EX-99.2 3 ex99-2_mda.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 MDA Unassociated Document

TASMAN METALS LTD.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2014
 
 
This discussion and analysis of financial position and results of operation is prepared as at November 25, 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended August 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 of Tasman Metals Ltd. ("Tasman" or "the Company").  The following disclosure and associated financial statements are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").  Except as otherwise disclosed, all dollar figures included therein and in the following management discussion and analysis ("MD&A") are quoted in Canadian dollars.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain information included in this discussion may constitute forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements in this MD&A include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: (i) the registration of the concessions comprising the various rare earth elements ("REE") projects; (ii) the market and future price of commodities; (iii) the timing, cost and success of future exploration activities, including, but not limited to, the Company's proposed work programs; (iv) currency fluctuations; (v) requirements for additional capital; and (vi) changes in mineral resource estimates.  Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties.  These risks and uncertainties could cause or contribute to actual results that are materially different than those expressed or implied.  The Company disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Historical results of operations and trends that may be inferred from this MD&A may not necessarily indicate future results from operations.  In particular, the current state of the global securities markets may cause significant reductions in the price of the Company's securities and render it difficult or impossible for the Company to raise the funds necessary to continue operations.

All of the Company's public disclosure filings, including its most recent management information circular, Form 20-F (in lieu of an Annual Information Form), material change reports, press releases and other information, may be accessed via www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.tasmanmetals.com and readers are urged to review these materials, including the technical reports filed with respect to the Company's mineral properties.

Company Overview

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia on August 27, 2007.  On October 22, 2009 the Company completed a statutory amalgamation with Lumex Capital Corp. and Ausex Capital Corp. and the surviving corporation continued under the name of Tasman Metals Ltd.  On November 3, 2009 the Company commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") under the symbol "TSM".  On December 2, 2011 the Company commenced trading on the NYSE MKT (formerly the NYSE AMEX) under the symbol "TAS".

The Company is a junior resource company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of unproven REE properties and also holds interests in tungsten and iron ore properties in Scandinavia and is considered an exploration stage company.  As at August 31, 2014 the Company has not earned any production revenue, nor found proved reserves on any of its mineral interests.

The Company's main focus continues to be the exploration and assessment of the Company's Norra Kärr property.  In July 2013 the Company filed a revised preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") of Norra Kärr.  See also "Exploration Projects - REE Projects, Sweden, Norra Kärr" in this MD&A.

Potential Merger of Tasman and Flinders

On December 12, 2013 the Company and Flinders Resources Limited ("Flinders") announced that they had initiated discussions with regard to a potential merger of the two companies (the "Potential Merger").  Negotiations with regard to the Potential Merger of the Company and Flinders concluded in May 2014, with a decision to not proceed.  This
 
 
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decision not to proceed with the merger was taken mutually by the boards of directors of both companies, after discussion with various stakeholders including shareholders and customers

Exploration Projects

As of the date of this MD&A the Company is the 100% owner of 10 exploration claims and one mining lease for rare earth elements in Sweden, and the owner of a 25% interest in four iron ore exploration claims in the Kiruna district of Sweden.  Furthermore, Tasman holds a 100% interest in seven exploration claims for tungsten in the Bergslagen district of Sweden.

REE Projects

Sweden

Tasman holds 10 exploration claims and one mining lease in Sweden considered prospective for REEs.  Sweden is the home of REEs, many of which were first discovered in a quarry in the village of Ytterby, near Stockholm.  REE consumption is growing, being essential in the production of hybrid/electric cars, solar panels, wind turbines, compact florescent lighting, high-energy magnets, mobile phones and computers.  Tasman is well placed as the European Union is actively supporting policies to promote the domestic supply of REEs to secure high-tech industry.

Norra Kärr

Norra Kärr is located in southern Sweden, 300km SW of Stockholm and lies in farming and forestry land, well serviced by power, road, water and a local skilled community.

Norra Kärr is a zirconium and rare earth element enriched peralkaline (agpaitic) nepheline syenite intrusion which covers 350m x 1200m in area.  The deepest extents of the mineralized intrusion have not been delineated, but exceed 320m.  The rock units comprising the Norra Kärr intrusion are uncommon on a global scale, and include mineral phases that are comprised of or associated with REEs, Zr, Nb, Y and Hf.  The most abundant intrusion present is Grännaite, a medium grained syenite consisting of alkali feldspar, nepheline, aegirine, natrolite, eudialyte and catapleite.  Lesser units include Lakarpite (arfvedsonite-albite nepheline syenite), Pulaskite (microcline-arfvedsonite-
albite nepheline syenite) and Kaxtorpite (eckermannite-microcline-aegirine-pectolite- nepheline syenite).  Intervals of irregular coarse grained pegmatite schlieren with equivalent mineralogy to the Grännaite are also commonly developed.

The first phase drill program by Tasman at Norra Kärr commenced in mid-December 2009 and comprised 26 holes.  This first successful program was followed by two further phases for a total of 49 drill holes.  A fourth phase of drilling was commenced in early 2012, which infilled drilling to 50m sections, and a total of 121 exploration holes have now been completed.  A small number of holes for geotechnical purposes were completed during the current period.

In March 2012 Tasman announced the positive technical and financial results achieved from the Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "PEA") of Norra Kärr.  Following a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission ("BCSC") a revised PEA (the "Norra Kärr PEA Report") was completed and submitted in July 2013.  The conclusions reached in the Norra Kärr PEA Report have not varied from those disclosed in the previously filed PEA.  The Norra Kärr PEA Report was completed by independent mining consultants Pincock, Allen & Holt ("PAH") of Denver, Colorado (subsequently renamed RungePincockMinarco).  Metallurgical process design was completed by Mr. John Litz of JE Litz and Associates, Colorado, on the basis of data provided from process testing of Norra Kärr mineralization completed by SGS Canada Inc. ("SGS") in Lakefield, Canada, and the Geological Survey of Finland ("GTK") in Outokumpu, Finland.

Readers are encouraged to review the Norra Kärr PEA Report in its entirety, available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.tasmanmetals.comTasman cautions that the Norra Kärr PEA Report is preliminary in nature and there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized.
 
The Norra Kärr project is proximal to road, rail, power and operating ports, plus skilled personnel, minimizing the need for offsite infrastructure to be built by the Company.  Development of the project will occur as an open pit mine, with crushing, grinding, beneficiation and mineral dissolution occurring in the immediate vicinity of the pit.

