U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


_________________________


FORM 20-F

_________________________


[   ]

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.


[X]

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.1934

For the fiscal year ended

August 31, 2006


[   ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR1934.


[   ]

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 16(d) OF THE TRANSACTION PERIOD FROMSECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report


For the transition period from ______________ TOto ___________________.


Commission File Number 000-50634


TAN RANGETANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)


ALBERTA, CANADA

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)


93 Benton Hill Road

Sharon, Connecticut

06069  U.S.A.

(Address of principal executive offices)


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  NONE


Common Shares, without Par Value

(Title of Class)


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


Common Shares, without Par Value

(Title of Class) NONE


Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:  NONE


The number of outstanding Common Shares as of August 31, 20052006 was 84,776,054.

86,241,075.


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  [   ] Yes  [ X  ] No


If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  [   ] Yes   [X ] No  







Indicate by check mark whether the Company (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  days.

[X ]Yes  [   ]No

Not applicable

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  [  ]

Accelerated filer  [ X  ]

Non-accelerated filer  [   ]


Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the Company has elected to follow.

Item 17  [X]

Item 18  [   ]


(Applicable only to issuers involvedIf this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in bankruptcy proceedings duringRule 12b-2 of the past five years)Exchange Act).  [   ] Yes  [ X ] No


(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)


Indicate by check mark whether the Company has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.  

NOT APPLICABLE







TABLE OF CONTENTS



Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources

1

Currency

1

Foreign Private Issuer Filings

1

Glossary of Technical Terms

2

Part I

6

Item 1.

 Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors

6

Item 2.

Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable

6

Item 3.

Key Information

6

A.

Selected Financial Data

6

B.

Capitalization and Indebtedness

8

C.

Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

8

D.

Risk Factors

8

Item 4.

Information on the Company

11

A.

History and Development of the Company

11

B.

Business Overview

1514

Plan of Operations

1514

Governmental Regulations

1716

C.

Organization Structure

1817

D.

Property, Plant and Equipment

1817

Itetemia Property

1817

Luhala Property

2625

Lunguya Project Area

3129

Tulawaka Project Area

3432

Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties

3633

Item 5.

Operating and Financial Review and Prospects

4644

A.

Operating Results

4644

B.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

4846

C.

Research and Development, Patents and License, etc.

4947

D.

Trend Information

4947

E.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

5047

F.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

5048

Item 6.

Directors, Senior Management and Employees

5048

A.

Directors and Senior Management

5048

B.

Compensation

5553

C.

Board Practices

56

D.

Employees

5760

E.

Share Ownership

5761

Item 7.

Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions

5862

A.

Major Shareholders

5862

B.

Related Party Transactions

5962






- ii -



C.

Interest of Experts and Counsel

6064

Item 8.

Financial Statements

6064

A.

Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

6064

B.

Significant Changes

6164

Item 9.

The Offering and Listing

6164

A.

Offering and Listing Details

6164

B.

Plan of Distribution

6265

C.

Markets

6266

D.

Selling Shareholders

6266

E.

Dilution

6266

F.

Expenses of the Issue

6366

Item 10.

Additional Information

6366

A.

Share Capital

6366

B.

Articles of Association and Bylaws

6467

C.

Material Contracts

6569

D.

Exchange Controls

6670

E.

Taxation

6871

F.

Dividends and Paying Agents

7578

G.

Statement by Experts

7578

H.

Documents on Display

7578

I.

Subsidiary Information

7579

Item 11.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

7579

Item 12.

Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities

7680

Part II

7680

Item 13.

Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies

7680

Item 14.

Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds

7780

Item 15.

Controls and Procedures

7781

Item 16.

[Reserved]

7781

Item 16 A.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

7781

Item 16 B.

Code of Ethics

7782

Item 16 C.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

7782

Item 16 D.

Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees

7782

Item 16 E.

Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

7782

Part III

7882

Item 17.

Financial Statements

7882

Item 18.

Financial Statements

7882

Item 19.

Exhibits

7882










Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured
and Indicated Mineral Resources


The Company advises U.S. Investors that while the terms “measured mineral resources” and “indicated mineral resources” (see: “Glossary of Technical Terms – Canadian Terminology” herein) are recognized and required by Canadian securities regulations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them.  U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral resources in these categories will ever be converted into mineral reserves.


Currency


All references to dollar amounts are expressed in the lawful currency of Canada, unless otherwise specifically stated.


Foreign Private Issuer Filings


As a foreign private issuer registered under section 12(g)12(b) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is subject to section 13 of the Exchange Act, and is required to file Annual Reports on Form 20-F and Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K with the Commission.  However, the Company is exempt from the proxy rules under section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the short-swing profit rules under section 16 of the Exchange Act.








Glossary of Technical Terms


Ag

The elemental symbol for silver.

alteration

Usually referring to chemical reactions in a rock mass resulting from the passage of hydrothermal fluids.

andesite

Volcanic rock, low in quartz content, generally fine grained and moderately dark coloured.

anomalous

A value, or values, in which the amplitude is statistically between that of a low contrast anomaly and a high contrast anomaly in a given data set.

anomaly

Any concentration of metal noticeably above or below the average background concentration.

assay

An analysis to determine the presence, absence or quantity of one or more components.

Au

The elemental symbol for gold.

background

Traces of elements found in sediments, soils, and plant material that are unrelated to any mineralization and which come from the weathering of the natural constituents of the rocks.

BLEG

Acronym for “bulk leach extractable gold” sampling.

chalcedony

Very fine crystalline quartz which may be massive or banded (agate).

chalcopyrite

Copper sulfide mineral.

Cretaceous

The geologic period extending from 135 million to 63 million years ago.

Cu

The elemental symbol for copper.

dyke

A tabular body of igneous rock that has been injected while molten into a fissure.

epidote

Calcium, aluminum, iron silicate mineral commonly occurring in hydrothermally altered carbonate-bearing rocks.

fault

A fracture in a rock where there has been displacement of the two sides.

Fe

The elemental symbol for iron.

fracture

Breaks in a rock, usually due to intensive folding or faulting.

gossan

Decomposed rock or vein material of reddish or rusty colour resulting from oxidized pyrites.

grab sample

A sample of selected rock chips collected at random from within a restricted area of interest.

grade

The concentration of each ore metal in a rock sample, usually given as weight percent.  Where extremely low concentrations are involved, the concentration may be given in grams per tonne (g/t or gpt) or ounces per ton (oz/t).  The grade of an ore deposit is calculated, often using sophisticated statistical procedures, as an average of the grades of a very large number of samples collected from throughout the deposit.








HLEM

Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey, a form of geophysical survey used in the exploration for minerals.

hectare or ha

An area totalling 10,000 square metres.

highly anomalous

An anomaly which is 50 to 100 times average background, i.e. it is statistically much greater in amplitude.

hydrothermal

Hot fluids, usually mainly water, in the earth's crust which may carry metals and other compounds in solution to the site of ore deposition or wall rock alteration.

IP

Induced polarization survey, a form of geophysical survey used in the exploration for minerals.

intrusive

A rock mass formed below earth's surface from magma which has intruded into a pre-existing rock mass.

kilometres or km

Metric measurement of distance equal to 1,000 metres (or 0.6214 miles).

mill

A facility for processing ore to concentrate and recover valuable minerals.

mineral reserve

That part of a mineral deposit which could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve determination.

mineralization

Usually implies minerals of value occurring in rocks.

net smelter or NSR royalty

Payment of a percentage of net mining profits after deducting applicable smelter charges.

ore

A natural aggregated of one or more minerals which may be mined and sold at a profit, or from which some part may be profitably separated.

outcrop

An exposure of rock at the earth's surface.

overburden

A general term for any material covering or obscuring rocks from view.

Pb

The elemental symbol for lead.

porphyry

Rock type with mixed crystal sizes, i.e. containing larger crystals of one or more minerals.

ppm or parts per million

A unit of measurement which is 1000 times larger than parts per billion (i.e. ppb); 1 ppm is equivalent to 1000 ppb, and is also equivalent to 1 gram/tonne.

prefeasibility study and preliminary feasibility study

Each mean a comprehensive study of the viability of a mineral project that has advanced to a stage where mining method, in the case of underground mining, or the pit configuration, in the case of open pit mining, as been established, and which, if an effective method of mineral processing has been determined, includes a financial analysis based on reasonable assumptions of technical, engineering, operating, economic factors, and the evaluation of other relevant factors which are sufficient for a qualified person, acting reasonably, to determine if all or part of the mineral resource may be classified as a mineral reserve.

propylitic

A rock alteration assemblage comprising calcite, epidote, chlorite, pyrite and other minerals, found typically in the periphery of a hydrothermal system.

pyrrhotite

A bronze coloured mineral of metallic lustre that consists of ferrous sulfide and is attracted by a magnet.

pyrite

Iron sulfide mineral.

quartz

Silica or SiO2, a common constituent of veins, especially those containing gold and silver mineralization.








RAB

Rotary air blast drilling.

RC

Reverse circulation diamond drilling.

reef

A geological formation or mineral within defined boundaries separating it from the adjoining rocks.

Sb

The elemental symbol for antimony (stibnite).

silicification

Replacement of the constituent of a rock by quartz.

test pits

Shallow holes dug at spots along the strike of any mineralization or, if it is disseminated, anywhere in the area where the shallow holes might reach mineralized bedrock.

ton

Imperial measurement of weight equivalent to 2,000 pounds (sometimes called a “short ton”).

tonne

Metric measurement of weight equivalent to 1,000 kilograms (or 2,204.6 pounds).

tuff

A rock comprised of fine fragments and ash particles ejected from a volcanic vent.

veins

The mineral deposits that are found filling openings in rocks created by faults or replacing rocks on either side of faults.

Zn

The elemental symbol for zinc.

Canadian Terminology

The following terms are used in the Company’s technical reports to describe its mineral properties and have been used in this Annual Report (see: “Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources” at page 1 hereof).  These definitions have been published by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) as the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves Definitions and Guidelines adopted by the CIM Counsel on August 20, 2000, and have been approved for use by Canadian reporting issuers by the Canadian Securities Administrators under National Instrument 43-101, “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects”:

indicated mineral resource

That part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics, can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.  The estimate is based on detailed planning and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade continuity to be reasonably assumed.

inferred mineral resource

That part of a mineral resource for which the quantity and grade or quality can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified, geological and grade continuity.  The estimate is based upon limited information and sampling gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes.  Confidence in the estimate is insufficient to allow the meaningful application of technical and economic parameters or to enable an evaluation of economic viability worthy of public disclosure.








measured mineral resource

That part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape, and physical characteristics are so well established that they can be estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support production planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.  The estimates is based on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough to confirm both geological grade and continuity.

mineral reserve

A mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of a Measured or Indicated mineral resource demonstrated by at least a preliminary feasibility study.  This study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic, and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of the reporting, that economic extraction can be justified.  A mineral reserve includes diluting materials and allowances for losses that may occur when the material is mined.  Mineral resources are sub-divided in order of increasing confidence into “probable” and “proven” mineral reserves.  A probable mineral reserve has a lower level of confidence than a proven mineral reserve.  The term “mineral reserve” does not necessarily signify that extraction facilities are in place or opera tiveo perative or that all governmental approvals have been received.  It does signify that there are reasonable expectations of such approvals.

mineral resource

The estimated quantity and grade of mineralization that is of potential economic merit.  A resource estimate does not require specific mining, metallurgical, environmental, price and cost data, but the nature and continuity or mineralization must be understood.  Mineral resources are sub-divided in order of increasing geological confidence into “inferred”, “indicated”, and “measured” categories.  An inferred mineral resource has a lower level of confidence than that applied to an indicated mineral resource.  An indicated mineral resource has a higher level of confidence than an inferred mineral resource, but has a lower level of confidence than a measured mineral resource.  A mineral resource is a concentration or occurrence of natural, solid, inorgan icino rganic or fossilized organic material in or on the Earth's crust in such form and quantity and of such grade or quality that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction.







Part I


Item 1.

Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors


A.

Directors and Senior Management:


Not Applicable.


B.

Advisers


Not Applicable.


Item 2.

Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable


Not Applicable.


Item 3.

Key Information


A.

Selected Financial Data


The following tables set forth and summarize selected consolidated financial data for the Company prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”). For each of the last five fiscal years, the tables also summarize certain corresponding information prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).  Canadian GAAP, as applied to the Company, materially differs from U.S. GAAP, as set forth in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.  Unless stated otherwise, reference to dollar amounts shall mean Canadian dollars.


For each of the years in the five year period ended August 31, 2005,2006, the information in the tables was extracted from the more detailed audited financial statements of the Company.


The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 5, “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Annual Report.  The Company’s fiscal period ends on August 31 of each year.


The following is a summary of certain selected financial information for the Company’s five most recently completed fiscal years (in Canadian dollars, except number of shares):


Canadian GAAP

Canadian GAAP

Canadian GAAP

For the Fiscal Year ended August 31,

For the Fiscal Year ended August 31,

For the Fiscal Year ended August 31,

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Operations:

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$              --

$                  --

$               --

$                --

$                --

$                --

$              --

$                --

$               --

$                --

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

(2,931,063)

(1,616,364)

(3,014,778)

(1,343,958)

(792,773)

(4,326,722)

(2,931,063)

(1,616,364)

(3,014,778)

(1,343,958)

     

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted
loss per share

(0.04)

(0.02)

(0.04)

(0.02)

(0.02)

(0.05)

(0.04)

(0.02)

(0.04)

(0.02)

     

 

 

 

 

 








Balance sheet:

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Working Capital

1,388,906

1,918,901

2,092,912

1,921,418

2,186,371

2,838,273

1,388,906

1,918,901

2,092,912

1,921,418

     

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

22,257,683

22,092,373

21,424,565

20,912,060

12,439,780

24,891,967

22,257,683

22,092,373

21,424,565

20,912,060

     

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

21,875,226

21,298,136

20,318,000

19,605,513

11,874,926

24,176,291

21,875,226

21,298,136

20,318,000

19,605,513

     

 

 

 

 

 

Share Capital

44,839,796

42,145,471

39,423,971

35,821,706

26,747,161

51,397,278

44,839,796

42,145,471

39,423,971

35,821,706

     

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Shares

84,776,054

82,464,037

80,191,542

74,714,203

50,760,978

86,241,075

84,776,054

82,464,037

80,191,542

74,714,203

     

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit

(23,778,398)

(20,847,335)

(19,230,971)

(16,216,193)

(14,872,235)

(28,105,120)

(23,778,398)

(20,847,335)

(19,230,971)

(16,216,193)




U.S. GAAP

U.S. GAAP

U.S. GAAP

2005

2004

2003
(restated)

2002
(restated)

2001

2006

2005

2004

2003
(restated)

2002
(restated)

Operations:

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$               --

$                --

$                --

$                 --

$                --

$               --

$               --

$                --

$                --

$                 --

     

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

(3,610,911)

(2,779,514)

(5,457,815)

(2,698,204)

(3,157,571)

(5,683,081)

(3,610,911)

(2,779,514)

(5,457,815)

(2,698,204)

     

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

(0.04)

(0.03)

(0.07)

(0.05)

(0.07)

(0.07)

(0.04)

(0.03)

(0.07)

(0.05)

     

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet:

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Working Capital

1,388,906

1,918,901

2,092,912

1,921,418

2,186,371

2,838,273

1,388,906

1,918,901

2,092,912

1,921,418

     

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

9,883,791

10,248,223

10,761,265

10,510,379

3,364,651

11,161,716

9,883,791

10,248,223

10,761,265

10,510,379

     

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

9,501,334

9,604,092

9,787,106

9,217,656

2,799,797

10,446,040

9,501,334

9,604,092

9,787,106

9,217,656

     

 

 

 

 

 

Share Capital

48,408,552

44,900,399

42,178,899

36,276,634

27,160,566

54,902,206

48,408,552

44,900,399

42,178,899

36,276,634

     

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Shares

84,776,054

82,464,037

80,191,542

74,714,203

50,760,978

86,241,075

84,776,054

82,464,037

80,191,542

74,714,203

     

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit

(38,907,218)

(35,296,307)

(32,516,793)

(27,058,978)

(24,360,769)

(44,590,299)

(38,907,218)

(35,296,307)

(32,516,793)

(27,058,978)



Exchange Rates

The Company’s accounts are maintained in Canadian dollars.  In this Annual Report, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated.  The following table sets forth information as to the period end, average, the high and the low exchange rate for Canadian Dollars (“CDN”) and U.S. Dollars for the periods indicated based on the noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in Canadian Dollars as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Canadian dollar = US$1):







Year Ended:

August 31


Average


Period End


High


Low


Average


Period End


High


Low

2001

1.5283

1.5455

1.5822

1.4680

2002

1.5724

1.5591

1.6190

1.5024

1.5724

1.5591

1.6190

1.5024

2003

1.4819

1.3865

1.5991

1.3305

1.4819

1.3865

1.5991

1.3305

2004

1.3015

1.2034

1.4003

1.1714

1.3015

1.2034

1.4003

1.1714

2005

1.2321

1.1893

1.3071

1.1775

1.2321

1.1893

1.3071

1.1775

2006

1.147

1.1066

1.196

1.0989


The following table sets forth the high and low exchange rate for the past six months.  As of August 31, 2005,2006, the exchange rate was CDN $1.1893$1.1066 for each US$1.


Month

High

Low

May 2005

1.2703

1.2373

June 2005

1.2554

1.2256

July 2005

1.2437

1.2048

August 2005

1.2178

1.1888

September 2005

1.1936

1.1588

October 2005

1.1923

1.1629

Month

High

Low

October 2006

1.1384

1.1154

September 2006

1.1272

1.1052

August 2006

1.1312

1.1066

July 2006

1.1415

1.1112

June 2006

1.1241

1.0991

May 2006

1.1228

1.0989

April 2006

1.1718

1.1203

March 2006

1.1722

1.1320

February 2006

1.1577

1.1379

January 2006

1.1726

1.1436


B.

Capitalization and Indebtedness


Not Applicable.


C.

Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds


Not Applicable.


D.

Risk Factors


In addition to other information presented in this Annual Report, the following should be considered carefully in evaluating the Company and its business.  This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties.  The Company’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Annual Report.  The management of the Company have identified the following risk factors, listed in the view of management in order from most significant to least significant:


We have incurred net losses since our inception and expect losses to continue.  We have not been profitable since our inception.  For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005,2006, we had a net loss of $2,931,063$4,326,722 and an accumulated deficit on August 31, 20052006 of $23,778,398.$28,105,120.  The Company has not generated revenues from operations during fiscal year 20052006 and does not expect to generate revenues from operations until one or more of its properties are placed in production. There is a risk that none of the Company’s properties will be placed in production, and that the Company’s operations will not be profitable in the future.


