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TASMAN RESOURCES LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Jul 29, 2014

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ASX QUARTERLY REPORT for the Period Ended 30[th] June 2014

SUMMARY

PARKINSON DAM EPITHERMAL GOLD-SILVER PROJECT

  • New epithermal gold silver target (approximately 18 km[2] ) identified.

  • The target builds on recent epithermal discoveries (eg. 20Moz Paris silver discovery) and developments in regional geological understanding.

  • Tasman plans to follow up the target with soil/ RAB geochemical sampling programs once all approvals are in place.

LAKE TORRENS PROJECT (including Vulcan IOCGU* prospect)

# Iron oxide-copper-gold-uranium

  • Expressions of interest in further exploration of the Lake Torrens Project have been received from several of the larger mining houses, which are currently evaluating the exploration data.

CORPORATE

Eden Energy Ltd (ASX Code: EDE).

Tasman has a 46% interest in Eden Energy Ltd.

Highlights for Eden for the quarter (as announced to ASX on 30 July 2014) are:

Optiblend™ Dual Fuel Project

  • Cummins selected Eden’s Optiblend[TM ] dual fuel system to deliver an integrated retrofit solution for dual fuel drilling rig power.

  • Orders received during the quarter for 8 units having an aggregate value of US$307,000 (A$326,000).

  • Aggregate value of orders received in Financial Year (FY) 2013-14 of US$1.796million (A$1.9million). Equates to an increase of 233% over FY 2012-13 orders received of US$0.77million.

  • Target markets – Oil and Gas Market, and Back-up Power (hospitals, essential services, data centres).

  • Further increases in sales during FY 2014-15 anticipated.

Level 15, 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Telephone: (08) 9282 5889 Facsimile: (08) 9282 5866 Website: www.tasmanresources.com.au

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UK Gas Assets

  • Eden is continuing to negotiate the merger agreement pursuant to the conditional Heads of Terms with its existing UK gas and petroleum Joint Venture partners and is hopeful of signing these documents during August 2014.

Pyrolysis Project - Carbon Nanotubes/ Carbon Nanofibres/ Hydrogen

  • Eden’s carbon nanotube project was selected from a field of 228 entries as

  • one of 36 semi-finalists in the 2014 Australian Technologies Competition business accelerator program.

  • Preliminary talks for a trial in USA during the next 3-6 months of Eden’s

  • CNT enriched concrete on a suitable roadway similar area are currently underway.

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PARKINSON DAM GOLD-SILVER EPITHERMAL PROJECT, South Australia (Tasman 100%)

Tasman Resources has recently reassessed the potential of its Parkinson Dam epithermal gold – silver project in the light of recent discoveries and developments in the region. For example, in October 2013 Investigator Resources Ltd announced an Inferred Mineral Resource containing 20Moz of silver at its Paris Project located to the west of Tasman’s Parkinson Dam Project in a similar regional geological position.

It has also been clear for several years that a large area (stretching for at least 125km), located immediately south of the southern margin of the Gawler Range Volcanics in South Australia (see Figure 1) has potential for shallow epithermal gold–silver and base metal (lead–zinc–silver) deposits. In addition to Paris, significant occurrences in the area include the Menninnie Dam silver-lead-zinc deposit, Weednanna gold prospect, Uno/Morgans (gold, silver, copper prospects) and others.

Tasman’s Parkinson Dam epithermal gold-silver (lead-zinc) prospect occurs on the eastern limit of this large area of interest, but has not been explored at all over the large western portion of the tenement immediately adjacent to but south of the Gawler Range Volcanics (about 18 km[2] , see Figures 1 and 2). This area comprises relatively thin transported cover and will be tested by soil/RAB geochemical sampling programs after completion of an aboriginal heritage survey and the necessary approvals for drilling being obtained from the SA Department of State Development, which may not be until late October, early November.

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Figure 1: Schematic regional plan showing Tasman’s Parkinson Dam prospect, the southern margin of the Gawler Range Volcanics and known mineral occurrences. Lead-zinc-silver and silver deposits/prospects are shown as grey dots, gold in yellow and copper in orange. Interpreted regional faults are shown as black lines. Some of the data have been extracted from a compilation prepared by Investigator Resources Ltd (GDA 94; Zone 53).