 
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In March 2013 Tasman announced that the Company engaged a consultant to support the next stage of Tasman's hydrometallurgical testing program on Norra Kärr.  Tasman has completed comminution (crushing and grinding) studies to characterize Norra Kärr mineralized material.  Work undertaken for Tasman showed milling conditions lay within a normal processing range.  These comminution results will enable the design of the crushing and grinding circuits.

In May 2013 the Swedish Mining Inspectorate (Bergsstaten) granted a Mining Lease (the "ML") to Tasman covering Norra Kärr, valid for 25 years when it is available for renewal.  The application documents for the ML were prepared by an independent consulting group and documented the extensive environmental, archeological and social impact data that was collected by consultants.

In April 2014 Tasman announced the commencement of a Pre-Feasibility Study (the "PFS") for the Norra Kärr deposit.  Completion of this PFS has been the focus of the Company for much of the current reporting period.

Following an extensive review process, Tasman management has selected a highly qualified technical team with REE and European experience.  The PFS is led and coordinated by GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants ("GBM") based in Twickenham, UK.  GBM is a specialist metallurgy and engineering consulting group, who provide service from testing and design through to EPCM.  Other members of the PFS team include Wardell Armstrong International ("WAI") for geology, mineral resources, mining and tailings management, Golders Associates AB for social impact, environment, permitting and water management, and Denco Strategic Research & Consulting Inc. for markets and pricing.

In July 2014 Tasman provided an update on metallurgical testing.  Crushing and grinding characteristics of the Norra Kärr mineralized material are now well known.  A grind size of 60 micron has been chosen which provides adequate liberation of the REE-bearing mineral (eudialyte) that can easily be achieved through standard commercial equipment.

Extensive testwork and optimization of single-stage magnetic separation has been completed.  This optimization has increased REE recovery in beneficiation to in excess of 86% in less than 35% of the original mass, such that flotation is no longer deemed necessary as was envisaged under the Norra Kärr PEA Report published July 2013.  Magnetic separation shall use standard commercial equipment and does not require process chemicals.

This improved magnetic separation has significantly reduced the amount of sulphuric acid-consuming gangue minerals within the eudialyte-rich mineral concentrate.  As a result, sulphuric acid consumption per tonne of mineralized material has fallen to 85 kg/tonne from the 150 kg/tonne envisaged in the Norra Kärr PEA Report.

Extensive hydrometallurgical research has been completed which has tested/optimized a process of sulphuric acid leaching, leach solution purification, REE solvent extraction and precipitation of an REE-concentrate.  Preparation of this concentrate is the final step in defining the Norra Kärr flowsheet.

Sulphuric acid was chosen due to its relatively low cost, and its widespread availability in Sweden.  A railway line which passes only 20km from Norra Kärr already transports bulk sulphuric acid.  REE was precipitated as an oxalate with a grade of approximately 45% REE, as provided in Table 1.  The high value heavy REE dysprosium (Dy) contributes 4.6% of the REE content.  This oxalate can be easily calcined to a high grade REE-oxide (REO) subject to customer requirements.  Under the hydrometallurgical process developed, leaching is undertaken at ambient temperature and pressure.  High temperature roasting is not required to dissolve eudialyte.

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Table 1: Composition of REE-oxalate precipitated from Norra Kärr project, with REO relative abundance (when converted to oxide)
 
 

In July 2014 Tasman also confirmed that despite Norra Kärr being a high-grade zirconium ("Zr") and hafnium ("Hf") deposit, under the metallurgical process being modeled for the PFS, the recovery of Zr is not being considered.  Zr shall pass with Hf and niobium ("Nb") to a by-product that shall be stockpiled for potential future recovery.

Olserum

On October 13, 2011 Tasman announced the acquisition of a 100% interest in a new heavy rare earth element project in southern Sweden, located only 100km east of the Company's flagship Norra Kärr project.  The Olserum project was purchased outright from a private UK registered company, Norrsken Energy Limited, for a total consideration of 37,746 common shares in Tasman.

Olserum is located approximately 10km from the Baltic coast, 30km north of the town of Västervik and 200km SSW of Stockholm.  The project is secured by a granted exploration claim 1,100 Ha in size, and five surrounding exploration claim applications 5,160 Ha in size.

The REE potential of the Olserum region was first identified by the Swedish Geological Survey ("SGU") in the early 1990's, when a number of REE anomalous samples were collected and assayed from several locations.  The presence of yttrium ("Y") enriched outcrops associated with historic iron ore prospects was noted.  In 2003 the Swedish exploration company IGE Resources AB ("IGE") claimed the area, concentrating on the iron ore workings at Olserum.  During 2004 and 2005 a total of 27 diamond drill holes were drilled by IGE, 24 of which targeted the REE potential.

Drilling discovered a REE mineralized zone 600m in length and up to 100m wide.  Drilling was performed on 40m spaced profiles with typically two holes on each profile.

In late 2012, Tasman completed a drill program at Olserum.  Five holes, totalling 997.0m, were drilled to confirm previous drilling results and infill untested sections.  All five holes intersected significant REE mineralization.  Best results returned from holes OLR12001 through OLR12005 are provided in Table 2:
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Table 2:  Drilling Results from Tasman 2012 Program, Olserum

DRILL
HOLE
FROM
TO
LENGTH
(metres)
TREO
(%)
HREO/TREO
(%)
EASTING
 
NORTHING
 
AZIMUTH
(deg)
DIP
(deg)
OLR12001
59.7
157.9
98.2
0.60%
36.3%
580072
6423831
209
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Including
59.7
85.95
25.3
1.02%
42.3%
       
OLR12002
83.1
225.3
142.2
0.65%
26.6%
580127
6423833
195
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Including
132.4
169.5
37.1
1.00%
22.9%
       
OLR12003
117.0
250.6
133.6
0.52%
42.1%
580083
6423863
207
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Including
190.1
203.0
12.9
1.14%
42.6%
       
OLR12004
47.9
178.9
131.0
0.49%
44.7%
579995
6423857
205
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Including
118.7
135.7
17.0
1.01%
47.3%
       
OLR12005
52.8
121.6
68.8
0.39%
24.7%
580145
6423705
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Including
75.3
107.4
32.1
0.52%
27.3%
       
TREO (total rare earth oxide) =   sum of La2O3, Ce2O3, Pr2O3, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb2O3, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3, Y2O3;
HREO (heavy rare earth oxide) =  sum of Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb2O3, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3, Y2O3;
Most significant REO's by % are:  Y2O3, La2O3, Ce2O3, Nd2O3, Dy2O3
EASTING, NORTHING provided in SWEREF99TM coordinate system

Petrological, MLA and microprobe research was undertaken to identify REE bearing minerals within 18 samples taken from Olserum drill core.  Mineralogy was determined to be simple, with coarse to fine grained xenotime, monazite and rare apatite recognized as the host to all significant REE's.

