London-listed Finnish nickel miner Talvivaara said it was planning to temporarily lay off some 230 employees for up to three months as mining activities are expected to remain suspended for the first half of the year.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/en/mineweb-fast-news?oid=170285&sn=Detail.
Late last year, Talvivaara was responsible for a major environmental disaster. See https://londonminingnetwork.org/2012/11/finland-talvivaara-environmental-disaster-goes-on-an-on/.