Our exploration activities are highly speculative and involve substantial risks.  All of the Company’s properties are in the exploration stage and no proven mineral reserves have been established.  The Company’s exploration work may not result in the discovery of mineable deposits of ore in a commercially economical manner.  There may be limited availability of water, which is essential to milling operations, and interruptions





may be caused by adverse weather conditions.  The Company’s operations are subject to a variety of existing laws and regulations relating to exploration and development, permitting procedures, safety precautions, property reclamation, employee health and safety, air quality standards, pollution and other environmental protection





controls.  The Company’s exploration activities are subject to substantial hazards, some of which are not insurable or may not be insured for economic reasons.


We cannot accurately predict whether commercial quantities of ores will be established.  Whether an ore body will be commercially viable depends on a number of factors beyond the control of the Company, including the particular attributes of the deposit such as size, grade and proximity to infrastructure, as well as mineral prices and government regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection.  We cannot accurately predict the exact effect of these factors, but the combination of these factors may result in a mineral deposit being unprofitable.  The Company has no mineral producing properties at this time.  The Company has not defined or delineated any proven or probable reserves or resources on any of its properties.  Although the mineralized material estimates included herein h avehave been carefully prepared by the Company, or, in some instances have been prepared, reviewed or verified by independent mining experts, these amounts are estimates only and there is a risk that a particular level of recovery of gold or other minerals from mineralized material will not in fact be realized or that an identified mineralized deposit, if any, will not ever qualify as a commercially mineable or viable reserve.


We may not be able to establish the presence of minerals on a commercially viable basis.  Our ability to generate revenues and profits is expected to occur through exploration of our existing properties as well as through acquisitions of interests in new properties.  We will need to incur substantial expenditures in an attempt to establish the economic feasibility of mining operations by identifying mineral deposits and establishing ore reserves through drilling and other techniques, developing metallurgical processes to extract metals from ore, designing facilities and planning mining operations.  The economic feasibility of a project depends on numerous factors beyond our control, including the cost of mining and production facilities required to extract the desired minerals, the total mineral deposits that can be mined using a given facility, the proximity of the mineral deposits to a user of the minerals, and the market price of the minerals at the time of sale.  Our existing or future exploration programs or acquisitions may not result in the identification of deposits that can be mined profitably.


Our competition is intense in all phases of our business.  The Company competes with many companies possessing greater financial resources and technical facilities than itself for the acquisition of mineral interests, as well as for the recruitment and retention of qualified employees.


Our exploration activities are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations. Laws and regulation govern the development, mining, production, importing and exporting of minerals; taxes; labor standards; occupational health; waste disposal; protection of the environment; mine safety; toxic substances; and other matters.  We require licenses and permits to conduct exploration and mining operations.  Amendments to current laws and regulations governing operations and activities of mining companies or more stringent implementation thereof could have a substantial adverse impact on the Company.  Applicable laws and regulations will require the Company to make certain capital and operating expenditures to initiate new operations.  Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to close an operation once it is started until a particular problem is remedied or to under takeundertake other remedial actions.


We have uninsurable risks.  We may be subject to unforeseen hazards such as unusual or unexpected formations and other conditions.  The Company may become subject to liability for pollution, cave-ins or hazards against which it cannot insure or against which it may elect not to insure.  The payment of such liabilities may have a material, adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.


We depend on key management personnel.  The success of the operations and activities of the Company is dependent to a significant extent on the efforts and abilities of its management including James E. Sinclair, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Luis,Regina Kuo-Lee, Chief Financial Officer and Jonathan Deane, President.  Investors must be willing to rely to a significant extent on their discretion and judgment.  We do not have





employment contracts with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer.  We maintain key-man life insurance on the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer but not on the Chief Financial Officer or President of the Company.






We depend on consultants and engineers for our exploration programs.  The Company has relied on and may continue to rely upon consultants for explorationdevelopment, construction and operating expertise.  Substantial expenditures are required to construct mines, to establish ore reserves through drilling, to carry out environmental and social impact assessments, to develop metallurgical processes to extract the metal from the ore and, in the case of new properties, to develop the exploration infrastructure at any suite chosen for exploration.  We may not be able to discover minerals in sufficient quantities to justify commercial operation, and we may not be able to obtain funds required for exploration on a timely basis.


We are subject to the volatility of metal and mineral prices.  The economics of developing metal and mineral properties are affected by many factors beyond our control including, without limitation, the cost of operations, variations in the grade ore or resource mined, and the price of such resources.  The market prices of the metals for which we are exploring are highly speculative and volatile.  Depending on the price of gold or other resources, the Company may determine that it is impractical to commence or continue commercial production.  The price of gold has fluctuated widely in recent years.  The price of gold and other metals and minerals may not remain stable, and such prices may not be at levels that will make it feasible to continue the Company’s exploration activities, or commence or continue commercial production.


Our business activities are conducted in Tanzania. Our mineral exploration activities in Tanzania may be affected in varying degrees by political stability and government regulations relating to the mining industry and foreign investment in that country.  The government of Tanzania may institute regulatory policies that adversely affect the exploration and development (if any) of the Company’s properties.  Any changes in regulations or shifts in political conditions in this country are beyond the control of the Company and may adversely affect its business.  Investors should assess the political and regulatory risks related to the Company’s foreign country investments.  Our operations may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to restrictions on production, price controls, export controls, foreign exchange controls, income taxes, expropriationexpropriati on of pr operty,property, environmental legislation and mine safety.


We may not have clear title to our properties.  Acquisition of title to mineral properties is a very detailed and time-consuming process, and the Company’s title to its properties may be affected by prior unregistered agreements or transfers, or undetected defects.  Several of the Company’s prospecting licenses are currently subject to renewal by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of Tanzania.  In result, there is a risk that we may not have clear title to all our mineral property interests, or they may be subject to challenge or impugned in the future.


We have requirements for and there is an uncertainty of access to additional capital.  At August 31, 2005,2006, the Company had cash of  $1,395,468$3,174,549 and working capital of $1,388,906.$2,838,273.   The Company will continue to incur exploration costs to fund its plan of operations and intends to fund its plan of operations from working capital and equity subscriptions from the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O.  Ultimately, the Company’s ability to continue its exploration activities depends in part on the Company’s ability to commence operations and generate revenues or to obtain financing through joint ventures, debt financing, equity financing, production sharing agreements or some combination of these or other means.


We have no cash flow from operations and depend on equity financing for our operations.The Company’s current operations do not generate any cash flow.  Any work on the Company’s properties may require additional equity financing.  If the Company seeks funding from existing or new joint venture partners, its project interests will be diluted.  If the Company seeks additional equity financing, the issuance of additional shares will dilute the current interests of the Company’s current shareholders.  We may not be able to obtain additional funding to allow the Company to fulfill its obligations on existing exploration properties.  Our failure to obtain such additional financing could result in delay or indefinite postponement of further exploration and the





possible partial or total loss of the Company’s potential interest in certain properties or dilution of the Company& #146;sCompany’s interest in certain properties.






Conflicts of interest may arise among our board of directors.  Marek J. Kreczmer, Ulrich E. Rath,   Anton Esterhuizen and Norman Betts, directors of the Company, are also directors, officers, or shareholders of other companies that are similarly engaged in the business of acquiring, developing, and exploiting natural resource properties.  Mr. Kreczmer became a Directoris President and PresidentCEO of Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. as of October 14, 2005.a Canadian company exploring for uranium in Canada and Niger and precious metals in Mexico.    He is a director of Golden Patriot Mining Inc., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in India.Mexico. Mr. Kreczmer is also a Director of Soho Resources Corp., a Canadian company exploring for mineralsdeveloping a gold deposit in Mexico, and a Director of Northern Canadian Minerals Inc., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in Canada.Mexico.  Mr. Rath is the President and CEO and a director of Chariot Resources Ltd., a Canadian company exploring for mineral sminerals in Peru.  Mr. EsterhuizenEster huizen is the Managing Director of Pangea Exploration (Pty.) Ltd., a South African company exploring for minerals in Africa and South America.  He is also a Director of Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc.  Dr. Betts is a director of Slam Exploration Inc., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in the Provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick in Canada. Such associations may give rise to conflicts of interest from time to time if the Company were to enter into negotiations to acquire an interest in a mineral project in which their other companies hold an interest, or the Company were to enter into negotiations to sell or joint venture an interest in its mineral properties to any of these companies.  The directors of the Company are required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and disclose any interest which they may have in any project or opportunity of the Company.  If a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the board of directors, any director in a conflict will dis closedisclose his interest and abstain from voting on such matter.


Penny stock rules may make it more difficult to trade the Company’s common shares.  The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price, as defined, less than US$5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than US$5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions.  Our securities may be covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and accredited investors such as, institutions with assets in excess of US$5,000,000 or an individual with net worth in excess of US$1,000,000 or annual income exceeding US$200,000 or US$300,000 jointly with his or her spouse. For transactions covered by this rule, the broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the purchase and receivere ceive the purchaser’s written agreement of the transaction prior to the sale.  Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and also affect the ability of our investors to sell their shares in the secondary market.


Failure to Maintain Effective Internal Controls Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Operations.  We are in the process of documentingrequired to document and testingtest our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and commencing with the Company’s 2007 fiscal year, a report by our Independent Auditors addressing these assessments. During the course of our testing we may identify deficiencies which we may not be able to remediate in time to meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for our  annual compliance with the requirements of Section 404.  In addition, ifIf we fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internalinte rnal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to helpinghelp prevent financial fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our stock could drop significantly.


Item 4.

Information on the Company


A.

History and Development of the Company


The Company was originally incorporated under the corporate name “424547 Alberta Ltd.” in the Province of Alberta on July 5, 1990, under theBusiness Corporations Act (Alberta).  The name was changed to





Tan Range Exploration Corporation” on August 13, 1991.  The name of the Company was again changed to“Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation”on February 28, 2006.  The Company is also registered in the Province of British Columbia as an extra provincial company under theCompany Act (British Columbia) on August 5, 1994





however, in 2004 the Company did not maintain its extra provincial registration in the Province of British Columbia  since the principal executive office and its executive personnel are located in Sharon, Connecticut..


The principal executive office of the Company is located at 93 Benton Hill Road, Sharon, Connecticut, 06069, U.S.A., and its telephone number is (860) 364-1830.


The Company is a mineral resource company with exploration stage properties, which means that the Company is engaged in the search for mineral deposits and that the properties are not in development or production.


Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of
Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources


As an Alberta corporation, the Company is subject to certain rules and regulation issued by Canadian securities administrators.  The Company files this Annual Report as its Annual Information Form (AIF) with theBritish Columbia, Alberta and Ontario Securities Commissions via the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”).  Under the AIF, the Company is required to provide detailed information regarding its properties including mineralization, drilling, sampling and analysis, security of samples and mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates.  Further, the Company describes its properties utilizing mining terminology such as “measured mineral resources” and “indicated mineral resources” that are required by Canadian regulations but are not recognized by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (& #147;Commiss ion (“SEC”).  For clarification, the Company has no properties that contain “reserves” as defined by either the SEC or Canadian regulations, and is providing the following information on inferred mineral resources, in part,  in order to meet its requirements under National Instrument 43-101 adopted by the Canadian securities administrators.  U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral resources will ever be converted into reserves.


The Itetemia Property, located in Tanzania, consists of seven (7)  contiguous prospecting licenses.  One prospecting licence  is subject to a 3% net smelter royalty.  The Company has a 90% interest in one of the other prospecting licences which is subject to a 2% royalty interest.  The Company’s Itetemia concession is our most advanced property (the “Itetemia Property”).  This propertyProperty contains an inferred mineral resource of 500,000 tonnes grading 7 g/t gold, using a 2 g/t gold cut-off.


The Itetemia Property consists of seven (7) contiguous prospecting licenses.  One concession is subject to a 3% net smelter royalty.  The Company has a 90% interest in another of the concessions, which concession is subject to a 2% royalty interest.cut-off  (see page 25 herein for further details).


In November 2004, Barrick advised the Company that it was returning the Itetemia properties which were covered by an option and joint venture agreement dated May 31, 1999 as amended April 24, 2001 between the Company and Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”),.  Barrick was granted the exclusive option to earn an undivided 60% interest in the Itetemia Project.  In exchange for the option, Barrick agreed to provide funding to the Company totalling $4,000,000, which has been completed.  The Company will now explore the properties further itself or enter into a new joint venture agreement with another mining company.


The Company’s Luhala property, also located in Tanzania, consists of ten (10)six (6) contiguous prospecting licenses.


The Luhala property was the focus of an exploration program under an option agreement dated April 25, 1999 with Newmont Overseas Exploration Limited (“Newmont”).  This property contains an inferred mineral resource of 9,390,000 tonnes, averaging 1.0 g/t gold, using a 0.5 g/t gold cut-off.  Newmont terminated their option on the property during the year 2000,2000.  The Company continues its ongoing exploration program on the Luhala property (see page 27 for current exploration details).


The Kigosi Project area encompasses approximately 1,078 square miles and includes fourteen (14) prospecting licenses.  In September 2006 the Company is now exploring the property further itself.


During the fiscal year ended 2003, theannounced that its drill rig will be moved to Kigosi to begin drilling.  The Company alsopreviously discovered three new gold occurrences on the Kigosi Property (forming a part of the Company’s Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties held through Tanzam)it’s subsidiary, Tanzania American International Development Corporation (“Tanzam”).  Two of the three occurrences are located at the north end of a three kilometre long northwest trending structure that may be responsible for concentrating the mineralization reported at the northern and southern limits of this prominent geological feature (see: “Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties” below for further details).  At the present time the Company is exploring 141 mineral resource properties in the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belts region of






Tanzania.  Exploration activity throughout fiscal 2004 was spent undertaking a first pass BLEG soils program over the Tanzam licenses in the Lake Victoria Goldfields Properties project area.  This work was conducted on eight licenses within six locations; namely, Geita, Ushirombo West, Biharamulo, Biharamulo North, Shinyanga, and Nyanzaga North.  The Shinyanga and Nyanzaga North project areas returned encouraging results that require detailed follow-up.


Heavy mineral indicator sampling and ground magnetic follow-up was conducted during fiscal 2004 on aeromagnetic targets identified on the Tanzam properties.  Work was completed on the Kanagele, Lunguya, and Ushirombo project areas, where 34 anomalies were ground proofed and sampled for indicator minerals.  The results from the sampling program are being used to further refine exploration methodologies.


The Company currently has royalty agreements with threetwo industry partners covering 345 prospecting licences; two ofoneof these prospecting licences are under agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation; 15 prospecting licences with Ashanti Goldfields Limited; and 174 prospecting licenses with Northern Mining Explorations.


At the present time, the Company’s land position totals 121 prospecting licenses in the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt and Kabanga/Kagera Nickel Belt regions of Tanzania covering an area of approximately 10,762 square kilometres.    


Significant Acquisitions and Significant Dispositions


The Company’s principal capital expenditures and divestitures (including interests in other companies and amounts invested) for the last three fiscal years are described as follows:


Fiscal Year EndedDuring the year ended August 31, 2003


The Company’s exploration work for the 2002 fiscal year and up to February 28, 2003 identified two gold-bearing mineralized quartz reefs on the Lunguya Property, located in the Lake Victoria Goldfields area of Tanzania (the “Lunguya Property”), ranging in thickness from 1.3 metres and extending for at least 350 metres along strike.  The two structures, designated as the East and West reefs, are about 50 feet apart and are roughly parallel to the mafic-granite contact (see: “Lunguya Property” under Item 4D for further details).


The Company also discovered three new gold occurrences on the Kigosi Property (forming a part of the Company’s Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties held through Tanzam).  Two of the three occurrences are located at the north end of a three kilometre long northwest trending structure that may be responsible for concentrating the mineralization reported at the northern and southern limits of this prominent geological feature (see: “Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties” below for further details).


The Company has also signed royalty and option agreements on nine (9) (which have now been divided into 12) prospecting licenses in the Lake Victoria goldfields area of Tanzania with Northern Mining Explorations/Explorations Minieres du Nord (“MDN”).  In December 2003 MDN returned one of the subject prospecting licenses to the Company and in December 2004, MDN returned another of the subject prospecting licenses to the Company.  In December 2005 and March 2006, MDN returned an additional six prospecting licenses.  There are currently11currently 4 prospecting licensees subject to this agreement.  Under the agreements,agreement, MDN holds the right to earn 100% of the Company’s underlying interest in the licenses for an up-front cash payment of US$80,000, plus US$1.8 million in option payments and US$1.5 million in property expenditures over the five year life of the agreements.agreeme nts.  MDN must also complete a feasibility study and make a production decision by December 31, 2008 and achieve production within 18 months or be subject to cash penalties in lieu of royalty payments.  The Company retains the right to escalating net smelter royalties on commercial production that are tied to the price of gold and range from 0.5% below US$250 per ounce to a maximum of 2% at US$380 per ounce.  The first year’s commitments call for option payments of US$160,000 and an exploration expenditures of US$200,000.  


In July, 2003, the Company closed royalty agreements with Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited (“Ashanti”) on nine (9) (and now 15) prospecting licenses of the Company in the Kigosi property area (also forming a part of the Company’s Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties held through Tanzam).  Under the terms of these royalty agreements, Ashanti has the right to earn 100% of the Company’s underlying interests in the subject prospecting licenses, for staged cash payments totalling US$200,000 in the first year, plus minimum cash payments of US$930,000 over the remaining life of the five year agreement.  Ashanti must also incur aggregate property expenditures of US$800,000 in the first two years of the agreements of which US$300,000 must be expended in the first year.  In years three, four, and five of the agreements, Ashanti must complete 6,000, 8,000, and 10,000 metres of diamond drilling, r espectively.  Ashanti and the Company have verbally agreed to a delay in some of these payments pending the conversion of a six month access permit to a twelve month access permit.


The Ashanti royalty agreements also call for Ashanti to complete a bankable feasibility report and make a positive production decision on or before the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the agreements.  Ashanti is liable for cash penalties should gold output at production not reach a minimum annual threshold of 50,000 ounces per year.


The Company retains the right to escalating net smelter royalties in commercial production that are tied to the price of gold, and range from 0.5% below US$250 per ounce to a maximum of 2% at US$380 per ounce.






