Executive Summary
Talvivaara Mining Company Limited and its subsidiary Talvivaara Project Ltd 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. The Group's main activity is the development and exploitation of two polymetallic deposits, Kuusilampi and Kolmisoppi, in Sotkamo, Finland (together, the \Talvivaara deposits\) using bioheapleaching technology (the \Talvivaara Project\). The Talvivaara deposits comprise one of the largest known sulphide nickel resources in Europe with 266 million tonnes of ore in measured and indicated resources. Resources are sufficient to support anticipated production for a minimum of 24 years, expected to start in late 2008, with an expected annual nickel output of approximately 33,000 tonnes; the Company has the potential to provide approximately 2.3% of the world's current annual production of nickel by 2010. In addition to the mining of nickel, as by-products of the process, the mine is also expected to produce zinc (approximately 60,000 tpa), copper (approximately 10,000 tpa) and cobalt (approximately 1,200 tpa). The mine site is situated close to existing energy and transportation infrastructure.
Company History
Current Events
Business Model
Products/Services
Segments/Customers
Production/Operations
Distribution/Routes to Market
Market & Competition
Market Share
Main Competitors
Competitive Strengths and Weaknesses
Management
Financials
Profit & Loss
Balance sheet
Cashflow
Valuation
Comparable Companies
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