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Figure 2: Plan of Tasman’s Parkinson Dam prospect (EL 4475) showing area of previously defined epithermal mineralisation and newly defined exploration target zone adjacent to the Gawler Range Volcanics. This zone is about 18 km[2] in area (GDA 94; Zone 53).

Recent Work

Recent reconnaissance in the Target Zone area by Tasman has identified fine-grained black pyritc sediments on the mullock heap of an old well. This implies that the Target area is underlain by the Uno Shale, an upper unit of the Corunna Conglomerate, which has not previously been identified in this area. This unit is likely to be more amenable to gold/silver deposition than the conglomerates hosting the known mineralisation to the east, should any epithermal solutions have been channelled through it.

Previous Exploration Results at Parkinson Dam

Tasman discovered outcropping epithermal gold – silver mineralisation at Parkinson Dam in 2005 after following up previous company soil sampling and known copper-gold mineralisation at the Spencer prospect, 20km to the south-east. Subsequent drilling confirmed the presence of widespread, but generally low-grade mineralisation over several square kilometres; however, in one area an intersection of 21m at 21g/t Au and 83g/t Ag was obtained. Selected intersections from drilling include:

  • PD 63: 21m down hole from 179m at 21g/t Au and 83g/t Ag (including 9m from 179m at 31g/t Au and 152g/t Ag)

  • PD 30: 20m down hole from 237m at 0.1g/t Au, 16g/t Ag, 1.2% Pb, 1.5% Zn (including 1.66m down hole from 254.34m at 1.2g/t Au, 120g/t Ag, 7.6% Pb and 10.5% Zn)

This information was prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code 2004. It has not been updated since to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis that the information has not materially changed since it was last reported (refer ASX announcements 14[th] June 2007: “High-Grade Assay Results from Parkinson Dam” (PD 63) and 6[th] November 2006: “High Grade Lead and Zinc at Parkinson Dam” (PD 30), available to view on www.tasmanresources.com.au.)

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Photos from mineralised NQ drill core are presented in Figures 3 to 5.

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Figure 3: Epithermal galena-sphalerite-(chalcopyrite)-quartz vein in drill core from PD 30 (drill core from intersection of 1.66m from 254.34m down hole at 1.2g/t Au, 120g/t Ag, 7.6% Pb and 10.5% Zn). Scale is cm and mm.

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Figure 4; Left: High grade gold-silver mineralisation from the intersection in PD 63 noted above. Right: Electron Microscope image of gold grains (electrum) from the high grade gold-silver interval in PD 63 (field of view is about 0.8mm across).

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Figure 5: Zone of strong lead-zinc mineralisation in PD 64. Dark grey is galena, pale yellow is pyrite/chalcopyrite and white/grey is quartz. Original host conglomerate is reddish orange colour.

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LAKE TORRENS PROJECT, South Australia (100% Tasman)

Introduction

The Lake Torrens IOCGU Project is located approximately 30km north of Olympic Dam, and exploration drilling at the Vulcan Prospect under the Tasman-Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX) FarmIn, commenced in late 2012. RTX announced their withdrawal from the Farm In (ASX Announcement 17[th] March, 2014) following the completion of a 12,000m drilling program by Tasman under the “Initial Exploration Program” of the Farm-In.

Vulcan is a very large IOCGU system, where drilling to date has intersected a number of very thick intervals of alteration and low-grade mineralisation over a large target area (about 12km[2] ). Figure 6 shows the outline of the target area as defined by gravity data and the location of the 17 drill holes completed to date. New priority exploration targets recently identified are shown as ellipses. Within these target areas, several specific high priority drilling locations have already been flagged for testing.

Other regional targets within Tasman’s Lake Torrens Project tenements are shown in Figure 7.

