Talvivaara Board Member Update

Stock Exchange Release

Talvivaara Mining Company Plc

15 April 2011



Talvivaara Board Member Update

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.14(2), Talvivaara Mining Company Plc ("Talvivaara")
notes that as of 13 April 2011, Ms. Saila Miettinen-Lähde, Chief Financial
Officer and Executive Director of Talvivaara has been appointed as a Non-
Executive Director of Biohit Oyj. Biohit Oyj is a globally operating Finnish
biotechnology company that develops, manufactures and markets liquid handling
products such as pipettes and pipette tips as well as diagnostic tests and
analysis systems.The company's mission is to improve human health and quality of
life.

Ms Miettinen-Lähde`s role with Talvivaara is unaffected by this appointment, and
she will maintain her position as Chief Financial Officer and Executive
Director.



ENQUIRIES

Talvivaara Mining Company Plc Tel: 358 20 7129 800
Pekka Erkinheimo, Chief Commercial Officer


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
Index. Further information can be found atwww.talvivaara.com.



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