All of the above investments have been made abroad and were financed internally.


During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, the Company incurred $1,151,327 in property acquisition costs and exploration work on its mineral resource properties (net of $184,965 in option payments received) of which $450,912 was incurred on the Lunguya Property.  The Company also wrote-off $1,031,436 in exploration expenditures, of which $729,309 related to claims relinquished within the Itetemia Property area.


Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2004


During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004, the Company’s exploration office in Tanzania formed a new section called the “Regional Studies Group” whose mandate is to acquire new ground, based on geologically sound research.  The primary objective in forming this group is to upgrade the Company’s property position in Tanzania for further exploration. Three new project areas within the Lake Victoria greenstone gold belts have been chosen to date and the Company’s land position now totals 121 prospecting licenses, covering an area of approximately 8,200 square kilometres.  One license in the Biharamulo North Project Area was returned to its owner during the year, but was written off in the previous fiscal year.


Exploration activity throughout the 2004 fiscal year was spent undertaking a first pass BLEG soils program over the Tanzam licenses in the Lake Victoria Goldfields Properties project area.  This work was conducted on eight licenses within six locations; namely, Geita, Ushirombo West, Biharamulo, Biharamulo North, Shinyanga, and Nyanzaga North.  The Shinyanga and Nyanzaga North project areas returned encouraging results that will require detailed follow-up next quarter.


Heavy mineral indicator sampling and ground magnetic follow-up was conducted during the year on aeromagnetic targets identified on the Tanzam properties.  Work was completed on the Kanagele, Lunguya, and Ushirombo project areas, where 34 anomalies were ground proofed and sampled for indicator minerals.  The bulk of this work program is now completed and only eight anomalies remain to be sampled.  The results from the sampling program are being used to further refine exploration methodologies.


A significant reorganization was undertaken at the Tanzam corporate office in Dar es Salaam during the period.  Virtually all of the administrative activities associated with Tanzam and Tancan are now being handled by the office in Dar es Salaam, where some of the Company’s most skilled and experienced personnel reside.


For the year ended August 31, 2004, the Company incurred$1,180,850 (net)  for exploration on existing properties.


Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2005


In September 2004 the Company signed another option and royalty agreement with Northern Mining Explorations/Explorations Minieres du Nord (“MDN”) on three (3) prospecting licences (which have now been divided into 6) in the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt.  Under the agreement, MDN holds the right to acquire 100% of the Company’s underlying interests in the licenses for staged cash payments totalling US$35,000 in the first year plus minimum payments of US$415,000 over the remaining life of the 5 year agreement.  MDN must also incur aggregate property expenditures of US$75,000 before the second anniversary.  In years 3, 4 and 5, MDN must complete 500, 700 and 12,000 meters of diamond drilling respectively.  The agreement also calls for MDN to complete a Bankable Feasibility Study and positive Production Decision on or before the 5th anniversary of the effective date of the agreement. &nbs p;MDN is liable for cash penalties should gold output at production not reach a minimum annual threshold of 50,000 ounces per annum.


The Company retains the right to escalating net smelter royalties in commercial production that are tied to the price of gold, and range from 0.5% below US$250 per ounce to a maximum of 2% at US$380 per ounce.


Exploration activity throughout fiscal 2005 consisted of programs carried out on several of the Company’s Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt Properties in Tanzania.  






In April 2005 the RC/RAB drill rig purchased by the Company was delivered and drilling commenced shortly thereafter.  The Company purchased the drill rig primarily for availability and custom design for function. Presently, the availability in Tanzania for contract exploration drilling is tight.  Further, the Company believes that its operators of the equipment will be of a higher quality than those services provided by an unrelated contractor.  


Also during fiscal 2005, the Company acquired additional prospecting licenses, including 7 licenses covering an area of  4,434 sq.km. in the Kabanga Nickel region. In October 2006 the Company reported it had prioritized exploration targets on its holdings in the Kibara Nickel Belt following an examination of historical data.


The Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ashanti Goldfields Cayman Limited (“Ashanti”) dated September 26, 2006 for the repurchase of its rights to the Kigosi property, including all related camp and equipment, along with the purchase of a non-associated property, the Dongo, from Ashanti in a transaction valued at US$900,000. The price of the acquisition will be satisfied by the issuance to Ashanti a total of 180,058 common shares of the Company, in two tranches and subject to certain conditions consisting of (i) the issuance and allotment of 160,052 common shares to be issued in consideration of the





transfer to the Company of the Kigosi Rights, as defined in the Agreement and (ii) subject to receipt of ministerial consent from the Tanzanian government to the transfer from Ashanti to the Company of the Dongo Rights, as defined in the Agreement, the issuance and allotment to Ashanti of 20,006 common shares of the Company.


The Company’s exploration activities for the 2006 fiscal year continued with the Company’s RC/RAB drill on several of the Company’s properties located throughout the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt.  Diamond drilling programs were carried out on the Company’s Luhala and Itetemia properties.  There were no significant property acquisitions during the period.  


For the year ended August 31, 2005,2006 the Company reported a net loss of $2,931,063.$4,326,722.  A total of $1,629,932$1,690,402 of mineral properties and deferred exploration expenses was written off relating to abandoned mineral properties.  During the year the Company purchased a drill rig and entered into a capital lease with respect to the drill  rig.   The Company’s total capital lease obligation as at August 31, 20052006 is $209,645.$156,364.  The Company incurred deferred exploration expenditures of $1,515,911$2,545,075 (net) during the year ended August 31, 2005.2006.


B.

Business Overview


The Company is a natural resource company, which since its incorporation has engaged in the acquisition of interests in and the exploration of natural resource properties.  The Company commits its own resources to the initial evaluation of mineral properties and in select situations, if and when warranted, the Company will enter into joint venture agreements with other corporations to further the exploration of such properties, in exchange for annual rental/option payments and post-production royalty payments.  At present, the Company’s natural resource activities do not generate any income from production.


The Company’s general area of interest has been in the exploration of gold properties in regional East Africa.  The Company has explored gold properties in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Swaziland and South Africa. At the present time, the Company is exploring 141121 mineral resource properties in the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt and KabangaKabanga/Kagera Nickel Belt regions of Tanzania.  Tanzania remains the prime focus of the Company’s activities.  Other corporations, including Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”), Ashanti Goldfields Limited (“Ashanti Goldfields”), Northern Mining Explorations, and Newmont Overseas Exploration Corporation have funded  mostsome  of the  work on the Company’s properties in this area since 1999 under option arrangements, with the exception of properties explored by subsidiary company Tanzania American International Development CorporationCorpor ation 2000 Limited (“Tanzam”) which were privately funded.  The Company currently has joint venture and royalty agreements with its threetwo industry partners covering a total of 345 prospecting licences: 21 with Barrick, 15 with Ashanti Goldfields, and 174 with Northern Mining Explorations.



In the Company’s view, this joint venture and royalty strategy offers investors leverage to gold prices with lower risk and shareholder dilution.  Future production royalties from any producing properties discovered by the Company’s joint venture partners would provide the Company with a direct interest in the mine’s cash flow, with exposure to any benefits from new discoveries and production growth, but without the capital obligations, and environmental and social liabilities, associated with direct ownership.


Plan of Operations


Exploration Activities


All of the properties in which the Company holds an interest are in the exploration stage only.  Mineral exploration and development involves a high degree of risk and few properties, which are explored, are ultimately developed into producing mines.  There is no assurance that the Company’s mineral exploration activities will result in any discoveries of commercial bodies of ore.  The long-term profitability of the Company’s operations will be in part directly related to the cost and success of its exploration programs, which may be affected by a number of factors beyond the control of the Company.






By way of general description of the Company’s operating activities, the Company’s business operations involve using known or published geological and geophysical data to locate mineral resource properties meriting further exploration or development.  Once identified, the Company must stake and apply for registration to title





of the mineral properties, or negotiate the acquisition of such properties from any third party owners.  Upon registration or acquisition of title, the Company then designs a program of preliminary exploration which can involve grid mapping, geophysical and magnetic surveying, geochemical surveying, geological sampling, grab sampling, assaying and other forms of prospecting as circumstances may require.  Based on the preliminary results, mineral properties are ranked according to merit for further exploration work, which may involve further mapping, more detailed geophysicalgeop hysical and geochemical surveying, and trenching to identify potential drill targets.  If mineralization is indicated which merits further investigation, drill targets are selected, and a diamond drilling program for underground sampling and assaying will commence.


Based on the drilling program results, the Company will develop models of the underlying geology and mineralized zones for more detailed testing.  After further drilling, some mineralized zones may be classified as inferred or indicated mineral resources.  With sufficient infill drilling, these inferred or indicated mineral resources can be confirmed as a measured mineral resource, upon which a pre-feasibility study can be prepared by a qualified, independent mining engineer or geologist to determine whether mining activities are economic in the circumstances of the particular property.  A pre-feasibility study must be completed under the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 in Canada in order for mineral reserves to be designated.  A final or bankable feasibility study must be completed for the designation of reserves under the SEC’s Industry Guide 7.  If the bankable feasibility st udyfeasibili ty study is favorable, the Company can then use the feasibility study to seek out the necessary financing from a merchant banker or other financial institution for mine construction and development. A further mine feasibility study would be prepared to confirm the appropriate mining method based on the metallurgical studies of the ore, and to develop a mining plan.


At any point along this plan of operation, the Company may seek to interest larger mining companies in its mineral properties, which show potential for further development.  It is highly unlikely that the Company would pursue any particular property through to mineral production by itself.  By exploring and developing properties to a point where major mining companies are interested, the Company will leave the risk of mine development and operations to those companies, while retaining a carried interest or royalty from any future production.


During 20052006 fiscal year, the Company continued evaluation of all prospecting licenses in its portfolio with a view of offering some of them for royalty agreements to other mining companies.  The evaluation of their potential comprises geological mapping, soil sampling and geophysical interpretations.  Currently, prospecting licenses which have potential diamond targets are being prospected using ground magnetic surveys, followed by loam sampling and analysis for indicator minerals.


The Company  continued its efforts for the “farming-out” of identified properties for royalty agreements with other mining companies, and continue to examine and review other exploration opportunities in Tanzania.


Exploration


The Company’s principal exploration properties are currently all located in the United Republic of Tanzania, Africa.  The government of Tanzania is a stable, multi-party democracy.  Mineral exploration in Tanzania is affected by local climatic, political, and economic conditions.  The Company’s properties have year round access, although seasonal winter rains from December to March may result in flooding in low lying areas, which are dominated by mbuga (black organic rich laustrine flood soils).  Further, most lowland areas are under active cultivation for corn, rice, beans and mixed crops by subsistence farmers.  As a result, the area has been deforested by local agricultural practices for many years.  The seasonal rains and deforested areas can create a muddy bog in some areas, which can make access more difficult, and could impede or even prevent the transport of heavy equipme nteq uipment to the Company’s mineral properties at certain times of the year between December to March.






Competition


The mining industry in which the Company is engaged is in general, highly competitive.  Competitors include well-capitalized mining companies, independent mining companies and other companies having financial





and other resources far greater than those of the Company.  The Company competes with other mining companies in connection with the acquisition of gold and other precious metal properties.  In general, properties with a higher grade of recoverable mineral and/or which are more readily mineable afford the owners a competitive advantage in that the cost of production of the final mineral product is lower.  Thus, a degree of competition exists between those engaged in the mining industries to acquire the most valuable properties.  As a result, the Company may eventually be unable to acquire attractive gold mining properties.


Dependence on Customers and Suppliers


The Company is not dependent upon a single or few customers or supplier for revenues or its operations.


Governmental Regulations


The Company’s mineral interests in Tanzania are initially held under prospecting licenses granted pursuant to theMining Act, 1998 (Tanzania) for a period of up to three years, and are renewable two times for a period of up to two years each.  We must pay annual rental fees for our prospecting licenses based on the total area of the license measured in square kilometres, multiplied by US$20.00 per sq. km.  There is also an initial one-time “preparation fee” of US$200.00 per license.  Upon renewal, we pay a renewal fee of US$200.00 per license.  Renewals of our prospecting licenses can take many months and even years to process by the regulatory authority in Tanzania.


All prospecting licenses in Tanzania also require the holder to expend funds in the employment and training of Tanzanian personnel, which expenditures typically amount to US$5,000 per year, and in exploration expenditures, which are set out in theMining Act, 1998 (Tanzania).  At each renewal, at least 50% of our licensed area must be relinquished.  If the Company wishes to keep the relinquished one-half portion, it must file a new application for the relinquished portion.


We must hold a mining license to carry on mining activities, and a mining license will only be granted to the holder of a prospecting license over the area.  A mining license is granted for a period of 25 years or the life of the mine.  It is renewable for a period not exceeding 15 years.  We do not hold any mining licenses, only prospecting licenses.  Prospecting and mining license holders must submit regular reports in accordance with mining regulations.  Upon commercial production, the government of Tanzania imposes a royalty on the gross value of all production at the rate of 3% of all gold produced.  The applicable regulatory body in Tanzania is the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.


In July 1999, environmental management and protection regulations under theMining Act, 1998 (Tanzania) came into force.  An environmental impact statement and an environmental management plan must accompany special mining license, mining license and gemstone mining license applications for mineral rights.  In addition to the establishment of environmental regulations, the Tanzanian Government has improved management procedures for effective monitoring and enforcement of these regulations by strengthening the institutional capacity, especially in the field offices.  The Government has provided rules for the creation of reclamation funds to reinstate land to alternative uses after mining and it has developed guidelines for mining in restricted areas, such as forest reserves, national parks, sources of water and other designated areas.  These regulations have not had any material adverse effecte ffect on the Company’s operations, which are exploration in nature at this time.






C.

Organization Structure


The Company has the following sixfour subsidiaries:



Name of Subsidiary

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

Percentage &Type of Securities Owned or Controlled by Company

Voting Securities Held

Non-Voting Securities

Dia Consult Limited

Republic of Tanzania, Africa

100% (common)

n/a

Itetemia Mining Company Limited(1)

Republic of Tanzania, Africa

90% (common)

n/a

Lunguya Mining Company Ltd. (2)

Republic of Tanzania, Africa

60% (common

n/a

Kabahelele Mining Company Limited(3)

Republic of Tanzania, Africa

80% (common)

n/a

Tancan Mining Company Limited (“Tancan”)

Republic of Tanzania, Africa

100% (common)

n/a

Tanzania American International Development Corporation 2000 Limited (“Tanzam”)

Republic of Tanzania, Africa

100% (common)

n/a

(1)

The remaining 10% interest is held by Stamico.

(2)

The remaining 40% interest is held by Northern Mining Consulting Ltd.

(3)

The remaining 20% interest is held by Bungu Minerals Ltd.


D.

Property, Plant and Equipment


The Company’s business is the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties, with a primary focus on exploring for gold properties in Tanzania.  The Company funds its activities by way of the sale and issuance of its securities to accredited investors.  The Company also obtains operating funds through sales of and options to sell its various mineral property interests to other parties, retaining a royalty interest.  The Company’s properties are without a known body of commercial ore, with no established reserves, and the Company’s activities to date on such properties have been exploratory in nature.


Itetemia Property


The following discussion regarding the geological information on the Itetemia Property is summarized from a technical report prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101F1 dated May 2, 2001 entitled, “Independent Review of the Itetemia Project, Lake Victoria Greenstone Region, Tanzania” by Michael J. Michaud, M.Sc. P. Geo. of Steffen Robertson and Kirsten Consulting (Canada) Inc. (the “Itetemia Report”).  The reader is referred to the complete text of the Itetemia Report, which is available online atwww.sedar.com, filed on March 10, 2003 under the heading, “Engineering Report and Certificate of Qualifications”.


Property Description and Location


The Itetemia Property currently consists of seven (7) contiguous prospecting licenses, covering approximately 17479.34 km2.  The seven (7) prospecting licenses now comprising the Itetemia Property are held in the names of the following companies and expire as indicated:











Prospecting License

Name Of Holder

Date Granted

Last Renewal Application

Expiry Date

Ngula North
PL 2374/03


Tanzam


November 25, 2003


n/a


November 24, 2006








Prospecting License

Name Of Holder

Date Granted

Last Renewal Application

Expiry Date

Itetemia
PL 1450/2000;
PL 2523/04;

PL 3308/05


Itetemia Mining Co. Tancan


March 10, 2003; 

2005; 
May 18, 2004 


June 14, 2005


May 5, 2005n/a
n/a 
n/a


March 10, 2005*2007
May 18, 2007 
June 14, 2008

Ngula
PL 1612/2000
PL 2578/04


Tancan
Tancan


August 29, 20032005
June 28, 2004


October 3, 2005n/a

n/a


August 29, 2005*2007
June 28, 2007

Itetemia North
PL 2038/2002


Tancan


November 1, 2002


n/aOctober 31, 2005


November 1, 20052005*

*

While the license has expired, the Company has applied for a renewal and has no reason to believe that such renewal application will not be granted in the ordinary course.


The Itetemia and Ngula prospecting licenses have been renewed once and may be renewed once more,twice, each time for a period of two years. The rental payments and minerals permitted to be pursued under such licenses are summarized below:


Prospecting License

Annual Rentals &
Preparation Fees

Minerals Covered

Ngula North
PL 2374/03


US$268.20


All except building materials and gems

Itetemia
PL 1450/2000
PL 2523/04

PL 3308/05


US$464.35**
US$371.40

US$385.74


All except building materials and gems
All except building materials and gems

All except building materials and gems

Ngula
PL 1612/2000
PL 2578/04


US$145.50**

US$116.40


All except building materials and gems
All except building materials and gems

Itetemia North
PL 2038/2002


US$343.00


All except building materials and gems

*

First renewal annual rental fees =US$30/sq.km.

**

Second renewal annual rental fees = US$50/sq.km.









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Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography


The Itetemia Property is located in the Mwanza Region of the Lake Victoria Greenstone Region, Tanzania, approximately 90 kilometres by air southwest of the city of Mwanza, situated on the south shore of Lake Victoria.  The property is accessed via local roads from Geita or by plane from Mwanza to an airstrip accommodating the neighbouring Bulyanhulu Mine, owned by Barrick.  The Barrick airstrip is 3.75 km west of the western boundary of the Itetemia prospecting license, and approximately 4 km northeast of the Nyamykonze village. Local resources are available at Mwanza, located on the southern shore of Lake Victoria.