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Footprint of
Carrapateena deposit
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Figure 6. Residual gravity image of the Vulcan IOCGU prospect, showing the location of the recently defined exploration targets – the larger, high priority targets are shown as green ellipses and secondary targets in yellow. The surface projection of existing holes (numbered) are shown as linear traces, with the basement intersection in each shown in aqua (drill hole SHD 1 was drilled in 1981 by WMC). Also shown at the same scale (as a superimposed white ellipse) is the area occupied by the Carrapateena deposit based on 2011 Inferred Resource (located approximately 120km to the south southeast). (Datum GDA 94; MGA Zone 53)

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Figure 7: Tasman Resources Ltd, Lake Torrens Project Area showing main IOCGU targets over residual gravity. Tasman tenements outlined in black.

Future Exploration

Tasman aims to advance exploration within the Lake Torrens project through either a new joint venture with an appropriate partner or in Tasman’s own right. Tasman has received preliminary interest from several of the larger mining houses who are currently evaluating the data. Tasman is hopeful that joint venture offers will be received for consideration in the near future.

Alternatively, Tasman may elect to proceed on its own and drill further holes into the high priority, untested targets that have already been identified. A decision on which alternative will be adopted is likely to be made over the next few months after all options have been carefully considered.

Background to Vulcan Discovery

Tasman identified Vulcan, within the Lake Torrens project area, as a prime IOCGU target in 2009, based on the presence of a very large gravity anomaly, supporting magnetic and seismic anomalies and Vulcan’s location close to key tectonic (structural) lineaments, which had previously been used in the original targeting of Olympic Dam by WMC in the mid-1970s. Tasman’s initial discovery drill hole, VUD 001, intersected the Vulcan IOCGU system late in 2009.

Eight diamond drill holes had been completed by Tasman at Vulcan between 2009 and early

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2011. All exhibit IOCGU-style alteration and/or mineralisation, including copper, gold, uranium, silver, molybdenum and rare earth elements. Age dating of the mineralisation at about 1,590 million years confirms that Vulcan belongs to the same “family” of deposits as Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill and Carrapateena.

Tasman entered a Farm In/ Joint Venture with Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX) covering the whole of EL 4322, including the Vulcan discovery. Under the Farm In, RTX paid to Tasman $10 million and Tasman managed an exploration programme consisting of 12,000m of drilling. RTX withdrew from the Farm In in early 2014.

OTHER PROJECTS

No activity occurred on Tasman’s other projects during the quarter.

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Figure 8: Location of Tasman Project Areas in South Australia

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CORPORATE

Investment in Eden Energy Ltd (EDE)

Tasman has a 46% interest in Eden Energy Ltd as at 30[th] June 2014. Refer to Eden Energy Ltd (ASX Code: EDE) Quarterly Report for further details and the summary provided above.

Investment in Conico Ltd (CNJ, formerly Fission Energy Ltd)

Tasman has a 19% interest in potential nickel-cobalt producer Conico Ltd as at 30th June 2014.

Mt Thirsty Nickel-Cobalt Project

Refer to Conico Ltd Quarterly Report for further details.

Background

Conico Ltd owns 50% of the Mt Thirsty Nickel-Cobalt Project in WA, with the other 50% held by Barra Resources Limited (ASX: BAR). Mt Thirsty is located 20 kilometres north-northwest of Norseman, Western Australia. Mt Thirsty has a JORC (2004) compliant Indicated Resource of 16.6 million tonnes at 0.14% Co, 0.60% Ni and 0.98% Mn and a JORC (2004) compliant Inferred Resource of 15.3 million tonnes at 0.11% Co, 0.51% Ni and 0.73% Mn over an apparent strike of 1.3 kilometres and a width of around 800 metres.

(This resource information was prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code 2004. It has not been updated since to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis that the information has not materially changed since it was last reported, refer ASX Announcement 8[th] March 2011: “Resource Upgrade”, available to view on www.conico.com.au.)

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Greg Solomon Executive Chairman

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Disclaimer

The interpretations and conclusions reached in this report are based on current geological theory and the best evidence available to the authors at the time of writing. It is the nature of all scientific conclusions that they are founded on an assessment of probabilities and, however high these probabilities might be, they make no claim for complete certainty. Any economic decisions that might be taken on the basis of interpretations or conclusions contained in this report will therefore carry an element of risk.

