Stock Exchange Release
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
20 April 2010

Talvivaara applies for a permit from the Finnish Government to extract uranium
as a by-product

Talvivaara  Mining  Company  Plc  is  pleased  to  announce  that  its operating
subsidiary  Talvivaara Sotkamo Ltd has today lodged an application in accordance
with  the Nuclear Energy Act  to the Ministry of  Employment and Economy for the
extraction of uranium as a by-product. Preparations for the environmental impact
assessment relating to the uranium extraction process have also commenced at the
mine site.

Talvivaara's CEO Pekka Perä commented:
"The permitting process is proceeding according to plan. It has been encouraging
to see the efficient cooperation between our own organization and the relevant
authorities in clarifying the questions relating to the permitting process of
this remarkable project."

Further information:
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc. tel. +358 20 712 9800
Kari Vyhtinen, General Manager Business Development
Eeva Ruokonen, Chief Sustainability Officer


About Talvivaara Mining Company Plc.
Talvivaara is a Finnish mining company operating 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  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 sufficient  to support anticipated production  for at least 46
years.  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  arrangement with  Nyrstar NV.  Talvivaara is listed on the
London Stock Exchange Main Market and Nasdaq OMX Helsinki and is included in the
FTSE   250 Index.   Further  information  can  be  found  at  www.talvivaara.com
<http://www.talvivaara.com/>.



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    Talvivaara applies for a permit from the Finnish Government to extract uranium as a by-product .pdf: http://hugin.info/136227/R/1405914/359546.pdf