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The topography in the region and on the property consists of large flat-lying areas surrounded by numerous small hills. The hills have elevations of up to 100 m above local terrain.  The hills are thickly vegetated and access is only possible along cut lines.  Little outcrop exists on the property. The climate is similar to the rest of the region.  The rainy season starts in November and lasts to the middle of April, but precipitation is irregular from one season to another. The dry seasons are usually hot. Mwanza, located along the southern shore of Lake Victoria, can, and has, provided limited supplies for mining and exploration operations in the area.  Dwellers in the area of the Itetemia Project, such as the neighbouring Nyamykonze village, are traditionally subsistence farmers and ranchers, and have limited mining experience from the Bulyanhulu operation and numerous small scale activities.activities .  Water for the purpose of mining and processing is not readily available in the region; however, a pipeline from Lake Victoria built by Barrick for its Bulyanhulu Mine, provides an adequate supply.


The large, relatively flat terrain surrounding the known gold mineralization may be suitable for potential tailings and waste rock storage and for heap leach pads and a potential processing plant. Electric power is available via the national grid within 5 km; due to the unreliability of such power, alternative forms of residual or back-up power would be necessary for mining or processing operations, such as diesel power generation used by Barrick at its Bulyanhulu mine.


Ownership


Prior Ownership


Only two of the prospecting licenses comprising the Itetemia Property, namely, Itetemia and Itetemia North, were previously held by third parties.  With respect to the Itetemia prospecting license, the interest of the Company was acquired from State Mining Corporation of Tanzania (“Stamico”) pursuant to a joint venture agreement dated July 12, 1994 (the “Stamico Venture Agreement”).  The Stamico Venture Agreement obligated the Company to make two initial payments of Tsh1,000,000 and US$7,200, both of which were satisfied. With respect to the Itetemia North prospecting license, the interest of the Company was acquired from RSR (Tanzania) Limited by agreement dated April 20, 1995 (the “RSR Royalty Agreement”). The RSR Royalty Agreement obligated the Company to pay a sum of US$35,000, which payment was made.


The Company’s Interest


Prior to the Barrick Venture Agreement (defined below), four of the prospecting licenses comprising the Itetemia Property, namely, Itetemia Village, Mwingilo, Ngula and Itetemia East, were indirectly 100% held by the Company; in the case of the Itetemia North prospecting license, the Company held an indirect 100% interest therein, through Tancan, subject only to the 2% NSR Royalty payable pursuant to the RSR Royalty Agreement. In the case of the Itetemia prospecting license, Tancan acquired its interest pursuant to the Stamico Venture Agreement, as amended June 18, 2001 and July 2005, which provides, among other things, that:


1.

Tancan had to pay Stamico, on execution of the Stamico Venture Agreement, the sum of US$7,200 (as an advance against the 2% gross revenue royalty) and TS1,000,000.






2.

Tancan and Stamico were to form a joint venture company for the purpose of holding the prospecting license that shall be held 10% by Stamico (with no obligation to contribute) and 90% by Tancan, which was effected through the formation of Itetemia Mining Co.


3.

Stamico is entitled to acquire an additional 20% interest in the joint venture company by paying a sum equal to 20% of the cost of placing the property into commercial production based on the feasibility study submitted to the Government of Tanzania for such purpose.






4.

Tancan shall assist Stamico in raising the required capital to exercise the right referred to in (3) above.


5.

Tancan was to expend the sum of US$25,000 in the first year and US$50,000 annually thereafter in relation to the training of Tanzanian personnel.


6.

Upon commencement of commercial production, Stamico shall receive a 2% gross revenue royalty, which shall be increased to a 2.5% gross revenue royalty should a mine on the Itetemia prospecting license produce recoverable gold in excess of 12 grams per tonne.


7.

Tancan shall pay to Stamico, as an advance against the 2% gross revenue royalty, the sum of US$7,200 on or before every anniversary of the Stamico Venture Agreement up until the development phase, upon and after which the annual sum of US$10,000 shall be paid as an advance against such royalty.


8.

Tancan shall show preference to Stamico for the provision of local materials and services during the period of mining operations.


9.

As amended July 2005, Tancan shall pay to Stamico the sum of US$15,000 on or before July 12 of 2006 and 2007and ending upon commercial production, provided that commercial production commences by December 31, 2007, failing which the aforementioned payment shall be revisited and US$20,000 thereafter.


10.

Tancan may assign its rights under the agreement, subject to the prior written consent of Stamico.


By an option and joint venture agreement dated May 31, 1999 as amended April 24, 2001 between the Company and Barrick (the “Barrick Venture Agreement”), Barrick agreed to provide funding to the Company totalling $4,000,000.  


On November 23, 2004 Barrick advised that they would return the Itetemia PropertyProspecting Licences (with the exception of PL 2374/03 which is held under the BEALBarrick Exploration Africa Limited (“BEAL”) Agreement) to the Company.


The Company has deferred total net costs (after any recoveries and write offs) of $5,906,131 on the Itetemia Property to August 31, 2005.  The Company plans to carry out exploration work on the property, as Barrick has returned the Itetemia Property to the Company.


History


The exploration history of the Itetemia Property from 1988 to 1999 may2005may be summarized as follows:

Itetemia Exploration History Synopsis

Year

Operator

Work Performed

1988 – 1992

BRG, a Tanzanian-German Corporation

First modern exploration program conducted, consisting of geological mapping, ground geophysics, magnetometer, horizontal loop electromagnetic (“HLEM”), pulse electromagnetic, and induced polarization (“IP”) surveys, trenching and sampling.

1993

Stamico

Continued BRG’s work and completed an air photo interpretation of the region, resulting in the identification of a northerly trenching gold bearing structure.







Year

Operator

Work Performed

1994

Stamico

Completed regional geological mapping, and geochemical soil sampling on the northern and southwestern portions of the licensed area.







1995

Tancan

Detailed soil sampling in several areas confirmed strong gold anomalies along the northwest trend.  A 100 m long trench trending northwesterly was dug, returning anomalous grades of gold.  Pangea drilled six reverse circulation (“RC”) holes by mistake on the southwest corner of Itetemia.  Tancan also begins first RC drilling program consisting of 4 holes totalling 374 m, in the southwest corner, but subeconomic intersections were recovered.

1996

Geodass (under contract to Pangea and Tancan)

Airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys completed over Itetemia, Itetemia North and Ngula prospecting licenses.  A magnetic survey was conducted on the Golden Horseshoe Reef and 25 kms of IP which further defined the reef and extended the reef for more than one kilometre.

1996

Tancan

Next phase of RC drilling continued with 39 holes totalling 3,596 m (Oct. ’95 to July ’96) covering the main HLEM anomalies.  Most of the conductors were explained by the presence of argillite horizons, containing 1-50% sulphides.

1997

Tancan

A fence of 66 RC holes totalling 2,188 m were drilled in the southern portion of the license.

1998

Tancan

A further 14 RC holes were drilled totalling 1,350 m in the southwest portion to test several IP anomalies, the best results returned 0.65 g/t Au over 9.0 m and 1.1 g/t Au over 8.0 m, respectively.  A second phase of 14 RC holes totalling 831 m, were drilled in the area of the Golden Horseshoe Reef to test IP anomalies and the south eastern extension of the reef near the granite contact.  Holes RC-65 and RC-66 intersected 0.7 g/t Au over 5.0 m, respectively, west of the reef.


The next phase of diamond drilling focused on the Golden Horseshoe Reef with 21 holes totalling 2,032 m drilled to test the gold showing.  The holes were drilled at a spacing of 15 m to 50 m.  The Golden Horseshoe Reef appears to be terminated to the southeast by an intrusion and seems to be pinching to the northwest.

19991999-2000

Tancan

A rotary air blast (“RAB”) drilling program of 151 holes totalling 6,660 m, in seven fences were drilled; the northwestern extension of the Golden Horseshoe Reef was intersected, returning 0.28 g/t Au over 33 m.

2001

Tancan

1,100 metres drilled to evaluate down dip potential of gold mineralization in the Golden Horseshoe Reef (“GHR”) deposit.

2002-2004

Barrick

Exploration program carried out by Barrick.

2005

Tancan

Reviewed reports received from Barrick detailing the exploration work they conducted on the property to November 2004.


Very little exploration work has been carried out on the Itetemia East, Itetemia Village and Mwingilo prospecting licenses.  Only limited mapping and soil sampling have been carried out.  At present, no work is being carried out on the Ngula prospecting license.



2001 Exploration Program


During 2001, the Company carried out, on behalf of Barrick, the following exploration program.  Barrick provided the funds for the 2001 program to the Company through share subscriptions, as provided in the Barrick Venture Agreement.  Pursuant to the Barrick Venture Agreement, 80% of the funds subscribed for are required





to be incurred in respect of the Itetemia Property.  The total cost of the 2001 program, including support services was $554,046.


In May 2001, the Company reported that two holes, totalling approximately 1,100 meters, were drilled to evaluate the down dip potential of gold mineralization in the Golden Horseshoe Reef deposit. The results of this drilling are summarized in the following table:


MINERALIZED INTERVAL

DDH#

Grade (g

Au/t)

Width (m)

Interval (m)

Zone

GHDD-25

2.10

27.20

479.40-506.60

Mineralized Envelope

2450E; 100S

    

Location Includes:

3.14

16.45

483.45-499.90

 
     

Contains:

4.58

6.50

484.35-490.85

South Zone

 

6.73

1.40

498.00-499.90

North Zone

     
 

11.0

1.00

518.50-519.50

Quartz Feldspar Poryphyry

GHDD-25W

2.15

49.8

464.50-514.30

Mineralized Envelope

2450E; 100S

    
 

4.42

2.9

470.50-473.40

South Zone

Contains:

5.59

2.2

476.10-478.30

North Zone


The recent deep core drilling of the Golden Horseshoe has confirmed that gold mineralization over widths of approximately 50 meters has been traced from surface to a vertical depth of 440 meters. The gold mineralization occurs primarily within two discrete gold zones, the South and North zones, and appears to plunge 55° to the northwest. Gold mineralization intersected in Hole GHDD-26 indicates that the geologic structure hosting the gold mineralization of the Golden Horseshoe Reef deposit may transect the felsic package of rocks. This suggests that the gold mineralization may extend further to the west, beyond the basaltic rocks that were previously thought to represent the western limit of the gold mineralization.


The Company is of the opinion that the drill results correlate well with the geology and gold mineralization identified by previous surface trenching and shallow core drilling. Additional drilling is required to provide adequate information of the continuity of the geometry and grade of the gold mineralization for updating the current resource estimate.


2002 to 2004 Exploration Work


During the 2002 fiscal year, the Company has carried out only minor surface work on the Itetemia Property at a cost of $443,603.  No drilling was conducted and no significant new results were reported.  During the 2003 fiscal year, the Company incurred only minor geochemical and geophysical work of $13,910 on the Itetemia Property.  


2005 Exploration Work


The Company received reports from Barrick detailing the exploration work they conducted on the Itetemia Property to November 2004.  







Geology


Regional


The Lake Victoria area contains 12 Archean Nyanzian greenstone belts which are surrounded by and have been interrupted by numerous granitic intrusions.  The Nyanzian belts comprise a volcano-sedimentary sequence composed of mafic to felsic volcanics (lavas and tuffs), BIF and shales. The greenstone belts have been grouped into locally distinct geographic regions.  One of these regions is the Southwest Mwanza Region which includes a large area south of town of Mwanza, located on the south shore of Lake Victoria.  There are five greenstone belts in the Southwest Mwanza Region, one of which is the Ushirombo belt. The Ushirombo belt is an east-west trending belt, the eastern end of which is located approximately 25 km west of the southern end of Smith Sound on Lake Victoria. The eastern end of the belt is arcuate in shape and trends northerly tangential to the northwestern flank of the Siga Hills.


Property


The Itetemia Property is underlain by the northerly trending eastern portion of the Ushirombo Nyanzian greenstone belt.  Granite underlies the eastern and northern portions of the property.  The greenstone/granite contact trends northerly through the east-central portion of the Itetemia prospecting license and through the central portion of the Itetemia East prospecting license onto the Itetemia Village license; at which point, the contract tends westerly through the Mwingilo license cutting the northeast corner of the Ngula license. Sixty percent of the Itetemia, Itetemia North and Ngula licenses are underlain by the Nyanzian greenstone belt.  The remaining 40% is underlain by granite.  Granite variably underlies 90 to 100% of the Itetemia East, Itetemia Village and Mwingilo prospecting licenses. The mbuga soil covers 10 to 40% of the property.


Lithology


The lithologies encountered on the Itetemia and Itetemia North prospecting licenses can be divided into three volcano-sedimentary domains: (i) Northeast Domain, (ii) Central Domain and (iii) Southwest Domain. The granite truncates these domains to the east. The Northeast Domain is composed of basalt, felsic flows, thick to thin sequences of argillite and dykes/sill of gabbro.  The domain is up to 3 km thick, exhibits a north to north-northeasterly trend and has numerous extensive HLEM conductors.  The conductors are related to argillite dominantly located in one horizon at the top of the sequence.  A massive sulphide unit/zone is situated at the bottom of this horizon marking change in the volcanism.


Mineralization


The sulphide mineralization encountered on the Itetemia Property comprise massive to semi-massive, stringers, veins and veinlets, disseminated and nodular mineralization.  The types of mineralization are (i) sulphides associated with volcanism activity; (ii) remobilized sulphides associated with deformation (shear hosted); and (iii) sulphides associated with sedimentation.  The gold and metallic contents associated with this mineralization are variable and the relation between the grades and the mineralized type is not well known at this stage.


The massive to semi-massive sulphide mineralization seems to be related to volcanism.  It occurs in two areas on the Property.  One area is located in the northern part of the licenses and has been intersected by the hole ITDD-06.  More than 30 m. of sulphides were intersected at the contact between a QFP and an argillite horizon separating two pillowed basalts.  The sulphide content ranges from 10 to 90% pyrrhotite, 2 to 5% pyrite, trace to 5% sphalerite, trace to 1% copper.


The Golden Horseshoe Reef mineralization occurs as massive sulphide veins locally ranging from 15-30 cm wide.  Sulphides dominantly appear in veins/veinlets less than 5 cm wide in felsic volcanic rocks.  Five to





thirty percent pyrite-pyrrhotite is common over sections of 1 to 15 m along the holes.  They are sub-concordant





and parallel to the schistosity.  The strong shearing at the Golden Horseshoe Reef probably represents a remobilization of the sulphides.


Mineral Resource Estimation


Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of
Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources


This section uses the terms “mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource”.  We advise U.S. investors that while those terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them.  U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves.


In 1998, Minestart Management Inc. (“Minestart”) was retained by Tancan to prepare a mineral resource estimation for the Golden Horseshoe Reef.  The mineral resource was calculated based on 13 diamond drill holes which were drilled at 25 m. intervals along strike for approximately 300 m. and to a depth of approximately 50 m. The mineral resource was calculated using polygons on cross-sections incorporating a 2 g/t gold cutoff and a constant bulk density of 2.7 tonnes/cubic meter. Minestart estimated the mineral resource for the Golden Horseshoe Reef to be 500,000 tonnes grading 7 g/t gold.  As an integral part of its review, the Company hired Steffen, Robertson and Kirsten Consulting (Canada) Inc. (“SRK”) to review the mineral resource estimate prepared by Minestart, and SRK provided the following observations:


·

SRK believes there is a need for more near-surface and down-dip information in order to better define the controls on the mineralization and the geometry of the mineralized horizon. With respect to the density, SRK notes that the bulk density was used for estimating the bulk tonnage. Given the climate and the weathering environment, the density of sulfide rich rocks and volcanics could vary considerably and based on their experience it may be required to weigh the assays during compositing and estimating the bulk tonnage of the mineralized and unmineralized zones.


·

With respect to the 2.0 g/t cutoff grade used in the estimation, SRK believes that initially, it might be possible to mine the reef by way of a very narrow and shallow open pit.  However, it is more likely that given the higher grade mineralization, narrow widths and current limited strike length the Golden Horseshoe Reef would be more amenable to underground mining methods.  As such, the cutoff grade of 2.0 g/t gold initially used to estimate the mineral resource may be too low.


·

With respect to the diamond drilling core recovery, SRK considers the NQ size to be appropriate and that it has been appropriately split using a diamond saw.  The split core remains in good condition and is stored on-site in a proper facility. The rock quality is very good. The core recovery is excellent.


SRK believes the mineral resource estimation prepared by Minestart to be an inferred mineral resource as defined by standards set by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (see: “Glossary of Technical Terms – Canadian Terminology” at page 5 herein).


Exploration


During the 2006 exploration season, the Company initiated exploration work at Itetemia for its own account in September 2005 and conducted a second-in-house evaluation of the GHR, the primary zone hosting gold values.  The Company completed four diamond drill holes on the Itetemia Project with one of the better holes returning 2.5 metres grading 6.13 g/t and 4.0 metres averaging 6.75g/t. Another hole returned an even higher grade intercept of 4.0 metres grading 11.1 g/t. The drill program succeeded in confirming the existence of a continuous economically attractive  pay shoot  down to a depth of 450 metres, representing a total down plunge distance of 550 metres.






The Company has incurred total net costs (after any recoveries and write offs) of $6,393,041 on the Itetemia Property to August 31, 2006.  


THE ITETEMIA PROPERTY IS WITHOUT KNOWN MINERAL RESERVES AND ANY PROPOSED PROGRAM IS AN EXPLORATORY SEARCH FOR ORE.


Luhala Property


The following discussion regarding both the LuhlalaLuhala and Lunguya Properties below is summarized from a technical report prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101F dated February 28, 2003 entitled, “Report on the 2002 Exploration of the Luhala Concessions and the Lunguya Concessions, Lake Victoria Goldfields District, North-Central Tanzania” by Dr. Jim L. Oliver, Ph.D., P. Geo. (the “Luhlala“Luhala and Lunguya





2002 Report”).  The reader is referred to the complete text of the Luhala and Lunguya 2002 Report, which is available atwww.sedar.com, filed on March 10, 2003 under the heading, “Other”.


Property Description and Location


The Luhala property is located in Misungwi District of Mwanza Region of Tanzania(see property location map).  It lies approximately 70 kilometres south of the city of Mwanza.  The Luhala property consists of ten (10)six (6) prospecting licenses (namely, Luhala PL 1451/00, Luhala PL 2519/04, Luhala PL 3315/05, Shilalo PL 2297/03, Ngobo PL 1559/00 Ngobo PL 2680/04, Ngobo PL 3493/05;and Sima PL 1560/00, Sima PL 2681/04 and Sima PL 3494/05)00).  These prospecting licenses are in good standing with respect to required filings and payments with the Government of Tanzania.