It should not be assumed that the reported Exploration Results will result, with further exploration, in the definition of a Mineral Resource.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this quarterly report that relates to Exploration Results is based on and fairly represents information compiled by Robert N. Smith and Michael J. Glasson, Competent Persons who are members of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

Mr Smith and Mr Glasson are full-time employees of the company. Mr Smith is an option holder in the company and Mr Glasson is a share and option holder.

Mr Smith and Mr Glasson have sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Smith and Mr Glasson consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

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Interests in Mining Tenements

Tenements Location Interest held at end of
quarter

Acquired during the
quarter
Disposed during the
quarter
EL4300 SA 100%
EL4322 SA 100%
EL4475 SA 100%
EL4770 SA 100%
EL4857 SA 100%
EL4868 SA 0% 100%
EL5151 SA 100%
EL5363 SA 100%
EL5366 SA 100%

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JORC TABLE 1 (Vulcan Project, EL 4322)

Section 1 Sampling techniques and data

JORC TABLE 1 (Vulcan Project, EL 4322) JORC TABLE 1 (Vulcan Project, EL 4322) JORC TABLE 1 (Vulcan Project, EL 4322)
Section 1 Sampling techniques and data
(criteria in this group apply to all succeeding groups)
Criteria **JORC Code explanation ** Commentary
Sampling
techniques.

Nature and quality of sampling (EG cut
channels, random chips or specific
specialised industry standard
measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as
down hole gamma sondes, or handheld
XRF instruments, etc). These examples
should not be taken as limiting the broad
meaning of sampling.

Include reference to measures taken to
ensure sample representivity and the
appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.

Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to the
Public Report. In cases where “industry
standard” work has been done this
would be relatively simple (eg “reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1m
samples from which 3 kg was pulverised
to produce a 30g charge for fire assay”).
In other cases more explanation may be
required, such as where there is coarse
gold that has inherent sampling
problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine
nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.

All samples have been obtained from
NQ2 diamond drill core. See further
details below.

In general, core recovery at Vulcan is
100% or close to it, and normally
drilling will fill a six metre core barrel
with each run. Rare instances where
core loss is apparent are documented.
Each piece of drill core is washed and
carefully placed in plastic core trays for
geological logging.

Mineralisation at Vulcan is essentially
disseminated in nature, and half core,
NQ2 split samples, collected over one
metre intervals is believed to be
appropriate. The composite samples
prepared from small core chips are
clearly less representative, and as
mentioned, any significant
mineralisation returned for such
samples is confirmed by half core
splitting and re-assaying over one
metre intervals.
Drilling
techniques.

Drill type (eg. core, reverse circulation,
open-hole hammer, rotary air blast,
auger, Bangka etc.) and details (eg. core
diameter, triple or standard tube, depth
of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or
other type, whether core is oriented and
if so, by what method, etc.).

All drilling at Vulcan is conducted by
first pre-collaring holes with reverse
circulation drilling to approximately
150m, and completing the hole with a
combination of HQ and NQ2 diamond
drilling. All basement core is NQ2 size.
Standard, 6m core barrels are
generally used, and core is oriented
using aReflex ACTtool.

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Drill sample
recovery.

Whether core and chip sample recoveries
have been properly recorded and results
assessed.

Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative
nature of the samples.

Whether a relationship exists between
sample recovery and grade and whether
sample bias may have occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse
material.

Most diamond drilling at Vulcan results
in 100% core recovery or close to it. In
rare cases where there has been
some core loss, this is measured and
recorded by the geologist logging the
core. There has been no need to use,
for example, triple tubes to enhance
core recovery.

As sample recovery is or close to
100% no special measures have been
required.

As sample recovery is 100% or close
to it no investigation of a potential
relationship between grade and
sample recovery has been conducted.
Logging.
Whether core and chip samples have
been logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource estimation,
mining studies and metallurgical studies.

Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or costean,
channel etc.) photography.

The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.