Using all available drilling data, the independent resource estimate for Olserum was published in February 2013.  The resource estimate was prepared by consulting geologists at ReedLeyton Consulting Pty Ltd following site visits, core sampling and geological modeling.  Following a review by the BCSC, a revised resource estimate was completed and submitted in July 2013.  The conclusions reached in the amended Olserum technical report have not varied from those disclosed in the previously filed report.  Along with Norra Kärr, Olserum is the second of Tasman's resource-stage REE projects.

Readers are encouraged to review the entire Olserum technical report available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.tasmanmetals.com.

Mineral Resources were modelled applying six different TREO cut-off grades, with a base-case resource estimated using a TREO cut-off of 0.4% (Tables 3 and 4).  At this cut-off, Olserum hosts an Indicated Mineral Resource of 4.5 million tonnes grading 0.60% TREO and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 3.3 million tonnes grading 0.63% TREO, both with 34% of the TREO being the higher value HREO.  Table 5 and 6 provide the grade averages for rare earth oxides at the various cut-offs.

Table 3: Indicated Resource Estimate for the Olserum Deposit.

TREO % Cut-off
Million Tonnes
TREO %
% of HREO in TREO
Dy2O3 ppm
Y2O3 ppm
Nd2O3 ppm
Tonnes of Contained TREO
 
0.7
1.0
0.89
32.3
292
1800
1314
8,620
 
0.6
1.7
0.78
32.9
262
1610
1146
13,360
 
0.5
3.0
0.68
33.3
232
1420
996
20,650
 
0.4
4.5
0.60
33.9
209
1283
878
27,260
BASE CASE
0.3
6.3
0.53
34.4
187
1146
769
33,530
 
0.2
7.7
0.48
34.5
0.017
1042
700
37,030
 
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Table 4: Inferred Resource Estimate for the Olserum Deposit.

TREO % Cut-off
Million Tonnes
TREO %
% of HREO in TREO
Dy2O3 ppm
Y2O3 ppm
Nd2O3 ppm
Tonnes of Contained TREO
 
0.7
0.9
0.85
31.8
288
1667
1294
7,947
 
0.6
1.6
0.77
32.5
264
1547
1151
12,088
 
0.5
2.5
0.69
33.6
242
1445
1018
16,960
 
0.4
3.3
0.63
33.7
222
1320
925
20,770
BASE CASE
0.3
4.2
0.57
33.9
202
1205
841
23,820
 
0.2
4.7
0.54
33.9
191
1134
790
25,050
 
Notes:
1.
Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
2.
TREO includes: La2O3, Ce2O3, Pr2O3, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb2O3, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3, Y2O3
3.
HREO includes: Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb2O3, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3, Y2O3
4.
The calculated resource is sensitive to cut-off grade which will be influenced by metallurgical operating costs.  Bench scale metallurgical tests were completed on an Olserum composite sample in 2005.  Magnetic and gravity separation gave a mineral concentrate of 14% rare earth oxide in only 5% of the mass with a recovery of 59%.
5.
The mineral resource estimate was completed by Mr Geoffrey Reed, Senior Consulting Geologist of ReedLeyton Consultants Pty Ltd, and is based on geological and geochemical data supplied by Tasman, as audited by Mr Reed.  Mr Reed is an independent qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101 standards of disclosure for mineral projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
6.
The resource estimate has been classified as an Indicated and Inferred Resource based on the distance-space between sample data within the current deposit outline.  Variograms were obtained from a variography study of TREO, with the continuity analysis showing a reasonable fit model in the major and semi major direction for the mineralised domains.
7.
The resource estimate is based on:
§
A database of 31 "In Resource" drill holes totalling 5,297m of diamond drilling completed by Tasman and previous project owner IGE since 2004 where samples were composited on 1m lengths.  All assays by both Tasman and IGE were completed at laboratories in Vancouver, British Columbia .
§
Specific gravity (SG) has an overall mean of 2.80 g/cc from 458 SG readings.  The mean of the mineralisation of 2.82 g/cc was used in the estimate and a mean of the host rock of 2.67 g/cc was used in the estimate
§
Block model was estimated by ordinary kriging interpolation method on blocks 5m (x) x 20m (y) x 10m (z).
§
Metallurgical test work at Olserum is in progress and no information was available at the time of this resource calculation.

In order to demonstrate that the mineralization as estimated in the block model has a reasonable expectation of being mined at some time in the foreseeable future, ReedLeyton completed a mining optimisation exercise.  As the mining concept for the Olserum Deposit is currently surface mining, Whittle® software was used to generate a conceptual pit shell.  Notwithstanding the pit optimisation exercise, it has not resulted in an engineered and operational open-pit mine design.  Operating assumptions used for the Whittle® pit shell were based from the Norra Kärr PEA Report.  Norra Kärr lies 100km northwest of Olserum with similar grade and surface aspect.  The economic assumptions used to derive the optimised pit shell include:
·
Stripping Cost $/tonne mined US $3.66
·
Mining Cost $/tonne mined US $3.66
·
Processing Cost $/tonne mineralized material US $41.48
·
REO Recovery 80.0%
·
Discount to TREO Basket Price 38.0% (accounts for REO separation charge)
·
Discounted TREO Price US $31.0 kg
·
5 percent mining loss, 5 percent for mining dilution

Overall, ReedLeyton considered these assumptions are fair for the purpose of determining reasonable prospects for economic extraction of the Olserum deposit but do not demonstrate that the mineralization is economic, since the exercise is not at the level of a preliminary economic assessment and does not conform to the studies required for a preliminary economic assessment.

The drill-defined Mineral Resource at Olserum begins at surface and is open at depth and to the east.  The resources comprise parallel bodies of mineralization, with lower grade intervening material, trending approximately east-west and dipping steeply to the north.  Host rock to mineralization is a biotite and amphibole bearing foliated quartzite, with veins and patches of magnetite.  It is interpreted that mineralization may represent heavy mineral sediments which
 
 
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have been subsequently metamorphosed and folded.  Tables 5 and 6 provide the grade averages for rare earth oxides at the various cut offs.

Table 5: Indicated Resource Estimate Rare Earth Oxide Grade Averages for the Olserum Deposit.