The Company has a 100% interest in the Luhala prospecting license, and has the right to acquire a 100% interest in the Ngobo and Sima prospecting licenses by making a series of payments to the property holder, Widescope Promotion Ltd. (“Widescope”), totaling US$120,000 over six years for the Ngobo license and US$84,000 over six years for the Sima license.license, which payments have now been completed.  Widescope retains a 2% net smelter returns royalty on both the Ngobo and Sima licenses, which the Company may buy back, in each case, one-half (i.e. 1%) for US$1,000,000. For the Shilalo license, the Company has earned the right to acquire  a 100% interest by having madeamade a series of payments to the property owner totaling US$16,000.  The Shilalo property owner retains a 2% net smelter return royalty, of which the Company may buy back one-half (i.e.1%) for US$ 250,000.


Each of the prospecting licenses forming the Luhala property has the following mandatory annual work and rental payments:


Prospecting License

Work Program

Annual Rentals

Minerals Covered

Luhala
PL 1451/00
PL 2519/04                    

PL 3315/05

None


US$696.50**
US$575.30            
US$478.60

all excluding building materials and gems

Shilalo
PL 2297/03

None


US$74.40

all excluding building materials and gems

Ngobo
PL 1559/00
PL 2680/04

PL 3493/05

None


US$300**
US$240.00

US$120.00

all excluding building materials and gems

Sima

PL 1560/00
PL 2681/04

PL 3494/05

None


US$514.50**
US$480.00

US$205.80

all excluding building materials and gems

*First renewal annual rental fees = US$30/sq.km.

  ** Second renewal annual rental fees = US$50/sq.km.

 

The Luhala property covers an area of approximately 128 76square kilometers.  The target on the Luhala property is gold stockwork mineralization associated with felsic rock units in dilational structures.  There is widespread gold mineralization on the property over a 6.25 square kilometer area.




The Company has incurred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $3,147,878 on the Luhala Property  to August 31, 2005.


Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography


Access to the Luhala Property is via the main Mwanza – Shinyanga road, which is a single lane, good to excellent quality, asphalt highway.  Approximately 45 kms south of Mwanza, a dirt road from a junction at the settlement of Manawa, leads southwest to the town of Misasi.  The property has year round access, although





seasonal winter rains, December to March, may result in flooding in low lying areas which are dominated by mbuga (black organic rich laustrine flood soils).  Most lowland areas are under active cultivation, corn, rice, beans and mixed crops, by subsistence farmers.  Low scrub and thorn bushes cover the small hills.  The area has been, for many years, deforested by local agricultural practices.


At Luhala, the mean elevation is approximately 1,200 m above sea level, with a series of small sub-rounded hills, rising up to one hundred metres above the surrounding plain.  These hills are typically formed by either resistive iron formations or felsic volcanic rocks.  Mafic volcanic rocks weather recessively and are typically only exposed in trenches through well formed laterite profiles.  Laterite development is extensive with brick-red laterites overlying weak mottled zones and saprolites at a depth of approximately 3-5 m’s.  Deep weathering penetrates 45 - 60 m’s vertically within the subsurface.


An enthusiastic and competent labor force is available through the surrounding villages, and local people have been routinely hired during the trenching, drilling and soil sampling programs conducted on this property.  However, no other significant infrastructure is available.


History


Luhala has had a significantly more protracted exploration history than Lunguya, beginning with the initial exploration by the then Tanganyikan Geological Survey in 1947.  The exploration history of Luhala may be summarized as:


LUHALA EXPLORATION HISTORY SYNOPSIS


Year

Operator

Work Performed

1947

Tanganyikan
Geological Survey

Underground adit, Shilalo West

1960’s

Unknown

Minor test pits and trenches

1994

Tan Range

Grab sampling and panning, Luhala Hills

1996

Tan Range

Airbourne magnetic survey, 505 m diamond drilling in two drillholesdrill holes

1997

JCI/Tan Range

MMI survey, 5,700 samples collected, geological mapping and sampling, 243 grab samples, gradient array IP over LahulaLuhala Hills, 5 DDH’s for 549 m

2000

Newmont/Tan Range

251 Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drillholesdrill holes

2001

Tan Range

10 DDH’s, 1204  m, trenching and sampling, 32 RAB holes, totaling 1969 m. Regional mapping

2002

Tan Range

Property mapping.

2003

Tan Range

Updated geological model

2004

Tan Range

Trenching Kisunge hill, 14 RC holes drilled on new model on Kisunge Hill.

2005

Tan Range

Re-logged all drill holes and trenches.  Drill preparation.


The sole activities conducted on the Luhala project during 2002 were mapping and surface sampling. No drilling programs were completed on the property in 2002.  The work programs at Luhala to date have greatly enhanced the Company’s understanding of the geological and structural environment on the property.  Drill  targets on the Kisunge hill based on an updated geological model, were drilled in 2004. A shallow, 14-hole drill program at Luhala was completed in September 2004 which was designed to validate a new structural model for a large surface gold-in-soil geochemical anomaly that was identified earlier on the property.







2005 Exploration Work


In preparation for the 2005 drill program on the Luhala Project, all RAB, RC, DDH holes and trenches were re-logged, areas with complex geology were ground-proofed and a geological interpretation map was produced. Drill roads and pads have been prepared for approximately 4,000 metres of drilling (50 holes).


RC drilling with the Company’s RC/RAB drill commenced in October 2005.  


Geology


Luhala is found within the eastern portion of the Buhungukira Belt, a local place name assigned to one to the eight greenstone belts in the Lake Victoria District.  These rocks are believed to be the eastern continuation of the Geita  Greenstone Belt and consist of dominantly Upper Nyanzian rock sequences.


In the Luhala area, the predominant structural grain is dominated by an early deformational event which has deformed all supracrustal rocks into tight, south to southwest plunging, west overturned, synforms and antiforms.  The short limbs of these folds may have east-west strikes and modest, 40 degree south dips. The long limbs of these folds have north to northeast strikes and generally much steeper, 60 – 80 degree, and east dips.


At Luhala, three principal mineralized zones have been identified. These include Kisunge Hill, Shilalo South, and Shilalo West.  All of the three principal mineralized areas are linked by a common southwest plunging antiform, the limbs of which are separated by 500 to 800 m’s and converge just south of Line 6200 E and 3800 N.  Mineralization to Kisunge Hill is associated with a chert – felsic volcanic contact.  As Shilalo South, structurally controlled gold mineralization closely tracks the position of a massive to locally well-bedded chert or cherty iron formation.  The results of diamond drilling in Shilalo West strongly outline the importance of the felsic volcanic - chert – structural sites and gold association.  For example, borehole LSD – 08A is collared in the hangingwall to the Shilalo West mineralized zone, traverses the host rhyolite-chert litholog y,lithology, and terminates in the footwall.  This borehole intersected significant gold mineralization of 3.55 g/t Au over 5 m near the hangingwall contact of the felsic volcanic rocks, and is mineralized repeatedly at over one gram ranges throughout much of the felsic host interval, which in this borehole is over 35 metres thick.


The felsic volcanic rock package at Shilalo West once again presents an excellent structural site for the development of dilatant sites and gold mineralization.  As at Shilalo South, a well defined planar, brittle-ductile structural zone was not identified at Shilalo West.  Gold distribution is likely related to volumes of extensional and shear extensional veinlets, which are developed within the felsic volcanic rocks at or near, the felsic volcanic “red tuff” contact.


Exploration


ExplorationDrilling with the Company’s combination RC/RAB drill commenced in October 2005.  In December 2005, the Company announced initial results from a 29 hole RC/RAB drilling program at Luhala has includedthat significantly expanded the following material work:resource potential on the property.   During this phase of drilling, a specific emphasis was placed on determining the structural controls for the higher grade mineralization, producing a 3-D model of the mineralization for follow-up in 2006.


1.

A Phase 4 drill program was initiated at Luhala in February 2006, with the first results reported shortly thereafter in March. The developmentdrill program included 40 RC holes, representing some 2,519 metres of drilling within the Kisunge Central, West, Northeast and Southeast Zones. The Kisunge Central and West Zones were found to combine to form the Kisunge Central Zone.  Drilling of the Kisunge East Zones confirmed the presence of a strong, 1:5,000 scale geological map base tiedhigher grade zone of rocks that extends from the Kisunge Northeast Zone to sub-surface geological data. The geological base has strong predictive value and may be usedwest of the Kisunge Southeast Zone. These rocks form a steeply plunging anti-clinorium, a regional fold (bend) structure that is composed of smaller folds. This whole zone was subsequently referred to guide and interpret bothas the results of historical drilling and plan future programs.Kisunge Main Zone.


2.Among the better results returned from the Kisunge Central Zone were 4.0 metres of 6.0 g/t and 5. 0 metres grading 5.18 g/t. Notable results from the Kisunge Main Zone included 7.0 metres averaging 6.83 g/t and 5.0 metres grading 5.18 g/t.


Results from the Phase 5 drill program were released in April 2006 and confirmed that the Kisunge Main Zone hosted anomalous gold values along a strike length of 1,200 metres, excluding a zone some 200 metres wide where a barren dyke cut across the mineralized trend.  The holes in the Main Zone were designed to intersect and test the gold potential in the most prospective stratigraphic package (rock unit) at a shallow depth as





no trenching had been conducted in this area before to establish near-surface mineral potential.  The best values from the Kisunge Main Zone in Phase 5 included 4.0 metres averaging 5.69 g/t along with 3 metres grading 3.29 g/t.   A Phase 6 drill program was completed in April 2006 and included 15 RC drill holes representing some 986 metres of drilling. All the RC holes were drilled in the Main Zone as no access was available to further test the Kiginga anomaly due to heavy rainfall. Three holes were drilled on the eastern limb of the Main Zone and 12 holes on the southern limb. Among the better values reported were: 3.0 metres of 2.50 g/t, 2.0 metres grading 2.39 g/t and 6.0 metres averaging 2.35 g/t.  A Phase 7 drill program was completed in August 2006 with the results reported immediately after the company’s fiscal year end. This particular phase consisted of nine diamond drill holes aggregating some 99 1 metres, all of which tested the eastern limb of the Kisunge Main Zone.


Because diamond drilling conductedproduces a cylindrical core sample, invaluable structural information was obtained during 2001this program which showed the gold deposit to have a shallow dip that will require further RC drilling for definition purposes. Some of the most notable results from this program included 3.0 metres @ 7.89 g/t, 2.44 metres averaging 3.90 g/t and 1.44 metres @ 10.95 g/t.


The Company has incurred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $4,079,789 on the Luhala property was successful in “ground truthing” the interpreted structural style and conclusively demonstrating the association of multi-gram per tonne gold mineralization at well defined structural and stratigraphic sites, particularly antiform – synform closures near felsic volcanic –  tuff contacts.Property  to August 31, 2006.


Mineralization


At Luhala, gold mineralization is associated with zones of diffuse silicification, localized around small cm and mm scale fractures within competent chert and felsic volcanic rock units.  Major discordant vein





structures are not identified and planar high strain zones are absent.  The width of these intersections may be estimated as approximately true width but this may only be ascertained through the construction of a complete set of geological sections which reconcile sub-surface and surface geological data.  Currently these kinds of sections are available for only a few of the total required areas.


No specific gravity data have been calculated for any of the rocks cored in these intervals and without strong cross sectional control, no reliable resource estimates for any of the principal mineralized zones at Kisunge, Shilalo South and Shilalo West may be calculated.


Drilling


Drilling programs were completed on the Luhala prospecting license in 2001, consisting of nine diamond drill holes, totaling 1,865 metres with an average depth of 207 metres.  The holes were planned along the three best RAB section lines (7400E, 7600E and 8000E) on Kisunge Hill, as well as some testing of a lower ranked target on the Shilalo South.  Some gold mineralization was encountered, including 4.3 metres at 1.84 g/t, 8.5 metres at 1.23 g/t, and 14.4 metres at 5.72 g/t, using a 1g/t cut-off.  Diamond drilling has shown that these gold zones doare not continue at depth.steep.  The distribution of gold at Kisunge would appear to be flat or near flatto moderately dipping.  There is insufficient drill hole coverage to tie up the numerous different rock types found at depth.  Most of the drill holes stopped in fresh rock, but it is not possible to model the significance of these rock types at depth.


No drilling programs were conducted during 2002 or 2003 on the Luhala Property, but a further US$100,000 in RC drilling was performed during the 2004 exploration season.  The Kisunge hill area was targeted where trenching in 2001 identified numerous zones of surface mineralization.


In March-April, 2004, old trenches from L7400E to L7600E as well as the trench on L8000E were cleaned to expose the floor of the trench for remapping. Four new trenches were excavated, the first along L7650E. The remaining three trenches were excavated along E-W lines to determine if N-S structures (similar to that shown at Kisunge outlier) might have a determining control on gold mineralization at Kisunge hill.


The trenches intersected the following positive results:


T7650E

12.4 g/t Au / 9m including 16.6 g/t Au / 6m

T4180N

1.27 g/t Au / 8m

T4265N

8.43 g/t Au / 2m

T4290N

2.82 g/t Au / 29m including 4.69 g/t Au / 11m


BasedAs detailed above under Exploration, RC/RAB and diamond drilling programs continued on these results 14 shallow RC holes were drilled on Kisunge returning the following better results:


KISUNGE WEST ZONE:


Section 1:


Hole No

From

Intersection

Grade

Including

      From

LRC-19:

0m

      40m

2.40 g/t

8m @ 4.45g/t              30m

LRC-20:

2m

      39m

1.69g/t

7m @ 3.86g/t

       28m

57m

        3m

1.09g/t

65m

        5m

1.25g/t

 (end of hole).

LRC-21:

26m

      14m

1.81g/t

4m @ 2.67g/t

       33m

62m

        4m

1.10g/t

LRC-22:

46m

      12m

0.92g/t


Section 2:


Hole No

From

Intersection

Grade

Including

      From

LRC-25:

10m

      26.5m

1.10g/t

6m @ 2.11g/t              28m





NB, hole ends in gold zone.


KISUNGE CENTRAL ZONE:


Section 4:


Hole No

From

Intersection

Grade

Including

      From

LRC-26:

 3m

       8m

4.48 g/t

LRC-27:

11m

       8m

1.91g/t

4m @ 3.04g/t

        11m

                                LRC-28:

 2m                                 6m                    1.26g/t


                                20m                              14m                    1.28g/t                   3m @ 2.09g/t                 26m


Section 5:


Hole No

From

Intersection

Grade

Including

      From

LRC-23:

   1m

       12m

1.42g/t

4m @ 3.26g/t

        5m

 23m

         2m

1.11g/t  (end of hole)


KISUNGE EAST ZONE:


Section 6:


Hole No

From

Intersection

Grade

Including

      From

LRC-24:

  52m

       4m

3.29g/t (end of hole)

LRC-29:

  44m

       5m

0.85


This mineralization will be followed up with a more detailed RC program.  The above technical information for the 2004 trenching and drilling program was reviewed and verified by Mr. Peter Chadwick, M.Sc., the Company’s qualified person for the Luhala Property.property throughout fiscal 2006.


THE LUHALA PROPERTY IS WITHOUT KNOWN MINERAL RESERVES AND ANY PROPOSED EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS AN EXPLORATORY SEARCH FOR ORE.






Lunguya Project Area


Property Description and Location


The Lunguya Property is located in the Kahama District of Tanzania(see property location map), and the Company’s interest therein is held indirectly through Tanzam.  The Lunguya Property is situated in the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belts, approximately 100 kms by air to the southwest of Mwanza and about 15 kms south of  Bulyanhulu.  The Lunguya Property consists of seven (7)eight (8)  prospecting licenses (namely, the Lunguya 1766/01 and 2828/04, Lunguya East 1887/02 and 3273/05, Shilela North 2059/02 and 4074/06, Shilela  2472/04 and Lunguya West PL 2193/03).  These prospecting licenses are in good standing with respect to required filings and payments with the Government of Tanzania, although the Lunguya East prospecting license (1887/02) is under application for renewal.Tanzania.


With respect to Lunguya PL 1766/02, in January, 2003, a Shareholder’s Agreement was entered into wherein a new company, Lunguya Mining Company Limited (“LMC”), was created to form a joint venture between Northern Mining Consultancy Company Limited (“NMCCL”), Tanzam and LMC.  Tanzam has a 60% shareholding and NMCCL has the remaining 40% shareholding in LMC.






The Lunguya Property covers an area of 323 square kilometers.  There are no work requirements, and property payments on each of licenses are as follows:


Prospecting License

Annual Rentals &
Preparation Fees 

Minerals Covered

Lunguya
PL 1766/01
PL 2828/04


US$1,071.30*
US$714.20

all excluding building
materials and gemstones

Lunguya East
PL 1887/02                                    


PL 3273/05


US$1,272.60* 


US$848.40

as above

Shilela North
PL 2059/02                                    PL 4074/06


US$685.60
US $542.80

as above

Shilela
PL 2472/04


US$1,025.00

as above

Lunguya West
PL 2193/03


US$1,622.80

as above

* First renewal annual rental fees = US$30/sq.km.


Through prospecting and mining option agreements, the Company has options to acquire interests ranging from 60% to 75% in the seven (7)eight (8)  licenses.  To maintain the options, the Company is required to make certain expenditures and fund all exploration costs of the properties.  During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, the Company abandoned one of the licenses, and wrote-off $35,342 in costs deferred to such license.  There are no royalties to the original license holder.  At Shilela North, through a Prospecting and Mining Option Agreement signed by Tanzam dated June 25, 1999, the Company has a right to obtain a 70% working interest in this project and no royalties are required.  The payment schedule is identical at Shilela.  At Lunguya East, the Company can earn up to a 70% interest and no royalty is required.  For PL 1990/02, through a Prospecting and Mining Option AgreementAgree ment dated Jun eJune 10, 1999, the Company can earn a right to obtain a 75% working interest in this project and no royalty is required; an initial payment of US$50,000 was made and no annual payments are required.


Internal to the Lunguya prospecting license (1766/01) is a small approximately 1.0 square kilometre primary mining license (“PML”).  The PML is currently held by Mr. Joseph Magunila who is exploiting the Nyamakwenge Reefs.  Negotiations for control and the validity of this license is currently under discussion with





relevant private and government third parties.  Portions of the currently known veins at Lunguya and some of the RC and Lunguya diamond drilling, conducted by the Company in 2002, lie within this mining license.