Logging is conducted in detail at the
drill site by the site geologist, who
routinely records lithology and rock
textures, alteration, mineralisation,
structures or any other relevant
features. A semi-quantitative estimate
of the strength of uranium
mineralisation is made with a hand
held scintillometer, and this is
recorded in the drill logs. Core is
logged both descriptively and with
digital codes. All basement drill core
is logged in detail; the overlying
sedimentary cover sequence is
logged in less detail. Each tray of
basement core is photographed, and
separate photos of specific geological
details are also collected. It is
considered to be logged at a level of
detail to support appropriate Mineral
Resource estimation and mining
studies.

Logging is qualitative in nature.

The entire interval of basement drill
core in each hole is logged.

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Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation.

If core, whether cut or sawn and whether
quarter, half or all core taken.

If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split etc. and whether
sampled wet or dry.

For all sample types, the nature, quality
and appropriateness of the sample
preparation technique.

Quality control procedures adopted for
all sub-sampling stages to maximise
representivity of samples.

Measures taken to ensure that the
sampling is representative of the in situ
material collected.

Whether sample sizes are appropriate to
the grainsize of the material being
sampled.

Sawn, half core is taken for analysis.

No non-core samples are taken.

Where significant mineralisation is
believed to be present, core is halved
or split with a diamond saw; if
mineralisation is not homogeneously
distributed in sections of the core, the
geologist logging the core will have
marked up those sections to ensure
representivity between each half of
the core when it is split. One metre
long samples of half core are then
removed for analysis. If little, or no
significant mineralisation is present,
small pieces of core are cut out at
25cm intervals and composited over
several metres (often 5m intervals) for
assay. If assay reveals significant
mineralisation in these composite
samples, then re-assay on one metre
intervals following splitting is
conducted.
Mineralisation at Vulcan is essentially
disseminated in nature, and half core,
NQ2 split samples, collected over one
metre intervals is believed to be
appropriate. The composite samples
prepared from small core chips are
clearly less representative, and as
mentioned, any significant
mineralisation returned for such
samples is confirmed by half core
splitting and re-assaying over one
metre intervals. Field
duplicate/second-half sampling is not
considered appropriate.

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Quality of assay
data and
laboratory tests.

The nature, quality and appropriateness of
the assaying and laboratory procedures
used and whether the technique is
considered partial or total.

For
geophysical
tools,
spectrometer,
handheld XRF instruments, etc, the
parameters used in determining the
analysis including instrument make and
model, reading times, calibrations factors
applied and their derivation etc.

Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (eg. standards, blanks, duplicates,
external laboratory checks) and whether
acceptable levels of accuracy (ie. lack of
bias) and precision have been established.

Samples were crushed and
pulverised, and analysed as follows:
Au by fire assay using the Genalysis
scheme FA25/MS with a 1 ppb
detection limit. Cu was analysed by
inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrography by Genalysis 4A/OE
scheme (1ppm detection limit), and Ag
and U3O8 by the Genalysis 4A/MS
scheme (0.05ppm and 0.01ppm
respectively). Density was determined
by gas pycnometer. These procedures
are considered appropriate for the
elements and style of mineralisation.
Analysis is considered total.

As noted above, a handheld
scintillometer is used to assess semi-
quantitatively the strength of any
uranium mineralisation, but these data
are not included in any database.

The laboratory uses a number of
internal quality control procedures in
place (eg. standards, blanks,
duplicates etc.) and Tasman includes
a quality control standard of its own
with each batch of samples. These
quality control data are assessed
continuously, and believed to be
adequate in achieving accuracy and
precision.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying.

The verification of significant intersections
by either independent or alternative
company personnel.

The use of twinned holes.

Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.

Discuss any adjustment to assay data.

Significant intersections are
determined by company personnel,
and checked internally.

No twinned holes have been drilled at
this stage nor are they practical
considering the depth to basement.

Individual sample numbers are
generated and matched with down
hole depths at a custom core
processing facility in Adelaide. Sample
numbers are then used to match
assays when received from the
laboratory. Verification of data is
managed and checked by company
personnel with extensive experience.
All data is stored electronically, with
industry standard systems and
backups.

Dataisnot subject to any adjustments.
Location of data
points.