TREO % Cut-off
La2O3
Ce203
Pr203
Nd203
Sm203
Eu203
Gd203
Tb203
Dy203
Ho203
Er203
Tm203
Yb203
Lu203
Y203
0.7
0.125
0.281
0.034
0.131
0.029
0.001
0.029
0.005
0.029
0.006
0.017
0.002
0.015
0.002
0.180
0.6
0.109
0.244
0.030
0.115
0.026
0.001
0.026
0.004
0.026
0.005
0.015
0.002
0.014
0.002
0.161
0.5
0.094
0.212
0.026
0.100
0.023
0.001
0.023
0.004
0.023
0.005
0.014
0.002
0.012
0.002
0.142
0.4
0.083
0.186
0.023
0.088
0.020
0.001
0.021
0.004
0.021
0.004
0.012
0.002
0.011
0.002
0.128
0.3
0.072
0.163
0.020
0.077
0.018
0.000
0.018
0.003
0.019
0.004
0.011
0.002
0.010
0.001
0.115
0.2
0.065
0.147
0.018
0.070
0.016
0.000
0.017
0.003
0.017
0.004
0.010
0.001
0.009
0.001
0.104

Table 6: Inferred Resource Estimate Rare Earth Oxide Grade Averages for the Olserum Deposit.

TREO % Cut-off
La2O3
Ce203
Pr203
Nd203
Sm203
Eu203
Gd203
Tb203
Dy203
Ho203
Er203
Tm203
Yb203
Lu203
Y203
0.7
0.118
0.270
0.033
0.129
0.030
0.001
0.029
0.005
0.029
0.006
0.016
0.002
0.014
0.002
0.167
0.6
0.105
0.241
0.030
0.115
0.027
0.001
0.026
0.005
0.026
0.005
0.015
0.002
0.013
0.002
0.155
0.5
0.093
0.213
0.026
0.102
0.024
0.001
0.024
0.004
0.024
0.005
0.014
0.002
0.012
0.002
0.145
0.4
0.084
0.194
0.024
0.093
0.022
0.001
0.022
0.004
0.022
0.005
0.013
0.002
0.011
0.002
0.132
0.3
0.077
0.176
0.022
0.084
0.020
0.000
0.020
0.003
0.020
0.004
0.012
0.002
0.010
0.001
0.121
0.2
0.072
0.166
0.020
0.079
0.018
0.000
0.019
0.003
0.019
0.004
0.011
0.002
0.010
0.001
0.113

In August 2013, the Company announced results of the first phase of metallurgical testing on representative mineralization samples from Olserum.  Magnetic separation and flotation tests produced a mineral concentrate with REE recovery in excess of 90% within a concentrate mass between 6% and 7% of the original sample.  This represents a very encouraging increase in REE grade of approximately 14 times.  A very high grade magnetite concentrate was also produced as a by-product during testing.  This metallurgical research, and the ongoing testing, was conducted and paid for under the European Commission's EURARE research project as was press released by Tasman on July 10, 2013.

As anticipated, the low intensity magnetic separator ("LIMS") was extremely efficient in the separation of magnetite from other minerals present.  In test 8 the magnetic concentrate comprised 2.93% of the rock mass and showed a grade of Fe 65.5%, being very close to the iron content of pure magnetite.  The best REE recovery results were obtained where highest REE recovery was achieved in the lowest concentrate mass (mass pull) as described below:

Table 7: REE recovery for various tests from Olserum
Test
Concentrate Mass
(Mass Pull)
Ce Recovery
 (%)
La Recovery
(%)
Y Recovery
(%)
3A
6.80%
88.4 %
88.8 %
92.7 %
3B
8.42%
89.6 %
90.1 %
93.8 %
8
5.99%
87.9 %
85.3 %
91.2 %

Recovery data for all REEs is not available at this time, however heavy REE recovery is anticipated to follow Y recovery due to chemical and physical similarity.  Additional testing is underway to improve the proposed flowsheet and better understand the processing behaviour of the Olserum mineralization.

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Tungsten Projects

Sweden

As announced on October 10, 2013 Tasman purchased a portfolio of tungsten projects in the Bergslagen mining district of south-central Sweden.  This portfolio includes several of the largest known tungsten occurrences in Scandinavia, including the former Yxsjöberg mine which accounts for more than 90% of the tungsten previously produced in Sweden.  The projects were purchased outright for a total consideration of 50,000 common shares in Tasman and $45,000 cash.  A further 50,000 common shares are issuable upon commencement of production from any of the tungsten projects.  All projects have extensive historic information including drilling, production and metallurgical data, and are supported by excellent road, rail and power infrastructure.

Based on its economic importance and high risk of supply disruption, tungsten has been named a "critical" metal in recent British Geological Survey ("BGS") and European Commission ("EC") publications.  Tungsten is an essential industrial element with hundreds of end-use applications.  It has the highest melting point (3,410°C) and highest tensile strength (19.3 gms/cc) of all pure metals and is therefore highly sought after for drilling and cutting equipment (termed hardmetals), specialty steels and aerospace applications.

Today, greater than 80% of tungsten is sourced from Chinese mines, and therefore, demonstrating similar resource security challenges to rare earth elements.  Since 2008, Chinese domestic demand has exceeded its own supply, resulting in a near doubling of price for tungsten concentrate over this period, and a gradual increase in total traded volume.  Tungsten demand growth has consistently outperformed GDP growth.

The acquired tungsten projects are approximately centered on the Yxsjöberg historical mine where a mill and tailings dam remains on site.  Simple road access links all project areas.  The data from the mines is historical in nature and was compiled prior to the implementation of NI 43-101 reporting standards.  Tasman has not completed sufficient exploration to verify the estimates and is not treating them as NI 43-101 defined resources or reserves verified by a qualified person; the historical estimate should not be relied upon.

Yxsjöberg

The Yxsjöberg historical mine is the by far largest known tungsten mineralization in Sweden, from which more than 90% of all tungsten produced in the country emanates.  The deposit is of a skarn-hosted tungsten-copper-beryllium- fluorite style consisting of three mineralized material bodies (Kvarnåsen, Nävergruvan, Finngruvan) which lie in the same folded, skarn altered limestone horizon.  Earliest records of mining date back to 1728 and small scale mining for copper continued intermittently until the 19th century.  The tungsten mineral scheelite (CaWO4) was first identified in 1862 and the earliest recorded production of tungsten in 1918.  A new concentrator was built in 1937, and a roasting furnace and gravity separator added in 1951.  A circuit for the production of fluorite concentrate was added in 1956.  Fluorite remains a potential by-product to any future operation.