The Company has deferred total net costs (after any recoveries and write offs) of $2,793,161 on the Lunguya Property to August 31, 2005.  The Company carried out limited exploration in 2005 undertaking regional biogeochemical (BGC) surveys across the entire Project Area.


Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography


The Lunguya Property can be reached by plane from Mwanza to an airstrip accommodating Bulyanhuylu or by road via Geita up to the Bulyanhulu/Kahama road intersection. From Kahama, the property is located approximately 8 kms to the south, toward Lunguya village. Secondary roads and trails traverse the property. The Nyamakwenge Reef, located in the northeastern part of the property, can be accessed using a 12 kms dirt tract passing to the north of the property.  Climate and elevation are similar to the Luhala Property.


Very little outcrop (less than 1%) has been identified at Lunguya.  The entire property is flat and covered largely by granitic sands and grey orange laterities derived from granitic sources.  Like Luhala, Lunguya is





actively cultivated, but also is being actively mined by a few score artisenalartisanal miners along the trend of the Nyamakwenge Reefs.  No significant infrastructure, power or water is available on site.  However, the entire infrastructure of the region including electricity, air transport, health clinics, schools, and improved road networks, have been greatly improved due to the proximity to Barrick’s Bulyanhulu mine, some 20 kms to the north.


History


Exploration in the Lunguya area has had a much briefer history than the exploration of the Luhala area.  Reconnaissance overviews of this area are documented, but no significant historical exploration activities are known to the Company.  The license was acquired by the Company in 2001 and a program of bulk leach extractable gold (BLEG) sampling, geological mapping, rock sampling, reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling was initiated.


Geology


The very limited outcrop exposures on the Lunguya concession necessitate development of a geological and interpretive environment largely based on geophysical interpretations.


Regionally, Lunguya is located near the eastern terminus of the inner volcanic arc, lower Nyanzian, of the Sukumaland Greenstone belt.  The succession is dominated by tholeiitic volcanic rocks containing lesser felsic tuffaceous rocks and  argillaceous horizons cut by thin quartz porphyry dykes and sills.  The thick, banded iron formation and felsic flows characteristic of the outer arc Upper Nyanzian sequence are absent. Most of the map scale granite – greenstone contacts strike north-south.  No information is available with respect to the orientation of sub-surface contacts.


At Lunguya, all currently known, auriferous structural zones track at an oblique angle, the eastern granodiorite-mafic volcanic contact.  Auriferous veins strike at 020° to 030° with the dominant intrusive volcanic contact trending at approximately 360°.  On the property scale, two 330° trending fault  structures are interpreted to offset the Lunguya vein into two fault repeated vein segments, having strike lengths of  approximately 180 and 300 m.  A few score artesinalartisanal miners have exploited these veins to a depth not exceeding 30 vertical m’s subsurface. A second set of auriferous reefs, the Nyikoboko Reefs, are located 12 kilometres to the south. This area is associated with a smaller set of largely inactive artisanal dumps and workings.


Based on the aeromagnetic data a new model has been proposed whereby a large NS trending shear zone is believed to exist below a thick black cotton soil (mbuga) cover. The thin veins associated with the Nyikoboko and Nyamakwengwe reefs probably represent secondary structures from the main shear. This idea has been tested using biogeochemistry and results are pending.


Exploration


Exploration at Lunguya has included the following material work:


1.

Rock geochemical surveys were successful in defining the principal mineralized trends of auriferous vein systems at Lunguya.  Reconnaissance mapping programs have established a spatial relationship of granite greenstone contacts to the localization of auriferous quartz veins.  The proximity of these contacts is clear at both the Nyamakewnge and Nyikoboko Reefs.


2.

Diamond drilling programs on the Nyamakwenge and Nyikoboko Reefs have been successful in demonstrating excellent geological continuity of the vein systems. Continuity of gold grades within  these vein systems is more problematic.






3.

In combination with geological mapping, diamond drill programs have established the strong likelihood that the Western and Eastern Reefs at Nyamakwange represent a common, fault repeated vein system with dextral and reverse offsets.  The re-constructed length of the known segments of this vein system is approximately 475 m’s.  The vein ranges in thickness, cross sectional indicated, from 1.0 to 8.0 m’s.


4.

Using right handed or dextral offsets, several apparently unrelated geochemical anomalies may be tied to interpreted dextral fault offsets of the Lunguya vein system.


2005 Exploration Work


During the 2005 exploration period, an auger drilling program was initiated on the Lunguya project area to test various anomalies reported in previous exploration programs. The aim of this particular program was to start testing some of the less attractive RAB drill targets while waiting the arrival of the drill rig in Mwanza.  The Company carried out limited exploration in 2005 undertaking regional biogeochemical (BGC) surveys across the entire Project area.


Limited exploration activities were carried out on the Lunguya property during fiscal 2006.  The greater portion of the shear zone is covered by mbuga, and to test the idea biogeochemistry was conducted in 2003 over the mbuga on a 400m x 50m grid system where some 2,291 samples were collected. Abundant one point gold anomalies with pathfinder support have been identified. These will be tested with IP in the 2007 dry season.


The Company has deferred total net costs (after any recoveries and write offs) of $2,826,034 on the Lunguya Property to August 31, 2006.  


Mineralization


Lunguya is a mineralized brittle ductile strain zone, developing internal to a major granite-greenstone contact. Gold is associated with one fault offset vein which is likely broken into two segments, the Western and Eastern reefs.  Lesser veins are also present.  Initial sampling of artisenalartisanal vein waste dumps indicated the presence of well mineralized dump samples.  The site contained greater than 200 of these small pits-shafts ranging from 1 to 20 metres deep.


Diamond drill and RC programs at Lunguya have demonstrated excellent geological continuity of the Nyamakwenge West and East Reefs but weaker continuity of grade.  The difficulty in obtaining representative gold grades from small core samples of vein material containing coarse particulate gold is a well documented phenomenon.  Significant assays obtained during the 2002 diamond drill program at Lunguya are summarized in Table 4 of the Luhala and Lunguya 2002 Report.  Widths in these boreholes are approximately true widths and the boreholes have been collared roughly perpendicular to the strike and dip of the mineralized structural zones.


Drilling


Two programs of drilling where initiated on the Lunguya property during 2002. This included a seven hole RC program totaling 535 metres completed in late August 2002.  A follow-up diamond drill program consisting of 1175 metres, in 18 boreholes was completed in November and December of 2002.


Core recovery measurements where made on site by geotechnician of the Company.  RC boreholes (LGRC 01 – 07) utilized the same grid system as the diamond drill program.  The location of all drill collars were marked with concrete monuments.  Drilling was concentrated on the Lunguya Reefs (11 boreholes) with three boreholes completed on the Nyikoboko Reefs.  A series of geological cross-sections and plans (Figures 10 to Figure 18 in the Luhala and Lunguya 2002 Report), summarize the results of these programs.  Both RC and diamond drill data are combined on these sections.  Drill collar locations for 12 diamond holes and 7 RC holes on the Nyamakwenge Reefs are shown on Figure 9 of the Luhala and Lunguya 2002 Report.  Drill logs for diamond drill holes are compiled on Appendix III and for RC holes in Appendix IV of the Luhala and Lunguya 2002 Report.  Assay results for diamond dril ldiam ond drill holes are compiled in Appendix V and RC assay data in Appendix VI of the Luhala and Lunguya 2002 Report.


THE LUNGUYA PROPERTY IS WITHOUT KNOWN MINERAL RESERVES AND ANY EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS AN EXPLORATORY SEARCH FOR ORE.






Tulawaka Project Area


The Tulawaka Project is located in the Biharamulo District of Kagera Region of Tanzania and is approximately 160 kilometers west-southwest of Mwanza town.Mwanza.  The Tulawaka Project consists of fifteen (15)





nine (9) prospecting licenses, including three (3)six (6) licenses held through Tanzam.   These prospecting licenses are in good standing with respect to required filings and payments with the Government of Tanzania.  The Company has incurred $1,429,503$955,269 in total costs on the Tulawaka Project to August 31, 2005.  Twelve2006.  Two of the Tulawaka prospecting licences are under option to MDN.  


The Tulawaka Project covers an area of approximately 391297 square kilometers.  The property lies on an east-west magnetic trend, between the Kakindu gold discovery (Ashanti) and the Tuluwaka gold discovery (Pangea).  RAB (rotary air blast) drilling on the Mnekezi property intersected mineralized chert sequences which included intersections of 5 meters @ 0.26 grams/tonne gold, 3 meters @ 0.24 grams/tonne gold and 1 meter @ 0.37 grams/tonne gold.  The majorityMuch of this project has been joint ventured to MDN.


2005 Exploration Work


In October 2005, MDN announced significant drill intersections from their initial drill program in the Tulawaka Area:


Hole No

Interval

(metres)

Intercept Length

(metres)

Gold

(grams/tonne)

NTRAB 14

28-37

9.0

7.27

NTRAB 15

8-9

1.0

1.60

 

14-16

2.0

2.60

NTRAB 16

4-7

3.0

7.63

 

29-31

2.0

22.45

NTRAB 17

5-9

4.0

13.34

NTRAB 18

6-7

1.0

3.70

NTRAB 20

7-9

2.0

2.03


MDN noted that the holes were drilled at 60° to the horizontal and were sited “heel-to-toe” on the drill fences to ensure they completely overlapped.  Target depth was 70 metres and the drill fences were spaced approximately 150 metres apart.  The drilling employed RAB and RC techniques.


The discovery area is located approximately 15 kilometres from the Tulawaka Gold Mine (Barrick 70% - MDN 30%) and extends for a strike distance of approximately 0.4 kilometres and across a width of 0.3 kilometres. It was tested initially by four drill fences comprising 23 drill holes for a total of 1,475 metres. MDN reported that the target evaluated in the drill program was previously unknown and still remains open along strike and at depth.


According to MDN, a follow up drilling program is being arranged in order to further investigate the gold mineralization that has just been discovered and to probe two additional targets in other nearby Prospecting Licenses.


The recent program tested three targets, two of which revealed significant gold intersections as reported above. Located about 10 kilometres from an earlier discovery made by MDN in the region, MDN describes the latest find as “an entirelyentirel y different gold occurrence.”


MDN said “both gold discoveries are interpreted as being associated with shear zones that are close to the contact of volcanic and granitic rocks, and both remain open on strike and at depth. We are confident that yet more significant gold occurrences will be found in this region, which has remained virtually unexplored until now”.


Samples from the MDN drill program were prepared and analyzed by Humac Laboratories in Tanzania. The anomalous results were subsequently independently checked by the ALS Chemex laboratory in South Africa. The drilling program was carried out under the direction of Geologist Brian Lloyd, supervised by Carlos





Bertoni, P.Geo., a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.






In October 2005, MDN announced a significant gold discovery on a Prospecting License (PL) held under option from the Company in the Tulawaka region of Tanzania.  In March 2006, MDN announced assay results from the Isozibi gold discovery on PL2182/03 which is located about 17 kilometres northwest of the Tulawaka gold mine’s process plant. The discovery is known to extend for approximately one kilometre along strike and across a width of 0.9 kilometres. This previously unknown gold occurrence is associated with fracture zones in iron formations, a particularly attractive environment for the emplacement of gold deposits.  The discovery was tested by 26 RC drill holes for a total of 2,582 metres. Among the most significant drill intersections from this initial drill program were 2.0 metres averaging 4.4 g/t and 1.0 metre grading 3.25 g/t.


On November 15, 2006, MDN announced significant assay results from the RC drill program they carried out on the Viyonza Zone, which includes the Nyantimba license optioned from the Company.


THE TULAWAKA PROPERTY IS WITHOUT KNOWN MINERAL RESERVES AND ANY EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS AN EXPLORATORY SEARCH FOR ORE.


Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties


The following discussion regarding the Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties below is summarized in part from a technical report prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101F dated March 21, 2002 entitled, “Project Technical Review on 52 Prospecting Licenses, Lake Victoria Goldfields Tanzania” by Stephen R. McMullan, P. Geo. of  Poseidon Geophysics (Pty) Ltd. (the “52 PL Report”).  The reader is referred to the complete text of the 52 PL Report, which is available atwww.sedar.com, filed on March 28, 2002 under the heading, “Technical Reports”.


Property Description and Location


Tanzam, a privately held mineral investment company wholly-owned by the Company, currently holds various interests in 141121 prospecting licenses in the Lake Victoria Goldfields Belts of north-western Tanzania (the “LVGB”) in order to explore for economic mineral deposits.


Tanzam engaged Geodass (Pty) Limited of Johannesburg, South Africa (now Fugro Airborne Surveys (Pty) Limited) to undertake and manage an integrated mineral exploration program in the LVGB in August 1999. The exploration program was designed primarily to explore for gold mineralisation, without bias for mode of occurrence. Other commodities including base metals, diamonds and industrial minerals were also considered and suitable exploration methods were adopted for a multi-commodity approach.


As of the date hereof, Tanzam holds interests in the following licenses:


Book #

JV Partner

JV%

Project Area

Old PL#

New PL#

Sq Km

1

Wazawa Limited

65%

Ushirombo, Kahama

752/97

1846/01

18.01

79

Tanzam (Wazawa Limited)

65%

Ushirombo, Kahama

Relinquished 1/2 1846/01 (1st renewal)

3147/05

10.49

161

Tanzam (Wazawa Limited)

65%

Ushirombo, Kahama

Relinquished 1/2 1846/01 (2nd renewal)

3180/05

11.10

2

Martedo Investment

65%

Diabohika Bukombe

1795/01

1795/01

12.01

153

E. Bingi (Martedo Investment)

65%

Diabohika Bukombe

Relinquished 1/2 1795/01

2896/04

12.01

3

Afrigold Limited

65%

Igando, Biharamulo

1798/01

1798/01

35.39

148

Tanzam (Hasanet for Afrigold)

65%

Igando, Birharamulo

Relinquished 1/2 1798/01

2925/04

41.82

4

Tanzam

100%

Bwanga, Kahama

1946/02

1946/02

36.18

175


Tancan


100%


Bwanga, Kahama


Relinquished 1/2 1946/02 (1st renewal

3496/05


36.18


5

Jope Buisness/ Mineral Industries

65%

Nyambale, Geita

1951/02

Appl. R-446

51.45

177

Tanzam (Jope Business/Mineral Ind

65%

Nyambale, Geita

1951/02

3631/05

51.45

7

Tese Mining/F-Bminerals

51%

Runazi, Biharamulo

750/97

2102/02

90.3

8

Jope Business

65%

Kisengo, Biharamulo

1275/99

2448/04

78.88

9

Jope Business

65%

Nyaesero, Biharamulo

1218/99

2182/03

82.31

Book #

JV Partner

JV%

Project Area

Old PL#

New PL#

Sq Km

1

Wazawa Limited

65%

Ushirombo, Kahama

752/97

1846/01

18.01

79

Tanzam (Wazawa Limited)

65%

Ushirombo, Kahama

Relinquished 1/2 1846/01 (1st renewal)

3147/05

10.49

2

Martedo Investment

65%

Diabohika Bukombe

1795/01

Appl. R-724

6.0

 

Martedo Investment

65%

Diabohika Bukombe

Relinquished 1/2 PL 1795/01 (1st renewal)

Appl. 4269

6.0

3

Afrigold Limited

65%

Igando, Biharamulo

1798/01

Appl. R-725

17.70

 

Afrigold Limited

65%

Igando, Biharamulo

Relinquished 1/2 PL 1798/01 (1st renewal)

Appl. 4270

17.70

4

Tanzam

100%

Bwanga, Kahama

1946/02

1946/02

36.18








10

Tanzam

100%

Kaniha, Biharamulo

1947/02

1947/02

60.35

176


Tancan


100%


Kaniha, Birharamulo


Relinquished 1/2 1947/02 (1st renewal)

3497/05


60.02


13

Tanzam

100%

Kaniha, Biharamulo

1250/98

2192/03

132.6

15

Tese Mining/ F-B Minerals

51%

Kigosi

936/98

2040/02

83.99

16

Bazo Enterprises

65%

Kigosi

1775/01

1775/01

19.97

157

Y. Shekwavi (Bazo Enterprises)

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1775/01

2927/04

19.80

17

Afrigold Limited

65%

Kigosi

1796/01

1796/01

42.17

149

Hasanet Ltd. (Afrigold Limited)

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1796/01

2925/04

41.82

18

Martedo Investment

65%

Kigosi

1400/99

2449/04

34.28

19

Tanzam

100%

Kigosi

1251/99

2191/03

147.4

20

Abby’s Mining Co

65%

Kigosi

1854/2001

1854/2001

67.87

159

Tanzam (Abby’s Mining Co.)

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1854/01

3178/05

86.38

21

Madaba Minerals Ltd.

70%

Lunguya

1887/02

R-371

42.42

164

Tanzam (Madaba Minerals Ltd.)

70%

Lunguya

Relinquished 1/2 1887/02

3273/05

42.42

22

Wazawa Limited

65%

Ushirombo

1749/01

1749/01

33.51

97

Tanzam (Wazawa Limited)

65%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1749/01

2832/04

33.73

23

Martedo Investment

65%

Ushirombo

1794/01

1794/01

26.23

152

E. Bingi (Martedo Investment)

65%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1794/01

2895/04

26.40

24

Charles Shumbi

70%

Kigosi

1762/01

1762/01

17.28

96

Tanzam (Charles Shumbi)

70%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1762/01

2833/04

17.29

28

Northern Mining Consultancy

60%

Lunguya

1766/01

1766/01

35.7

93

Tanzam (Northern  Mining Consultancy)

60%

Lunguya

Relinquished 1/2 1766/01

2828/04

35.71

29

Reapa Bus. Assoc. Inc.

65%

Mbogwe

1942/02

1942/02

77.15

174

Tanzam (Reapa Bus. Assoc)

65%

Mbogwe

Relinquished 1/2 1942/02 (1st renewal)

3495/05

77.15

30

Abby’s Mining Co.

65%

Lunguya

639/97

2193/03

81.14

31

Abby’s Mining Co.

65%

Mbogwe

RL196/99

2194/03

138.2

32

Abby’s Mining Co.