Accuracy and quality of surveys used to
locate drill holes (collar and down-hole
surveys), trenches, mine workings and
other locations used in Mineral Resource
estimation.

Specification of the grid system used.

Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.

Collar locations were determined by
hand held GPS and are accurate to
approximately +/- 5m (northing and
easting); GPS derived RLs are not
sufficiently accurate for use, and a
combination of values obtained during
gravity surveying and from Google
Earth are used. Down hole surveying
of drill holes is conducted using a
single shot down hole camera with
digital readout.

The grid system used is Geodetic
Datum of Australia 1994; MGA Zone
53.

Topographic control is not a significant
issue due to the generally flat
topography. Measurements of RL from
Google Earth are considered in
conjunction with more accurate data
obtained during gravity surveys over
theVulcanarea.

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Data spacing and
distribution.

Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.

Whether the data spacing and distribution
is sufficient to establish the degree of
geological and grade continuity appropriate
for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and classifications
applied.

Whether sample compositing has been
applied.

Drill holes are not spaced on a regular
grid due to topographical features on
the surface, Aboriginal heritage issues
and the early stage nature of the
prospect.

No continuity or correlation between
drill holes is implied at this stage.

Some sample compositing is used in
zones of non-significant mineralisation
(see sections above)
Orientation of
data in relation to
geological
structure.

Whether the orientation of sampling
achieves unbiased sampling of possible
structures and the extent to which this is
known, considering the deposit type.

If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralised structures is considered to
have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if
material.

At this stage the relationship between
the orientation of geological structures
and the drill holes is not known.

This is discussed and addressed in
the body of the announcement or
report. It is likely that the thicknesses
of any intersections reported as down
hole thicknesses, are not the true
widths of the intersections.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure sample
security.

All core is contained in core trays,
which are packed onto pallets at the
drill site by company personnel. The
core trays are covered, then tightly
secured with steel strapping prior to
transport initially to a local freight yard
and then trans-shipped to the Adelaide
custom core processing facility. No
tamperinghas occurred to date.
Audits or reviews.
The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.

No review or audits of sampling
techniques or data have been
conducted.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results(Vulcan Project, EL 4322)
(criteria listed in the preceding group apply also to this group)
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral tenement
and land tenure
status.

Type, reference name/number, location
and ownership including agreements or
material issues with third parties such as
joint ventures, partnerships, overriding
royalties, native title interests, historical
sites, wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.

The security of the tenure held at the
time of reporting along with any known
impediments to obtaining a licence to
operate in the area.

Exploration Licence No 4322, is
located approximately 13km north of
Olympic Dam, South Australia and
owned 100% by Tasman Resources
Ltd.
The EL is subject to a Farm-In/Joint
Venture Agreement between Tasman
Resources Ltd and Rio Tinto
Exploration. There are no partnerships
or royalties involved. The EL is
partially covered by the Kokatha
Uwankara native title claim
(SC2009/01), and agreements
between the claimants and Tasman
designed to protect Aboriginal heritage
sites. There are no historical or
wilderness sites or national parks or
known environmental settings that
affect the Vulcan prospect.

Tasman has secure tenure over the
EL at the time of reporting and there
are no known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in the
area.
Exploration done
by other parties.

Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.

The first drill hole in the area was
drilled in 1981 by WMC Resources,
but was drilled off Tasman’s current
Vulcan target, and no mineralisation
was intersected. Tasman’s former joint
venture partner WCP Resources Ltd
conducted some ground gravity
surveying, data processing and
modelling, but conducted no further
work. No other exploration has been
conducted by other parties, apart from
regional geophysical surveys by
Government Departments. Tasman
discovered Vulcan prospect in
November 2009, with the drilling of
VUD001.
Geology.
Deposit type, geological setting and style
of mineralisation.

Vulcan is emerging as a major iron-
oxide, copper gold uranium type
system (IOCGU), with many geological
similarities to Olympic Dam, about
30km south. Vulcan occurs within
basement rocks beneath
approximately 800m of younger, flat-
lying sedimentary cover rocks. Vulcan
has been dated at 1,586 +/- 8 million
years old, the same at Olympic Dam
(Proterozoic age).
Only a very limited number of drill
holes have been completed within a
very large target area, and there are
still many questions to be resolved,
such as host rocks, regional structural
settingetc.

