Tasman Receives Bulk Surface Sample Permit for the Norra Karr Heavy Rare Earth Element Project, Sweden

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - July 25, 2013) - Tasman Metals Ltd. ("Tasman" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TSM)(NYSE MKT:TAS)(FRANKFURT:T61). Mark Saxon, President & CEO, is pleased to announce granting of a permit to extract a large surface sample for expanded metallurgical testing from the Company's Norra Karr project in Sweden. The permit allows for the extraction of 200 cubic metres of rock (approximately 500 tonnes) from selected locations that represent the Norra Karr deposit. The permit was granted by Länsstyrelsen Östergötland (County Administration Board of Östergötland), the Swedish government agency that manages land use in the region of Norra Karr.

"Gaining permission to remove a bulk sample at Norra Karr is an important next step in our development of the project," said Mark Saxon, Tasman's President and CEO. "Until now, all samples used in processing have been extracted from drill core, and this bulk sample is a much lower cost option for our expanded metallurgical testing. As Norra Karr mineralization is very homogeneous and the rock is unweathered at surface, we are able to represent the deposit well with this large surface sample."

Tasman's 100% owned Norra Karr project has an indicated and inferred resource estimate calculated in accordance with the standards of the Canadian Institute of Mines ("CIM") as provided in table 1 below. The deposit is approximately 300m wide by 800m long at surface, and covered by an average of less than 1m of soil, making collection of the sample very simple. It is located in southern Sweden, 300km SW of the capital Stockholm and lies in mixed farming and forestry land. The site is well serviced by power, roads and water allowing all year round access, plus a local skilled community, minimizing the need for offsite infrastructure to be built by the Company.

A 25 year Mining Lease for Norra Karr was recently granted to Tasman. The Mining Lease remains subject to an appeal by certain stakeholders. The Company has completed substantial metallurgical testing and a Preliminary Economic Assessment, the technical and financial data for which can be found on the Company website in a National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") report titled "Amended and Restated Preliminary Economic Assessment N1 43-101 Technical Report for the Norra Kärr (REE-Y-Zr) Deposit Gränna, Sweden" dated 9^th July 2013.

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

About Tasman Metals Ltd.

Tasman Metals Ltd. is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on Rare Earth Elements (REE's) in the European region and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "TSM" and the NYSE-MKT under the symbol "TAS". REE demand is increasing, due to the metals' unique properties that make them essential for high technology and environmentally-beneficial applications. Since over 95% of REE supply is sourced from China, the European Union is actively supporting policy to promote domestic supply of REE's, to ensure the security of high-tech industry. Tasman's exploration portfolio is uniquely placed, with the capacity to deliver "high-tech" metals from politically stable, mining friendly jurisdictions with developed infrastructure.

The Company's Norra Karr project in Sweden is one of the most significant heavy REE resources in the world. The resource is unusually low in radioactive metals relative to peer projects, with less than 15 ppm each of uranium and thorium.
For more information regarding rare earth elements, see the Rare Metal Blog at http://proedgewire.com/rare-earth/.

On behalf of the Board,

Mark Saxon, President & CEO

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Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Mineral Resources and Reserves. In this news release, the definition of "mineral resources" is that used by the Canadian securities administrators and conforms to the definition utilized by CIM in the "CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves - Definitions and Guidelines" adopted on August 20, 2000 and amended December 11, 2005.

The standards employed in estimating the mineral resources referenced in this news release differ significantly from the requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the resource information reported may not be comparable to similar information reported by United States companies. The term "resources" does not equate to "reserves" and normally may not be included in documents filed with the SEC. "Resources" are sometimes referred to as "mineralization" or "mineral deposits". While the terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource" are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, they are not defined terms under standards in the United States and normally are not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. The terms "mineral reserve," "proven mineral reserve" and "probable mineral reserve" are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and the CIM - CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as may be amended from time to time by the CIM. These definitions differ from the definitions in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Industry Guide 7 ("SEC Industry Guide 7") under the Securities Act of 1933. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or prefeasibility studies, except in rare cases. Disclosure of "contained ounces" in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute "reserves" by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures.

The estimation of measured, indicated and inferred mineral resources involves greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic feasibility than the estimation of proven and probable reserves. U.S. investors are cautioned (i) not to assume that measured or indicated resources will be converted into reserves and (ii) not to assume that estimates of inferred mineral resources exist, are economically or legally minable, or will be upgraded into measured or indicated mineral resources. It cannot be assumed that the Company will identify any viable mineral resources on its properties or that any mineral reserves, if any, can be recovered profitably, if at all. As such, information contained in this news release and the documents incorporated by reference herein concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources under Canadian standards may not be comparable to similar information made public by United States companies in SEC filings.

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