65%

Mbogwe

RL195/99

2195/03

161.2

33

JSN Limited

70%

Itetemia

1300/99

2374/04

13.41

34

Dalles & Shamwada

65%

Biharamulo

1269/99

2510/04

102.9

35

Germina Lukuvi

65%

Kanegele

1815/01

1815/01

18.96

155

Germina Lukuvi

65%

Kanegele

Relinquished 1/2 1815/01

2976/04

18.51

36

Zahabu Investments

70%

Lunguya

1320/99

2059/02

34.28

37

Fenites Limited

70%

Lunguya

1307/99

2472/04

51.25

38

Afrigold Limited

70%

Mbogwe

1308/99

2455/04

143.4

Book #

JV Partner

JV%

Project Area

Old PL#

New PL#

Sq Km

175


Tancan


100%


Bwanga, Kahama


Relinquished 1/2 1946/02 (1st renewal

3496/05


36.18


5

Jope Buisness/ Mineral Industries

65%

Nyambale, Geita

1951/02

1951/02

51.45

177

Tanzam (Jope Business/Mineral Ind

65%

Nyambale, Geita

1951/02

3631/05

51.45

7

Tese Mining/F-B Minerals

51%

Runazi, Biharamulo

2102/02

Appl. R-582

44.5

 

Tese Mining/F-B Minerals

(Sigo for Tese)

51%

Runazi, Biharamulo

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2102/02

Appl. 3510

45.79

8

Jope Business

65%

Kisengo, Biharamulo

1275/99

2448/04

78.88

9

Jope Business

65%

Nyaesero, Biharamulo

2182/03

Appl. R-638

41.16

 

Tanzam (Jope Business)

65%

Nyaesero, Biharamulo

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2182/03

Appl. 3755

41.16

10

Tanzam

100%

Kaniha, Biharamulo

1947/02

1947/02

60.35

176


Tancan


100%


Kaniha, Birharamulo


Relinquished 1/2 1947/02 (1st renewal)

3497/05


60.02


15

Tese Mining/ F-B Minerals

51%

Kigosi

2040/02

Appl. R-536

42.0

 

Tanzam (Tese Mining)

51%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 2040/02 (1st renewal)

Appl. 3301

42.0

16

Bazo Enterprises

65%

Kigosi

1775/01

Appl. R-714

9.98

 

Bazo Enterprises

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1775/01 (2nd renewal)

Appl. 4184

9.98

157

Y. Shekwavi (Bazo Enterprises)

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1775/01

2927/04

19.80

17

Afrigold Limited

65%

Kigosi

1796/01

Appl. R-726

21.08

 

Afrigold Limited

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 PL 1796/01 (2nd renewal)

Appl. 4271

21.8

149

Hasanet Ltd. (Afrigold Limited)

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1796/01 (1st renewal)

2925/04

41.82

18

Martedo Investment

65%

Kigosi

1400/99

2449/04

34.28

19

Tanzam

100%

Kigosi

2191/03

Appl. R-635

73.99

 

Tanzam

100%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2191/03 (1st renewal)

Appl. 3776

73.41

20

Abby’s Mining Co

65%

Kigosi

1854/2001

1854/2001

67.87

159

Tanzam (Abby’s Mining Co.)

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1854/01

3178/05

86.38

21

Madaba Minerals Ltd.

70%

Lunguya

1887/02

1887/02

42.42

164

Tanzam (Madaba Minerals Ltd.)

70%

Lunguya

Relinquished 1/2 1887/02

3273/05

42.42

96

Tanzam (Charles Shumbi)

70%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1762/01

2833/04

17.29

28

Northern Mining Consultancy

60%

Lunguya

1766/01

Appl. R-700

17.855








39

Afrigold Limited

65%

Ushirombo

1797/01

1797/01

26.23

100

Hasanet Limited (Afrigold Limited)

65%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1797/01

2923/04

26.40

42

JSN Limited

65%

Kanegele

847/97

2056/02

23.14

43

Afrigold Limited

65%

Kanegele

1311/99

2502/04

51.41

45

Sigo Gems

65%

Kigosi

1853/2001

1853/2001

11

162

Tanzam (Sigo Gems)

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1853/01

3181/05

11

47

Digitel Holdings

70%

Geita

1086/98

2506/04

51.45

50

Tamo Geo-Consult

80%

Ushirombo

1401/99

1401/99

38.09

81

Tanzam (Tamo Geo-Consult)

80%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1401/99

2466/04

74.60

51

Tamo Geo-Consult

80%

Ushirombo

1402/99

1402/99

21.91

74

Tanzam (Tamo Geo-Consult)

80%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1402/99

(2nd renewal)

3102/05

21.81

82

Tanzam (Geo-Consult)

80%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1402/99

(1st renewal)

2467/04

43.57

53

Tangulf Express Ltd.

85%

Majimoto

 

2070/02

50.81

54

RSR (T) Ltd.

90%

Mwadui

 

2513/04

8.381

55

RSR (T) Ltd.

85%

Kanegele

 

2514/04

59.42

56

Teddy & Co.

90%

Igunga

 

2541/04

58.23

57

Hasanet Limited

90%

Mwadui

 

2285/03

102.7

58

State Mining Co.

80%

Nzega

 

2576/04

103.8

59

Capri General

85%

Kanegele

1761/01

1761/01

44.47

60

F. Mjasambu & Partners

90%

Mwadui

 

2701/04

28.44

61

Tanzam

100%

Mwadui

 

2704/04

14.75

62

Tanzam

100%

Mwadui

 

2705/04

128.3

63

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2707/04

205.2

64

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

2708/04

64.04

65

Abby’s Mining Co.

90%

Kanegele

 

2688/04

13.71

66

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2827/04

146.2

67

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2831/04

117.3

68

Hydro-Geos Consulting

90%

Mwadui

 

PLR 2813/04

217.8

69

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2706/04

428.4

70

Assalaam Almasi

85%

Mwadui

 

2843/04

72.0

71

Givex Company Limited

90%

Kibara

 

2785/04

90.96

73

B. Nguka

85%

Kanagele

 

3098/05

57.42

75

F.Mbaga

85%

Kibara

 

2931/04

127.50

76

Tanzam

100%

Igunga

 

3112./05

26.36

77

Tanzam

100%

Mwadui

 

3113/05

22.70

78

Mdabwa/Yusufu

90%

Kibara

 

3146/05

103.0

150

RSR (Tanzania) Limited

85%

Mwadui

 

2462/04

51.43

151

F. Mbaga

85%

Nzega

 

2930/04

64.35

156

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2966/04

694.20

158

B. Nguka

85%

Mwadui

 

3172/05

99.70

Book #

JV Partner

JV%

Project Area

Old PL#

New PL#

Sq Km

 

Northern Mining Consultancy

60%

Lunguya

Relinquished 1/2 PL 1766/01 (2nd renewal)

Appl. 4119

17.855

93

Tanzam (Northern  Mining Consultancy)

60%

Lunguya

Relinquished 1/2 1766/01

2828/04

35.71

29

Tanzam (Reapa Bus. Assoc. Inc.)

65%

Mbogwe

1942/02

1942/02

77.15

174

Tanzam (Reapa Bus. Assoc)

65%

Mbogwe

Relinquished 1/2 1942/02 (1st renewal)

3495/05

77.15

30

Tanzam (Abby’s Mining Co.)

65%

Lunguya

2193/03

Appl. R-637

40.57

 

Tancan (Abby’s Mining Co.)

65%

Lunguya

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2193/03 (1st renewal)

Appl. 3775

40.57

31

Tanzam (Abby’s Mining Co.)

65%

Mbogwe

 2194/03

Appl. R-634

69.73

 

Tancan (Abby’s Mining Co.)

65%

Mbogwe

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2194/03

Appl. 3774

68.44

32

Tanzam (Abby’s Mining Co.)

65%

Mbogwe

2195/03

Appl. R-636

82.29

 

Tancan (Abby’s Mining Co.)

65%

Mbogwe

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2195/03 (1st renewal)

Appl. 3773

78.87

33

JSN Limited

70%

Itetemia

1300/99

2374/04

13.41

34

Dalles & Shamwada

65%

Biharamulo

1269/99

2510/04

102.9

35

Germina Lukuvi

65%

Kanegele

1815/01

1815/01

18.96

36

Zahabu Investments

70%

Lunguya

2059/02

Appl. R-553

17.12

183

Tanzam (Zahabu Investments)

70%

Lunguya

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2059/02 (1st renewal)

4074/06

17.14

37

Fenites Limited

70%

Lunguya

1307/99

2472/04

51.25

38

Afrigold Limited

70%

Mbogwe

1308/99

2455/04

143.4

42

JSN Limited

65%

Kanegele

2056/02

Appl. R-555

11.37

184

Tanzam (JSN Limited)

65%

Kanegele

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2056/02 (1st renewal)

4075/06

11.77

43

Afrigold Limited

65%

Kanegele

1311/99

2502/04

51.41

45

Sigo Gems

65%

Kigosi

1853/2001

1853/2001

11

162

Tanzam (Sigo Gems)

65%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 1853/01 1st renewal)

3181/05

11

47

Digitel Holdings

70%

Geita

1086/98

2506/04

51.45

50

Tamo Geo-Consult

80%

Ushirombo

1401/99

1401/99

38.09

81

Tanzam (Tamo Geo-Consult)

80%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1401/99 (1st renewal)

2466/04

74.60

180

Barrick (Tanzam)

(Tamo Geo-Consult)

80%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1401/99 (2nd renewal)

3073/05

36.60

74

Tanzam (Tamo Geo-Consult)

80%

Ushirombo

Relinquished 1/2 1402/99

(2nd renewal)

3102/05

21.81








53

Tangulf Express Ltd.

85%

Majimoto

2070/02

Appl. R-556

25.41

182

Tanzam (Tangulf Express Ltd.)

85%

Majimoto

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2070/02 (1st renewal)

4073/06

25.41

54

RSR (T) Ltd.

90%

Mwadui

 

2513/04

8.381

55

RSR (T) Ltd.

85%

Kanegele

 

2514/04

59.42

56

Teddy & Co.

90%

Igunga

 

2541/04

58.23

57

Hasanet Limited

90%

Mwadui

2285/03

Appl. R-681

51.35

Hasanet Limited

90%

Mwadui

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2285/03 (1st renewal)

Appl. 4034

51.35

58

State Mining Co.

80%

Nzega

 

2576/04

103.8

60

F. Mjasambu & Partners

90%

Mwadui

 

2701/04

28.44

61

Tanzam

100%

Mwadui

 

2704/04

14.75

62

Tanzam

100%

Mwadui

 

2705/04

128.3

63

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

PLR 2707/04 (1st renewal)

Appl. R-722

198

64

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

2708/04

64.04

65

Abby’s Mining Co.

90%

Kanegele

 

2688/04

13.71

66

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2827/04

146.2

67

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2831/04

117.3

68

Hydro-Geos Consulting

90%

Mwadui

 

PLR 2813/04

217.8

69

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2706/04

428.4

70

Assalaam Almasi

85%

Mwadui

 

2843/04

72.0

71

Givex Company Limited

90%

Kibara

 

2785/04

90.96

73

B. Nguka

85%

Kanagele

 

3098/05

57.42

75

F.Mbaga

85%

Kibara

 

2931/04

127.50

76

Tanzam

100%

Igunga

 

3112/05

26.26

77

Tanzam

100%

Mwadui

 

3113/05

22.70

78

Mdabwa/Yusufu

90%

Kibara

 

3146/05

103.0

150

RSR (Tanzania) Limited

85%

Mwadui

 

2462/04

51.43

151

F. Mbaga

85%

Nzega

 

2930/04

64.35

156

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR 2966/04

694.20

158

B. Nguka

85%

Mwadui

 

3172/05

99.70

160

Tanzam

100%

Mwadui

 

3179/05

107.10

Tanzam

100%

Mwadui

 

3179/05

107.10

163

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

3272/05

2779.0

Tanzam

100%

Kabanga

 

PLR3272/05

2779.0

168

Tanzam

100%

Kibara

 

3314/05

2.79

Tanzam

100%

Kibara

 

3314/05

2.79

170

Assalaam Almasi Ltd.*

*6 month due diligence period expires February 18, 2006

80%

Mwadui

 

2465/804

32.96

Assalaam Almasi Ltd

80%

Mwadui

 

2465/804

32.96

171

Trust Marck Investment Ltd.

90%

Manonga

2069/02

Appl. R-554

31.38

181


As of the date hereof, Tancan holds interests in the following prospecting licenses:


Book #

License Holder

TancanJV%

Project Area

Old PL#

New PL#

Sq Km

101

Itetemia Mining Co. Ltd.

90%

Itetemia

1450/00

R-370

9.287

166

Tancan (Itetemia Mining Co. Ltd.)

90%

Itetemia

Relinquished 1/2 1450/00

(2nd renewal)

3308/05

9.287

84

Itetemia Mining Co. Ltd.

90%

Itetemia

Relinquished 1/2   1450/00

(1st renewal)

2523/04

18.57

102

Tancan

100%

Luhala

1451/00

1451/00

13.93

169

Tanzam (Tancan)

100%

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2

1451/00

(2nd renewal)

3315/05

13.93

83

Tancan

 

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2   1451/00

(1st renewal)

2519/04

27.865

104

Tancan

100%

Itetemia

268/95

2038/02

17.15

106

Tancan

100%

Itetemia

1612/00

R-488

2.91

85

Tancan

100%

Itetemia

Relinquished 1/2   1612/00

2578/04

5.82

108

Widescope Promotion

100%

Luhala

1559/00

R-444

6.0

172

Tancan (Widescope Promotion)

100%

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2

1559/00 (2nd renewal)

3493/05

6.0

88

Widescope Promotion

100%

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2   1559/00

(1st renewal)

2680/04

12.0

109

Widescope Promotion

100%

Luhala

1560/00

R-445

10.29

173

Tancan (Widescope Promotion)

100%

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2 1560/00 (2nd renewal)

3494/05

10.29

89

Widescope Promotion

100%

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2   1560/00

(1st renewal)

2681/04

24.0

110

Tancan (Dismas Calist)

100%

Luhala

1303/99

2297/03

3.72

111

Tancan

100%

Geita

1856/01

1856/01

51.45

165

Tanzam (Tancan)

100%

Geita

Relinquished 1/2 1856/01

1856/01

51.45

Book #

License Holder

TancanJV%

Project Area

Old PL#

New PL#

Sq Km

101

Itetemia Mining Co. Ltd.

90%

Itetemia

1450/00

R-370

9.287








112

Kabahelele Mining Co.

80%

Tulawaka

1452/00

1452/00

15.95

167

Tancan (Kabahelele Mining Co.)

80%

 

Relinquished 1/2

1452/00

(2nd renewal)

3309/05

7.973

90

Tancan (Kabahelele Mining Co.)

80%

Tulawaka

Relinquished 1/2  1452/00

(1st renewal)

2682/04

7.973

113

Dia Consult Ltd.

100%

Tulawaka

427/96

2473/04

54.01

98

Dia Consult Ltd.

100%

Tulawaka

Relinquished 1/2    427/96

2803/04

55.76

119

Dia Consult

100%

Tulawaka

2798/04

1757/01

5.219

124

Charles Shumbi

90%

Kanagele

1375/99

1375/99

5.26

92

Tancan (Charles Shumbi)

90%

Kanagele

Relinquished 1/2 1375/99

(2nd renewal)

2699/04

5.415

99

Tancan (Charles Shumbi)

90%

Kanagele

Relinquished 1/2 (1st renewal)

2883/04

10.5

125

Mega Deposit Explorers

90%

Kigosi

PLR 2019/02

PL 3507/05

180.0

72

Tancan (Mega Deposit Explorers)

90%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2

PLR 2019/02

3070/05

315.2

130

Dismas Calist

90%

Shinyanga

 

2217/03

123.4

131

Makweba/Kusundwa

90%

Tulawaka

 

2295/03

39.46

132

Eb-Hance Co.

90%

Kibara

 

2308/03

53.35

133

Mussah Mussah

90%

Nyanzaga North

 

2279/03

35.79

134

Hasanet Ltd.

90%

Manonga

 

2272/03

54.82

135

Trust Marck Investments

90%

Manonga

 

2007/03

10.64

136

Mbonimpa, J&F

90%

Manonga

 

2461/04

116.5

137

Bey & Daniel

90%

Manonga

1817/01

1817/01

18.98

154

Tancan (Bey & Daniel)

90%

Manonga

Relinquished 1/2

1817/01

2969/04

18.98

138

Hasanet

90%

Manonga

 

2487/04

24.84

139

Dismast Calist

90%

Igunga

 

2458/04

152.4

140

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2655/04

75.65

141

Tancan

100%

Nyanzaga North

 

2656/04

143.7

142

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2657/04

120.3

143

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2658/04

100.3

144

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2667/04

7.7

145

Tancan

100%

Igunga

 

2668/04

30.25

146

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2669/04

91.58

147

Tancan

100%

Igunga

 

PLR 2670/04

219.3

Book #

JV Partner

JV%

Project Area

Old PL#

New PL#

Sq Km

166

Tancan (Itetemia Mining Co. Ltd.)

90%

Itetemia

Relinquished 1/2 1450/00

(2nd renewal)

3308/05

9.287

84

Itetemia Mining Co. Ltd.

90%

Itetemia

Relinquished 1/2   1450/00

(1st renewal)

2523/04

18.57

102

Tancan

100%

Luhala

1451/00

1451/00

13.93

169

Tanzam (Tancan)

100%

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2

1451/00

(2nd renewal)

3315/05

13.93

83

Tancan

 

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2   1451/00

(1st renewal)

2519/04

27.865

104

Tancan

100%

Itetemia

2038/02 (1st renewal)

Appl. R-537

8.574

106

Tancan

100%

Itetemia

1612/00

1612/00

2.91

85

Tancan

100%

Itetemia

Relinquished 1/2 PL 1612/00 (1st renewal)

2578/04

5.82

108

Widescope Promotion

100%

Luhala

1559/00

1559/00

6.0

109

Widescope Promotion

100%

Luhala

1560/00

1560/00

10.29

110

Tancan  

100%

Luhala

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2297/03

Appl. 4086

1.86

113

Dia Consult Ltd.

100%

Tulawaka

427/96

2473/04

54.01

98

Dia Consult Ltd.