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Report for June Quarter 2014

Drill hole
information

A summary of all information material to
the understanding of the exploration
results including a tabulation of the
following information for all Material drill
holes:

Easting and northing of the drill hole
collar

Elevation or RL (Reduced Level-
elevation above sea level in metres)
of the drill hole collar

Dip and azimuth of the hole

Down hole length and interception
depth

Hole length

Refer to details in the body of the
report or announcement.
Data aggregation
methods.

In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (eg. cutting of high grades)
and cut-off grades are usually material
and should be stated.

Where aggregate intercepts incorporate
short lengths of high grade results and
longer lengths of low grade results, the
procedure used for such aggregation
should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be
shown in detail.

The assumptions used for any reporting
of metal equivalent values should be
clearly stated.

Average assays for the intervals stated
above were calculated by weighting by
sample length and sample density.
There has been no cutting of high
grades, unless specifically noted. For
individual assays below the lower limit
of detection, a grade of half the
detection limit has been applied,
although this is rare.

Generally assays are relatively
consistent within averaged intervals. If
particularly high grade samples diluted
by lower grade samples were
returned, then this would be
highlighted specifically.

No metal equivalent values have been
calculated.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths.

These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of Exploration
Results.

If the geometry of the mineralisation with
respect to the drill hole angle is known,
its nature should be reported.

If it is not known and only the down-hole
lengths are reported, there should be a
clear statement to this effect (eg.
‘downhole length, true width not known’).

At the current stage of evaluation of
Vulcan, the orientation of
mineralisation is not known with any
certainty, and hence all statements
regarding drill hole intersections are
clarified with the comment that
intersections are “down hole”.
Diagrams.
Where possible, maps and sections (with
scales) and tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any material
discovery being reported if such
diagrams significantly clarify the report.

Diagrams showing a plan view of drill
hole collar locations and any
appropriate sectional view are
included.

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Balanced
reporting.

Where comprehensive reporting of all
Exploration Results is not practicable,
representative reporting of both low and
high grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading reporting of
Exploration Results.

It is impracticable to report all assay
results due to the multi-element
nature of the mineralisation and the
substantial thicknesses involved
(these can be hundreds of metres).
Accordingly, intervals for reporting
have been selected having regard for
the main elements of potential
economic significance in IOCGU
systems (copper, gold, uranium), at
levels and widths considered to
exhibit a high degree of anomalism,
potential to provide vectors to
economic mineralisation or represent
potentially economicmaterial.
Other substantive
exploration data.

Other exploration data, if meaningful
and material, should be reported
including (but not limited to): geological
observations; geophysical survey results;
geochemical survey results; bulk samples
- size and method of treatment;
metallurgical test results; bulk density,
groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious or
contaminating substances.

Any other substantive exploration
data such as pertinent geological
observations, petrographic data,
geochronological data, geophysical
results are included where
appropriate.
Further work.
The nature and scale of planned further
work (eg. tests for lateral extensions or
depth extensions or large-scale step-out
drilling).

Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas
of possible extensions, including the
main geological interpretations and future
drilling areas, provided this information
is not commercially sensitive

The nature and timing of planned
further work is included in the report.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.3