The price of tungsten fell in the early 1960s, and the mine was closed in 1963 and subsequently allowed to flood.  By the end of the 1960s however, the tungsten price had recovered and interest was renewed.  In 1969 the Swedish State-owned mining company, AB Statsgruvor, acquired the mine and constructed a new concentrator and head frame.  This new plant began with gravity separation, but was converted to selective flotation in 1977.  The mine and plant were closed again in 1989 due to low tungsten prices, when the deepest levels of the mine had reached approximately 600m.  A total of more than 5 million tonnes of mineralized material averaging approximately 0.35% WO3 (with additional copper and fluorite) were extracted during the life of the Yxsjöberg mine.  Significant mineralization remained in situ at the final closure in 1989.

Apart from remediation and environmental management, the plant has largely been left untouched since the closure of the mine, as have two large tailings dams estimated to contain a total of 4.6 million metric tonnes of material.

Other

The other tungsten projects comprise Wigström, Sandudden, Gensgruvan, Gussarvet, and Gustavsberg.

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Tasman is compiling historic data for this tungsten portfolio and completing low intensity surface prospecting and sampling activity.  Sampling and mapping will be increased during the fiscal year ending August 31, 2015 and may include geophysical exploration should results prove encouraging.

Iron Projects

Tasman retains a 25% interest in four claims following the joint venture of iron ore projects to an Australian Stock Exchange listed company.  In addition, Tasman retains a 2% net smelter royalty on two claims following the sale of iron ore projects to a London Stock Exchange listed company.

2015 Exploration Budget

With completion of the financing (see "Financial Condition / Capital Resources") the Company's work programs conducted during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014 have been focused on the preparation  of the PFS for the Norra Kärr project.  The Company has prepared a budget of approximately $3,220,000 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, comprising of $1,020,000 for completion of the PFS, exploration, metallurgy and permitting activities on the Norra Kärr and Yxsjöberg properties and $2,200,000 for ongoing corporate and field general administration and overhead.

The Company is not incurring significant costs on the Olserum project and does not intend to incur significant costs until a further financing is completed and the mining lease, currently under application, is granted.  The Company is, however, continuing with metallurgical research, of which the majority of the costs are being funded through the Company's participation in a European Union funding initiative for studying supply of critical materials.

The exploration budget may change pending any future financings.

Qualified Person

The qualified person for Tasman's projects, Mr. Mark Saxon, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has reviewed and verified the contents of this document.

Selected Financial Data

The following selected financial information is derived from the audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with IFRS.

   
For the Years Ended August 31,
 
   
2014
$
   
2013
$
   
2012
$
 
Operations:
                 
Revenues
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 
Expenses
   
(2,432,082
)
   
(3,093,770
)
   
(6,230,713
)
Other items
   
(9,926
)
   
(387,472
)
   
121,400
 
Net loss before deferred income tax
   
(2,442,008
)
   
(3,481,242
)
   
(6,109,313
)
Deferred income tax
 
Nil
   
Nil
     
(27,746
)
Net loss
   
(2,442,008
)
   
(3,481,242
)
   
(6,137,059
)
Other comprehensive loss
   
(2,390
)
   
(56,057
)
   
(223,536
)
Comprehensive loss
   
(2,444,398
)
   
(3,537,299
)
   
(6,360,595
)
Basic and diluted loss per share
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.06
)
   
(0.10
)
Dividends per share
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 
Balance Sheet:
   
 
 
                 
Working capital
   
5,403,122
     
5,094,986
     
9,267,844
 
Total assets
   
17,375,571
     
13,856,353
     
16,549,682
 
Total long-term liabilities
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 

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The following selected financial information is derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with IFRS.

   
Fiscal 2014
   
Fiscal 2013
 
Three Months Ended
 
Aug. 31,
2014
$
   
May 31,
2014
$
   
Feb. 28,
2014
$
   
Nov. 30,
2013
$
   
Aug. 31,
2013
$
   
May 31,
2013
$
   
Feb. 28,
2013
$
   
Nov. 30,
2012
$
 
Operations:
                                               
Revenues
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 
Expenses
   
(449,118
)
   
(578,083
)
   
(638,057
)
   
(766,824
)
   
(679,723
)
   
(576,014
)
   
(635,742
)
   
(1,202,291
)
Other items
   
(2,287
)
   
(33,713
)
   
15,157
     
10,917
     
(462,602
)
   
22,139
     
35,566
     
17,425
 
Net loss before deferred
     income tax
   
(451,405
)
   
(611,796
)
   
(622,900
)
   
(755,907
)
   
(1,142,325
)
   
(553,875
)
   
(600,176
)
   
(1,184,866
)
Deferred income tax
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 
Net loss
   
(451,405
)
   
(611,796
)
   
(622,900
)
   
(755,907
)
   
(1,142,325
)
   
(553,875
)
   
(600,176
)
   
(1,184,866
)
Other comprehensive gain(loss)
   
16,744
     
(10,141
)
   
3,014
     
(12,007
)
   
(27,800
)
   
(3,129
)
   
846
     
(25,974
)
Comprehensive loss
   
(434,661
)
   
(621,937
)
   
(619,886
)
   
(767,914
)
   
(1,170,125
)
   
(557,004
)
   
(599,330
)
   
(1,210,840
)
Basic and diluted loss per share
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.02
)
Dividends per share
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 
Balance Sheet:
                                                               
Working capital
   
5,403,122
     
7,160,151
     
7,056,411
     
4,091,866
     
5,094,986
     
6,241,592
     
7,242,130
     
8,200,394
 
Total assets
   
17,375,571
     
17,470,818
     
16,682,588
     
13,130,518
     
13,856,353
     
13,595,076
     
14,520,301
     
15,818,835
 
Total long term liabilities
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended August 31, 2014 Compared to the Three Months Ended May 31, 2014

During the three months ended August 31, 2014 (the "Q4") the Company reported a net loss of $451,405 ($0.01 per share), compared to a net loss of $611,796 ($0.01 per share) for the three months ended May 31, 2014 ("Q3"), a decrease in loss of $160,391.  The decrease in loss in Q4 was attributed primarily to an overall decrease in general and administrative expenses and the recognition of share-based compensation of $82,000 in Q3 compared to $nil in Q4.

Year Ended August 31, 2014 Compared to the Year Ended to August 31, 2013

As the Company is in the exploration stage of investigating and evaluating its unproven mineral interests, it has no revenue.

