
 
About Norilsk Nickel 
Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy belongs to international OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel 
Group, which is the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium and one of 
the largest producers of copper, cobalt and other metals of the platinum group. 
Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta produces approximately 66,000 tonnes of nickel and 
nickel chemicals for international customers. The company's turnover was 1 
billion euros in 2007, and it has 250 employees. 
 
 
 
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