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10

Name of entity

TASMAN RESOURCES LTD

ABN 85 009 253 187

Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 30 June 2014

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Cash flows related to operating activities
1.1
Receipts from product sales and related
debtors
1.2
Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation
(b) development
(c) production
(d) administration
1.3
Dividends received
1.4
Interest and other items of a similar nature
received
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6
Tax paid / received
1.7a
Other (receipts)
1.7b
Other (Eden)
Net Operating Cash Flows
Cash flows related to operating activities
1.1
Receipts from product sales and related
debtors
1.2
Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation
(b) development
(c) production
(d) administration
1.3
Dividends received
1.4
Interest and other items of a similar nature
received
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6
Tax paid / received
1.7a
Other (receipts)
1.7b
Other (Eden)
Net Operating Cash Flows
Curent quarter
$A’000
Year to June
(12 months)
$A’000
-
(58)
-
-
(211)
-
5
-
-
-
(285)
-
(1,328)
-
-
(834)
-
153
-
-
75
(441)
(549) (2,375)
Cash flows related to investing activities
1.8
Payment for purchases of:
(a) prospects
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.9
Proceeds from sale of:
(a) prospects
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.10
Loans to other entities
1.11
Loans repaid by other entities
1.12
Other (provide details if material)
Net investing cash flows
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(carriedforward)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -
(549) (2,375)
Notes:

THIS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS REFLECTS THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BOTH TASMAN RESOURCES LTD AND EDEN ENERGY LTD DUE TO TASMAN HOLDING 46% OF THE ISSUED CAPITAL OF EDEN.

  • 1.7b – Relates to operating cashflows of Eden Energy Ltd, an ASX listed company of which Tasman has a 46% interest in and is consolidated into Tasman.
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(broughtforward)
(549) (2,375)
Cash flows related to financing activities
1.14
Proceeds from issues of shares, options,
etc.
1.15
Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares
1.16
Proceeds from borrowings
1.17
Repayment of borrowings
1.18
Dividends paid
1.19
Other (provide details if material)
Net financing cash flows
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -
Net increase (decrease) in cash held
1.20
Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date
1.21
Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20
1.22
Cash at end of quarter
(549)
2,229
-
(2,375)
4,055
-
1,680 1,680

Notes:

1.22 – $160,000 is held by Eden Energy Ltd, an ASX listed company of which Tasman has a 46% interest.

Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities

1.23
1.24
Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2
Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10
Current quarter
$A'000
121
-
1.25 Explanation necessaryforanunderstanding ofthe transactions
Management Fees, as per agreement, were paid during the quarter to a company of
which Mr GH Solomon and Mr DH Solomon are directors.
Directors Fees paid during the period.

Non-cash financing and investing activities

  • 2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows

  • 2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest -

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

3.1
Loan facilities
3.2
Credit standby arrangements
Amount available
$A’000
Amount available
$A’000
Amount used
$A’000
-
-
-
-
Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
4.3
Production
4.4
Administration
$A’000
50
-
-
200
Total 250

Reconciliation of cash

Reconciliation of cash
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as
shown in the consolidated statement of cash
flows) to the related items in the accounts is as
follows.

Current quarter
$A’000
Previous quarter
$A’000
5.1
Cash on hand and at bank
5.2
Deposits at call
5.3
Bank overdraft
5.4
Other (held by Eden Energy Ltd)
20
1,500*
-
160
284
1,500
-
445
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 1,680 2,229
    • $1,000,000 of deposits was moved to cash at bank in early July 2014.

Changes in interests in mining tenements

6.1
Interests in mining
tenements
relinquished, reduced
or lapsed
6.2
Interests in mining
tenements acquired or
increased
Tenement
reference
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning
ofquarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
EL4868 Direct 100% -
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.

Total number Number
quoted
Issue price per
security (see
note 3) (cents)
Amount paid up
per security (see
note 3) (cents)
7.1
Preference
+securities
(description)
7.2
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns of
capital, buy-
backs,
redemptions
7.3
+Ordinary
securities
7.4
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns of
capital, buy-backs
226,561,469 226,561,469
7.5
+Convertible
debt securities
(description)
7.6
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through securities
matured,
converted
7.7
Options
(description and
conversion factor)
7.8
Issued during
quarter
7.9
Exercised during
quarter
7.10
Expired during
quarter
Exercise price Expiry date
2,000,000 NIL 12.5 cents 30 June 2014
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
7.12
Unsecured notes
(totals only)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Compliance statement

  • 1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act.

  • 2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

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Date: 30 July 2014

Company secretary

Print name: Aaron Gates

Notes

  • 1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.

  • 2 The “Nature of interest” (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items 6.1 and 6.2.

  • 3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities .

  • 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

  • 5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Financial Reporting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.

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  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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