During the year ended August 31, 2014 ("fiscal 2014"), the Company incurred a net loss of $2,442,008 ($0.04 per share), a decrease in loss of $1,039,234, compared to a loss of $3,481,242 ($0.06 per share) for the year ended August 31, 2013 ("fiscal 2013").  The decrease in loss during fiscal 2014 was attributed primarily to decreases in share-based compensation recognized, professional fees incurred and impairment charges to exploration and evaluation assets recorded in fiscal 2014 compared to fiscal 2013.

Excluding share-based compensation, general and administrative expenses decreased by $232,183 from $2,439,065 during fiscal 2013 to $2,206,882 during fiscal 2014.  Specific general and administrative expenses of note during fiscal 2014 are as follows:

·
incurred $124,990 (2013 - $126,793) for accounting and administration of which $58,300 (2013 - $48,650) was charged by Chase Management Ltd. ("Chase"), a private corporation controlled by Mr. Nick DeMare, the CFO and a director of the Company, and $66,690 (2013 - $78,143) was charged for accounting service provided in Sweden;
·
general exploration costs of $82,650 (2013 - $165,846) relating to general exploration and property due diligence conducted in Sweden and Finland.  General exploration costs were lower during fiscal 2014 as the Company focused on the preparation of the PFS report on the Norra Kärr property;
·
$180,525 (2013 - $194,759) for travel expenses, primarily for Company personnel to oversee the Company's ongoing property exploration programs, attend international investment conferences and meet with consumers of REE production to establish working relationships;
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·
corporate expenses increased by $39,831, from $109,449 in fiscal 2013 to $149,280 in fiscal 2014, due primarily to an increase in the Company's participation in investor and trade conferences;
  incurred $475,484 (2013 - $583,023) for professional services, of which the Company incurred $278,410 (2013 - $307,742) by directors and officers of the Company, $58,450 (2013 - $136,872) by consultants in Sweden and $138,624 (2013 - $138,409) by consultants for general corporate services;
·
$163,500 (2013 - $162,000) for management fees charged through Sierra Peru Pty ("Sierra") for remuneration of Mr. Mark Saxon, the Company's President and CEO; and
·
salaries and benefits of $304,999 (2013 - $290,616) for employees in the exploration office in Sweden.

During fiscal 2014 the Company recorded $225,200 (2013 - $654,705) for share-based compensation comprised of $225,200 (2013 - $154,000) for the immediate vesting of 360,000 (2013 - 230,000) share options granted and $nil (2013 - $9,475) for vesting of share options granted in prior periods.  In addition, during fiscal 2013, the Company recorded $491,230 for share-based compensation on the re-pricing of 1,706,500 share options.

During fiscal 2014 the Company completed a private placement of 4,919,940 units for gross proceeds of $5,411,934.  The proceeds have been allocated to advance work on the Company's Norra Kärr and Olserum projects and for general working capital purposes.  During fiscal 2013 the Company did not complete any private placements.

During fiscal 2014 the Company received $351,000 (2013 - $301,250) from the exercise of share options for 285,000 (2013 - 1,250,000) common shares.

The Company holds its cash primarily in an interest bearing account with a major financial institution.  The deposits are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.  Interest income generated during fiscal 2014 was $105,160, an increase of $9,225 from $95,935 during fiscal 2013.

Investments

The Company holds 2,647,059 common shares of Hannans Reward Limited ("Hannans") and 600,000 common shares of Thomson Resources Ltd. ("Thomson"), public companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and have been designated as available-for-sale for accounting purposes.  As at August 31, 2014 the quoted market value of the Hannans shares was $26,847 and the Thomson shares was $12,171.

Exploration and Evaluation Assets

During fiscal 2014 the Company incurred a total of $3,029,350 (2013 - $2,222,888) on the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of its unproven resources assets, of which $2,779,131 (2013 - $1,890,245) was incurred on the Norra Kärr property and $250,219 (2013 - $332,643) on other properties.  In addition during fiscal 2014 the Company recorded an impairment of exploration and evaluation assets of $46,636 (2013 - $498,114) on certain properties.  Primary activities during fiscal 2014 were focused on completing metallurgical testing and preparation of the PFS on the Norra Kärr property.  Details of the exploration activities conducted during fiscal 2014 are described in "Exploration Projects" and "2014 Exploration Budget" in this MD&A.

   
As at August 31, 2014
   
As at August 31, 2013
 
   
Acquisition
Costs
$
   
Deferred
Exploration
Costs
$
   
Total
$
   
Acquisition
Costs
$
   
Deferred
Exploration
Costs
$
   
Total
$
 
Rare Earth Properties
                                   
Norra Kärr
   
92,797
     
9,889,283
     
9,982,080
     
23,045
     
7,179,904
     
7,202,949
 
Olserum
   
143,357
     
568,594
     
711,951
     
124,846
     
488,336
     
613,182
 
Other
   
15,960
     
4,758
     
20,718
     
49,088
     
15,860
     
64,948
 
Other Properties
   
112,853
     
39,051
     
151,904
     
2,406
     
454
     
2,860
 
                                                 
     
364,967
     
10,501,686
     
10,866,653
     
199,385
     
7,684,554
     
7,883,939
 

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Rare Earth Element Properties
   
Other
       
   
Norra Kärr
$
   
Olserum
$
   
Otanmaki
$
   
Other
$
   
Properties
$
   
Total
$
 
Balance at August 31, 2012
   
5,312,704
     
316,137
     
340,766
     
186,698
     
2,860
     
6,159,165
 
                                                 
Exploration costs
                                               
Consulting
   
400,543
     
186,511
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
587,054
 
Core cutting
   
13,837
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
13,837
 
Database
   
3,707
     
3,698
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
7,405
 
Drilling
   
74,950
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
74,950
 
Exploration site
   
21,779
     
119
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
21,898
 
Fuel
   
1,253
     
668
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,921
 
Geochemical
   
385,093
     
35,306
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
420,399
 
Geological
   
92,398
     
31,511
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
123,909
 
Maps
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,920
     
-
     
1,920
 
Metallurgical consulting
   
21,152
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
21,152
 
Metallurgical testing
   
692,637
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
692,637
 
Preliminary economic assessment
   
27,559
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
27,559
 
Pre-feasibility study
   
117,594
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
117,594
 
Salaries
   
13,486
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
13,486
 
Sample preparation
   
-
     
17,791
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
17,791
 
Travel
   
24,257
     
83
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
24,340
 
                                                 
     
1,890,245
     
275,687
     
-
     
1,920
     
-
     
2,167,852
 
Acquisition costs
                   
-
                         
Mining rights
   
-
     
21,358
     
-
     
33,678
     
-
     
55,036
 
                                                 
Impairment
   
-
     
-
     
(340,766
)
   
(157,348
)
   
-
     
(498,114
)
                                                 
Balance at August 31, 2013
   
7,202,949
     
613,182
     
-
     
64,948
     
2,860
     
7,883,939
 
                                                 
Exploration costs
                                               
Consulting
   
532,787
     
72,570
     
-
     
-
     
33,436
     
638,793
 
Database
   
2,424
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
191
     
2,615
 
Exploration site
   
8,490
     
1,069
     
-
     
-
     
265
     
9,824
 
Geochemical
   
94,079
     
3,723
     
-
     
-
     
4,192
     
101,994
 
Geological
   
156,299
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
156,299
 
Maps
   
1,442
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
437
     
1,879
 
Metallurgical testing
   
429,895
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
429,895
 
Pre-feasibility study
   
1,364,575
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,364,575
 
Salaries
   
29,188
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
29,188
 
Surface rights
   
76,364
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
76,364
 
Travel
   
13,836
     
2,896
     
-
     
-
     
76
     
16,808
 
                                                 
     
2,709,379
     
80,258
     
-
     
-
     
38,597
     
2,828,234
 
                                                 
Acquisition costs
                                               
Mining rights
   
16,832
     
18,511
     
-
     
-
     
16,353
     
51,696
 
Issuance of common shares
   
52,920
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
51,500
     
104,420
 
Acquisition
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
45,000
     
45,000
 
                                                 
     
69,752
     
18,511
     
-
     
-
     
112,853
     
201,116
 
                                                 
Impairment
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(44,230
)
   
(2,406
)
   
(46,636
)
                                                 
Balance at August 31, 2014
   
9,982,080
     
711,951
     
-
     
20,718
     
151,904
     
10,866,653
 

Cash Flows

During fiscal 2014 cash increased by $534,779.  Operations utilized $2,502,930, investing activities, mainly for exploration activities on exploration and evaluation assets, utilized $2,309,941 and financing activities, mainly from the private placement, generated $5,347,650.

During fiscal 2013 cash decreased by $4,176,548.  Operations utilized $1,912,254, investing activities, mainly for expenditures on exploration and evaluation assets, utilized $2,565,544 and financing activities, from the exercise of share options, generated $301,250.

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Financial Condition / Capital Resources

The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it, based on the funds available to the Company, in order to support the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties.  The Board of Directors does not establish quantitative return on capital criteria for management, but rather relies on the expertise of the Company's management to sustain future development of the business.  The Company defines capital that it manages as share capital, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.  The Company will continue to assess new properties and seek to acquire an interest in additional properties if it feels there is sufficient geologic or economic potential and if it has adequate financial resources to do so.  Management reviews its capital management approach on an ongoing basis and believes that this approach, given the relative size of the Company, is reasonable.

To date the Company has not conducted any borrowing outside of its accounts payable and accrued liabilities incurred for operations and exploration activities.  The Company maintains its cash primarily in Canadian currency in a major Canadian financial institution.  The funds are held in interest-bearing accounts.  The Company is not exposed to significant credit or interest rate risk although cash is held in excess of federally insured levels.

The Company advances funds to its subsidiary as required to satisfy ongoing levels of operations.  There are no legal or economic restrictions on the ability of the Company's subsidiary to transfer funds to the Company in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances.

As at August 31, 2014, the Company had working capital of $5,403,122.  The Company has prepared a budget of approximately $3,220,000 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, comprising of $1,020,000 for completion of the PFS, exploration, metallurgy and permitting activities on the Norra Kärr and Yxsjöberg properties and $2,200,000 for ongoing corporate and field general administration and overhead.  The Company believes that it currently has sufficient financial resources to conduct anticipated exploration programs and meet anticipated corporate administration costs for the upcoming twelve month period.

The Company filed a final short form base shelf prospectus with certain Canadian and US securities regulatory authorities in August 2013.  The shelf prospectus was declared effective on October 1, 2013.  The shelf prospectus allows the Company to offer, from time to time over a 25-month period, up to $25,000,000 of common shares, units and warrants.  In the event the aggregate market value worldwide of the Company's common shares held by non-affiliates of the Company is less than US $75 million, US securities law restricts the issuance of securities during the 12-month period prior to and including the relevant sale to no more than one-third of the aggregate market value worldwide of the Company's common shares held by non-affiliates of the Company.  As of the date of this MD&A, the market value does not exceed the minimum requirements.

The Company is not required to offer or sell all or any portion of the securities pursuant to the shelf prospectus in the future and will only do so if it believes market conditions warrant it.

The Company has relied solely on equity financing to raise the requisite financial resources.  While it has been successful in the past, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising future financing should the need arise.

Contractual Commitments

The Company has no contractual commitments.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Proposed Transactions

The Company has not entered into any proposed transactions.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

Critical Judgments and Sources of Estimation Uncertainty

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.  Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates.  These consolidated financial statements include estimates which, by their nature, are uncertain.  The impacts of such estimates are pervasive throughout the consolidated financial statements, and may require accounting adjustments based on future occurrences.  Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.  These estimates are based on historical experience, current and future economic conditions and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Critical Judgments

The following are critical judgments that management has made in the process of applying accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements:

(i) The determination of categories of financial assets and financial liabilities has been identified as an accounting policy which involves judgments or assessments made by management.
(ii) Management is required to assess the functional currency of each entity of the Company.  In concluding that the Canadian dollar is the functional currency of the parent and its subsidiary companies, management considered the currency that mainly influences the cost of providing goods and services in each jurisdiction in which the Company operates.  As no single currency was clearly dominant the Company also considered secondary indicators including the currency in which funds from financing activities are denominated and the currency in which funds are retained.
(iii) Management is required to assess impairment in respect of intangible exploration and evaluation assets.  The triggering events are defined in IFRS 6.  In making the assessment, management is required to make judgments on the status of each project and the future plans towards finding commercial reserves.  The nature of exploration and evaluation activity is such that only a proportion of projects are ultimately successful and some assets are likely to become impaired in future periods.  Management has determined impairment indicators were present in respect of certain other exploration and evaluation assets and as a result an impairment test was performed.  Management has determined that there were no triggering events present as defined in IFRS 6 with the other properties as at August 31, 2014 and as such, no impairment test was performed.
(iv) Although the Company takes steps to verify title to exploration and evaluation assets in which it has an interest, these procedures do not guarantee the Company's title.  Such properties may be subject to prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects.

Estimation Uncertainty

The following are key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next financial year:

(i) Provisions for income taxes are made using the best estimate of the amount expected to be paid based on a qualitative assessment of all relevant factors.  The Company reviews the adequacy of these provisions at the end of the reporting period.  However, it is possible that at some future date an additional liability could result from audits by taxing authorities.  Where the final outcome of these tax-related matters is different from the amounts that were originally recorded, such differences will affect the tax provisions in the period in which such determination is made.
(ii) The assessment of any impairment of exploration and evaluation assets, and property, plant and equipment is dependent upon estimates of the recoverable amount that take into account factors such as reserves, economic and market conditions and the useful lives of assets.  As a result of this assessment, management has carried out an impairment test on certain other exploration and evaluation assets and an impairment charge of $46,636 was made during fiscal 2014.
 
 
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Changes in Accounting Policies

There are no changes in accounting policies.

Transactions with Related Parties

A number of key management personnel hold positions in other entities that result in them having control or significant influence over the financial or operating policies of those entities.  Certain of these entities transacted with the Company during the reporting period.

(a) Transactions with Key Management Personnel

During fiscal 2014 and 2013 the following amounts were incurred with respect to the Company's executive officers, comprising the President (Mark Saxon), Vice-President of Corporate Development (James Powell) and Chief Financial Officer (Nick DeMare):

   
2014
$
   
2013
$
 
Management fees - Mr. Saxon
   
163,500
     
162,000
 
Professional fees - Mr. Powell
   
95,500
     
126,000
 
Professional fees - Mr. DeMare
   
36,000
     
30,000
 
Share-based compensation - Mr. Powell
   
-
     
51,250
 
                 
     
295,000
     
369,250
 

As at August 31, 2014, $32,000 (2013 - $18,000) of the above amounts remained unpaid.

The Company has a management agreement with the President, which provides that in the event the President's services are terminated without cause or upon a change of control of the Company, a termination payment of two years of compensation, at $15,000 per month, is payable.  If the termination had occurred on August 31, 2014 the amount payable under the agreement would be $360,000.

(b)            Transactions with Other Related Parties

  (i) During fiscal 2014 and 2013 the following amounts were incurred with respect to the Company's non-management directors of the Company:

   
2014
$
   
2013
$
 
Professional fees - David Henstridge, director
   
39,000
     
48,000
 
Professional fees - Robert G. Atkinson, director
   
18,000
     
18,000
 
Professional fees - Gil Leathley, director
   
36,000
     
30,000
 
Professional fees - Michael Hudson, director
   
30,000
     
30,000
 
                 
     
123,000
     
126,000
 

As at August 31, 2014, $20,000 (2013 - $32,500) of the above amounts remained unpaid.

  (ii) During fiscal 2014 the Company incurred a total of $58,300 (2013 - $48,650) to Chase for accounting and administration services provided by Chase personnel, excluding Mr. DeMare, and $4,020 (2013 - $4,475) for rent.  As at August 31, 2014, $3,335 (2013 - $4,085) remained unpaid.

(c) During fiscal 2014 the Company incurred $23,251 (2013 - $25,110) for shared administration costs with Tumi Resources Limited ("Tumi") and Mawson Resources Limited ("Mawson"), public companies with common directors.  As at August 31, 2014, $363 (2013 - $2,640) of the amount remained unpaid.
 
 
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(d) During fiscal 2014 the Company recorded a recovery of $36,844 (2013 - $96,625) for shared office personnel and costs from Mawson and Flinders Resources Ltd. ("Flinders"), public companies with common directors.  As at August 31, 2014, $nil (2013 - $9,821) of the amount remained outstanding.

(e) On October 7, 2013 the Company entered into a letter agreement with Tumi and acquired a 100% interest in seven exploration licenses (the "Tungsten Projects") located in south-central Sweden by paying $45,000 cash and issuing 50,000 common shares of the Company at a fair value of $51,500.  A further 50,000 common shares are issuable upon commencement of production from any of the Tungsten Projects.  Tumi has two common directors, Mr. DeMare and Mr. David Henstridge.

(f) During fiscal 2014 the Company completed a private placement of 4,919,940 units at $1.10 per unit, of which directors and officers purchased a total of 83,000 units as follows;  Mr. Saxon - 10,000 units;  Mr. Powell - 22,000 units;  and Mr. Atkinson - 50,000 units.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company competes with other mining companies, some of which have greater financial resources and technical facilities, for the acquisition of mineral concessions, claims and other interests, as well as for the recruitment and retention of qualified employees.

The Company is in compliance in all material regulations applicable to its exploration activities.  Existing and possible future environmental legislation, regulations and actions could cause additional expense, capital expenditures, restrictions and delays in the activities of the Company, the extent of which cannot be predicted.  Before production can commence on any properties, the Company must obtain regulatory and environmental approvals.  There is no assurance that such approvals can be obtained on a timely basis or at all.  The cost of compliance with changes in governmental regulations has the potential to reduce the profitability of operations.

The Company's material mineral properties are located in Scandinavia and consequently the Company is subject to certain risks, including currency fluctuations which may result in the impairment or loss of mining title or other mineral rights, and mineral exploration and mining activities may be affected in varying degrees by governmental regulations relating to the mining industry.

For additional risks and uncertainties relating to the Company and its business, readers are encouraged to read Tasman's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014 available at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.tasmanmetals.com.

Investor Relations Activities

The Company maintains a website at www.tasmanmetals.com.  All investor relations activities are conducted by in-house personnel.

Outstanding Share Data

The Company's authorized share capital is unlimited common shares without par value.  As at November 25, 2014, there were 66,141,922 outstanding common shares, 4,935,435 warrants outstanding with an exercise price of $1.50 per common share, 295,907 compensation options outstanding with an exercise price of $1.10 per unit and 2,560,000 share options outstanding with exercise prices ranging from $0.60 to $2.70 per common share.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information is gathered and reported to senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to permit timely decisions regarding public disclosure.

Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures,
 
 
 
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as defined in National Instrument 52-109 - Certification of Disclosure in Issuer's Annual and Interim Filings ("52-109"), are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in reports that are filed or submitted under Canadian Securities legislation are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in those rules.  Management relies upon certain informal procedures and communication, and upon "hands-on" knowledge of senior management.  Due to the small staff, however, the Company will continue to rely on an active Board and management with open lines of communication to maintain the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company's financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.  Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the Company's transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are made in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company's assets that could have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of the Company's consolidated financial statements would be prevented or detected.

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992).  This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation.  Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of August 31, 2014.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.  The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that there has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2013 and ending on August 31, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.



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