100%

Tulawaka

Relinquished 1/2 PL 427/96 (1st renewal)

2803/04

55.76

124

Charles Shumbi

90%

Kanagele

1375/99

1375/99

5.26

 

Charles Shumbi

90%

Kanagele

Relinquished 1/2 PL 1375/99

Appl. 4023

5.26

92

Tancan (Charles Shumbi)

90%

Kanagele

Relinquished 1/2 1375/99

(2nd renewal)

2699/04

5.415

99

Tancan (Charles Shumbi)

90%

Kanagele

Relinquished 1/2 (1st renewal)

2883/04

10.5

125

Mega Deposit Explorers

90%

Kigosi

PLR 2019/02

PL 3507/05

180.0

72

Tancan (Mega Deposit Explorers)

90%

Kigosi

Relinquished 1/2 PL 3507/05 (1st renewal)

3070/05

315.2

130

Dismas Calist

90%

Shinyanga

2217/03

Appl. R-667

61.08

 

Dismas Calist

90%

Shinyanga

Relinquished 1/2 2217/03

Appl. 3876

61.08

131

Makweba/Kusundwa

90%

Tulawaka

2295/03

Appl. R-688

17.51

 

Makweba/Kusundwa

90%

Tulawaka

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2295/03 (1st renewal)

Appl. 4085

 

132

Eb-Hance Co.

90%

Kibara

2308/03

Appl. R-708

26.675

 

Eb-Hance Co.

90%

Kibara

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2308/03 (1st renewal)

Appl. 4158

26.67








Book #

JV Partner

JV%

Project Area

Old PL#

New PL#

Sq Km

133

Mussah Mussah

90%

Nyanzaga North

2279/03

Appl. R-682

17.895

 

Mussah Mussah

90%

Nyanzaga North

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2279/03 (1st renewal)

Appl. 4033

 

134

Hasanet Ltd.

90%

Manonga

2272/03

Appl. R-680

27.41

 

Hasanet Ltd.

90%

Manonga

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2272/03 (1st renewal)

Appl. 4035

 

135

Trust Marck Investments

90%

Manonga

2007/02

Appl. R-526

5.235

179

Tancan

(Trust Marck Investments)

90%

Manonga

Relinquished 1/2 PL 2007/02 (1st renewal)

PL 3819/05

5.402

136

Mbonimpa, J&F

90%

Manonga

 

2461/04

116.5

137

Bey & Daniel

90%

Manonga

1817/01

1817/01

18.98

154

Tancan (Bey & Daniel)

90%

Manonga

Relinquished 1/2

1817/01 (1st renewal)

2969/04

18.95

138

Hasanet

90%

Manonga

 

2487/04

24.84

139

Dismast Calist

90%

Igunga

 

2458/04

152.4

140

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2655/04

75.65

142

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2657/04

120.3

143

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2658/04

100.3

144

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2667/04

7.7

145

Tancan

100%

Igunga

 

2668/04

30.25

146

Tancan

100%

Manonga

 

2669/04

91.58

147

Tancan

100%

Igunga

PLR 2670/04

Appl. R-707

109.65

 

Tancan

100%

Igunga

Relinquished 1/2 PLR 2670/04 (1st renewal)

Appl. 4157

109.65


The total land area currently held under license is approximately 11,57010,762 km2.


History


Prior to Tanzam’s acquisition of the original fifty-two prospecting licenses (“PL”), little systematic work using modern exploration methods had been undertaken on the licenses. Tanzam acquired the licenses through negotiation with local vendors and prospectors, and by direct application to the Geological Survey (Madini), within the Mineral Resources Department of the Ministry of Water, Energy and Minerals of Tanzania.






Tanzam’s interest in the prospecting licenses is variable, depending on the agreements with the individual vendors. However, it is common to all agreements with the vendors that Tanzam has exclusive rights to sell the project to a third party without restraint. Compensation to the vendors remains the responsibility of Tanzam.


Tanzam has granted to Barrick Exploration Africa Limited (“BEAL”)BEAL an option to acquire the total rights, titles and interests held by Tanzam in the following two (2) prospecting licenses:license:


PL 2374/03

PL 2455/04


If such option is exercised, Tanzam is entitled to (i) certain payments after the Commercial Production Date (as defined) with respect to the first mine constructed by BEAL on any property covered by the licenses;license; and (ii) a 1.5% net smelter return (which may, in certain circumstances, be reduced).  Refer to Item 4A for further information on the option granted to BEAL.






The Company has deferred total net costs of $19,739,275$20,356,725 on all of the Lake Victoria Goldfields Properties to August 31, 2005.2006.


Mineralisation


Lake Victoria Goldfields Belt


The Lake Victoria Goldfields have produced the greatest proportion of Tanzania’s mineral wealth and are still the most fertile and prospective for gold exploration.  Ninety percent of Tanzania’s gold production to 1991 had come from the district and new production is likely.  Significant gold resources have been discovered in the Lake Victoria Goldfields in the last decade by other third parties.


Artisanal Gold Mining


Official estimates indicate that artisanal gold mining in Tanzania produces 8 to 15 tonnes of gold per annum. Black market dealers have previously purchased most of this production, but Meremeta (a state-owned gold company) has set up regional buying centres to capture most of this production. The net benefit is both to the State in gaining foreign currency, and to the artisanal miners who can sell gold at set prices based on world commodity markets.


Historically, artisanal miners have only operated on a cash basis, i.e. where the gold grade was less than approximately 40g/t, the artisanals could not profitably mine the ore.  Artisanals actively explored the Lake Victoria Goldfields, and have discovered several significant deposits that are currently being developed commercially by other mining companies.


Geology


Tanzania is underlain by the Tanzanian Craton, a crustal block of predominately Archaean (>2,500 Ma) rocks surrounded and overlain by younger sediments and mobile belts.  It is one of the core blocks of Africa, and is essentially a continuation of the Congo Craton.


The Lake Victoria Goldfields consist of a granite greenstone terrain that extends northwards into SW Kenya.  The internal stratigraphy of the greenstone belts is reasonably well constrained.  It consists of a lower, essentially mafic, volcanic unit in which ultramafic rocks are rare, overlain by chemical and classic sediments and then felsic volcanics.  This assemblage is called the Nyanzian Group.  The Nyanzian Group is unconformably overlain by a classic sedimentary sequence, also Archean, known as the Kavirondian Group.  These sediments contain clasts of all Nyanzian lithogies, some of which appear to have been deformed before erosion.  In addition they contain debris of some granitoids.  However, the main period of granitoid emplacement post-dates the Kavirondian.  Although there was early tectonism, the main pervasive deformation post-dates the





bulk of the granites, impartingimp arting a foliation to all these lithogies.  Some Archaean granitoids of the Belt appear to pot-date this foliation.  Further discussion on the regional and local geology is set out above, under the section on “Geology” for the Itetemia Property.


Exploration


Kibara Property


Following up on gold anomalies previously recognized by regional BLEG sampling and on high copper and gold values from one grab sample in March and June of 2004, field crews collected 12 grab samples, mostly as float, which were submitted for analysis. Many of these samples were noted in the field to have high copper concentrations.


In addition, a 100m x 100m grid was established over the initial copper-gold anomaly and soil samples were collected for multi-element analysis. Assessment of this multi-element data is still in progress but maximum values of 0.198 ppm and 2760 ppm were observed for gold and copper respectively.  The preliminary grab





sampling results from the Nyakona Hill area on its Kibara project in the Lake Victoria goldfields of northwest Tanzania yielded the following assay results:


Sample No

Gold

(grams per tonne)

Copper

(%)

J-6733

3.33

18.15

J-6734

2.20

<1%

J-6735

1.45

1.25

J-6736

0.73

<1%

J-6737

2.80

17.15

J-6738

1.25

<1%

J-6739

0.03

<1%

J-6740

3.44

6.61%

J-6741

3.27

5.70%

J-6742

0.15

<1%

J-6743

0.02

<1%

J-6744

0.09

<1%



All rock samples were analyzed by fire assay with an ICP-MS finish, with ore grade values undergoing fire assay with an AA finish.  Soils were analyzed for gold by fire assay with an ICP-MS finish, and up to 34 elements using AR and ICP-AES.  All analyses were undertaken by ALS Chemex in Brisbane, Australia.


Significant assay results were received in March 2006 from a trenching program on the Company’s Kibara Gold Project, with 20 samples returning values exceeding 1.22 g/t gold. In addition to the gold values, encouraging copper and silver assay results were received from the trenching program. Seventeen samples returned values greater than 1% Cu, nine samples returned values greater than 5% Cu, and four values were above 10% Cu. Silver values ranged from detection levels to 87 g/t (2.5 oz/ton).


In 2006, the Company undertook a regional Biogeochemistry (BGC) program on a 400 metres x 200 metres grid system. Some 3,567 samples were collected and  submitted to Acme Vancouver for analysis. Results have been received and are currently being analyzed.


The Company has incurred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $124,118 net of write off of $17,395$162,775 on the Kibara Property  to August 31, 2005.2006.  


Shinyanga Project


TheShinyanga license is situated amongst the scattered greenstone units of the Shinyanga greenstone belt some 25 kilometres  north of the Nzega greenstone belt. Principal rock types include meta-basalt with quartz veinlets, banded iron formation (BIF), granite and diabase dykes. Greenstone cover is estimated at 50% with the balance comprising granitic rocks. There are also known kimberlite occurrences within this project area that could be prospective for diamonds.


In June 2005, drilling commenced on the Company’s 120 square kilometers Shinyanga Property in the southeastern portion of the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt in Tanzania. Approximately 6,000 metres of rotary drilling was planned, comprising about 300 shallow holes.


Four trenches were excavated in September 2004 at Shinyanga directly beneath areas defined by anomalous quartz debris samples. The overall Shinyanga gold anomaly is at least 4 kilometres long by 1 kilometre wide and is open to the west where it disappears under overburden. A single trench at Shinyanga intersected an alternating sequence of meta-basalt and meta-diorite with a strong foliation and quartz veining along the contact zones.





The quartz veins are typically thin, being less than 20 centimetres, but they contain high





grade gold intersections, with selected grab samples carrying up to 65 grams per tonne gold. As reported on November 10, 2004, re-sampling of the trench, taking true width channel samples along the best zone in the south-facing sidewall, returned the following intersections:

Rock Type

Sample Width
(Channel Sample)

Gold Grade

(Grams per tonne)

Footwall diorite

0.5 m

0.03

Footwall basalt

0.5 m

0.49

Quartz vein

15 cm

10.3

Foliated basalt

30 cm

0.39

Quartz vein

8 cm

10.3

Hanging wall basalt

0.5 m

1.02


The license is situated amongst the scattered greenstone units of the Shinyanga greenstone belt, some 25 kilometres to the north of the Nzega greenstone belt. Principal rock types include meta-basalt with quartz veinlets, banded iron formation (BIF), granite and diabase dykes. Greenstone cover is estimated at 50% with the balance comprising granitic rocks. There are also known kimberlite occurrences within this project area that could be prospective for diamonds.


During the period July-August 2005, Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drilling in the Shinyanga Project area succeeded in identifying a north-westerly trending zone of gold mineralization along three drill fences.  This trend is supported by anomalous gold in soil values and a single anomalous biogeochem value.  The gold trend identified by the drilling follows the trend of a prominent depression that could be interpreted as a shear/fault zone, which appears to follow the regionally important trend direction that plays host to the Bulyanhulu gold mine.


Within the Shinyanga Project Area, RAB drilling was completed on the Manghongo PL and 107 RAB holes were drilled, totaling 2,188 metres.  In addition, seven reverse circulation (RC) holes were drilled, comprising 141 metres.


In August 2005, a total of 686 samples were submitted for gold analysis and two batches for multi-element analyses from BGC anomalies.ano malies.


A follow-up RC program was completed in January 2006. Drilling was conducted over the Eastern and Central mineralized zones that gave the best RAB intersections. The drilling consisted of 16 drill holes aggregating 784 metres. In addition, 316 samples were collected and submitted to Humac Lab in Mwanza for gold analysis.  From the drilling it is evident that the Central Zone is conducive to the deposition of gold mineralization albeit of low grade. It appears that there are two zones of gold mineralization, one thick low grade zone and a thinner higher grade zone.


The Company has incurred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $373,557$108,998 on the Shinyanga Property to August 31, 2005.2006.  


KanegeleKigosi Project


The Kigosi Property forms part of the greenschist-amphibolite facies metamorphic belts of the Kigosi-Miyabi Granite-Greenstone Terrain situated in the southwestern Sukumaland Greenstone Belt. The terrain is bounded to the south by the Kigosi-Haneti Granitoid Tectonic Zone of extensive granite intrusions and deep-seated lineaments.


The Project hosts gold mine workings that were discovered and have been worked on by local artisans for decades. Subsurface geology in these workings sub-crops intermittently along a strike length of at least 4.8-kilometres.  No exploration activities were performed on the Kigosi property during fiscal 2006.


Kanagele Project


In February 2005 heavy mineral analysis of sample material from the Kanegele project area returned





mostly ilmenite diamond indicator minerals. In total, 15 ilmenite grains were picked from one sample site, the highest number collected from a single sampling point to date. The grains appear to be associated with nearby magnetic targets which should simplify follow-up work.  


An auger drill program similar to that which was carried out on the Geita Project area was carried out in the Kanagele project area.  This program confirmed that several mineral indicator grains from this prospect had a kimberlite source, the principal host rock for diamonds.  Grab samples returned anomalous gold values from artisanal workings within Banded Iron Formation which are considered prospective for large tonnage mineral deposits.


Drilling commenced on the Shenda License in mid-August 2005 and was completed in September.  The Shenda Prospecting License represents the second license where the biogeochemical method is being testedtes ted by drilling various shallow geochemical holes.  A total of 316 holes were drilled totaling 3,647 metres.  In addition,





six RC holes were drilled totaling 258 metres.


In one of the holes, vein material up to 3.0 metres thick was encountered, along with a sulphide-rich layer in the footwall vein.  Two drill holes intersected a pegmatite containing pyrite that is considered to have more potential than the actual reef structure that was the program’s primary target.  The majority of the Shenda PL consists of unaltered, undeformed granite.  Of the entire program, 23 homes intersected quartz veining that was typically thin, although two holes intersected thicker veins ranging from 2-3 metres.


Rotary drilling commenced on the Shenda License in mid-August 2005 and was completed in September 2005. The Shenda Prospecting License represents the second license where the Company’s biogeochemical method was tested by drilling various shallow geochemical holes.  A total of 316 holes were drilled totaling 3,647 metres.  In addition, six RC holes were drilled totaling 258 metres. Due to discouraging results this license was returned to the vendor. No exploration activities were performed on the remainder of the Kanagele property during fiscal 2006.  The Company has deferredincurred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $1,238,148$1,077,512 on the Kanagele ProjectProperty to August 31, 2005.  2006, net of write off of $291,480.   



Ushirombo West Project Area


In March 2005 an extensive auger drilling program was carried out in the  Ushirombo West Project area region to test areas with anomalous gold values.  Microprobe analysis confirmed that a chromite grain discovered in the Ushirombo West Project Area had a kimberlite source.  


Limited exploration activities were performed on the Ushirombo West property during fiscal 2006.  The Company has deferredincurred total net costs (after any recoveries and write offs)recoveries) of $352,636$237,223 on the Ushirombo and Ushirombo West ProjectsProperty to August 31, 2005.2006.  


Igunga Project


During June 2005, 1,936 samples were collected from 39 traverses covering 387 square kilometres in the Igunga Project Area, which was also botanically mapped by a BGC field crew to establish plant associations and distribution patterns.  A small greenstone occurrence exists on the extreme southwest corner of this License.


BGC sampling of the Itunduru License in the Igunga Project Area continued during July 2005 and 3,742 samples were collected from 74 traverses covering 327.75 line kilometres.  The purpose of this program was to establish plant associations and distribution patterns.


The Company has deferred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $86,190  A limited follow-up BCG program was carried out on the Igunga Project to August 31, 2005.  Property during fiscal 2006.


Geita Project Area


In June 2005, a follow-up stream sampling program returned kimberlitic grains from a target area that produced favourable results in 2004.  Further sampling and ground magnetic work are planned on this particular target area.  


Limited exploration activities were performed on the Geita property during fiscal 2006.  The Company has deferredincurred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $328,365 which is net of a write off of $114,126$361,053 on the Geita Project AreaProperty to August 31, 2005.2006.  






Diamond Exploration


Stream sediment sampling and auger drilling programs carried out in the fall of 2004 returned diamond indicator minerals from several properties that will be the subject of follow-up work during the 2005 exploration period.


The 2005 diamond exploration program consisted of sampling for diamond indicator minerals carried out on two magnetic targets in the Geita Project area using an auger drill.  




Ground magnetic surveys were completed on kimberlite targets in the Mwadui, Igunga and Nzega Project areas in September 2005 and these targets were subsequently tested by a RAB drilling program a short time later in November.  Five previously known kimberlite bodies were intersected at Mwadui along with two new pipes. In addition, two brand new kimberlite pipes were discovered at Igunga and another two at Nzega for a grand total of 11. One of the pipes at Nzega occurs close to artisanal diamond activity for alluvials in a nearby river bed.  Subsequent testing confirmed that a range of diamondiferous kimberlite indicator minerals includingG10andG3garnets were identified in four kimberlite pipes on its Nzega and Igunga Project Areas. Based on the probed results from the kimberlites at Igunga and Nzega, both project areas have potential to host diamondiferous kimberlites.



THE LAKE VICTORIA GOLDFIELDS PROPERTY ISPROPERTIES ARE WITHOUT KNOWN MINERAL RESERVES AND ANY EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS AN EXPLORATORY SEARCH FOR ORE.


Drill Rig


In April 2005, the Company’s new drill rig and support vehicle was delivered. The unit is a combination Reverse Circulation (RC) and Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drill rig with a rod storage capacity of 14 tonnes.  In order to ensure maximum mobility and efficiency, the drill rig was assembled on a reconditioned Samil 100 truck and is coupled with an Ingersoll Rand XHP900SCAT air compressor. A similar truck fitted with a 3,000 litre water tank and a 3,000 litre diesel tank will be used to support drilling operations.


Accessory equipment includes 200 metre sets of RAB and RC drill rods with percussion hammers and drill bits and basic spares that should ensure continuity of drilling for at least 6 months.drilling.. The spares and stores will be accommodated in Mwanza in a store house / maintenance depot consisting of two storage containers and an office which are presently being refurbished.   The drill management team working out of the Company's Mwanza office gathered the necessary documents and crews ready for the drill program. The entire crew attended a safety and first aid course conducted by the Company's security contract company, Knight Support Tanzania Ltd.  The Company’s RC/RAB drill rig was in constant use during fiscal 2006 carrying out drilling programs on several of the Company’s properties.  


Biogeochemistry


A key component in thisthe Company’s optimization of its exploration process is the deployment of biogeochemistry techniques in ourits field programs.  One of the major problems confronting mineral explorers in the LVGBLake Victoria Greenstone Belt - and for that matter in most other greenstone belts in the world - is the presence of deep overburden which frequently masks the existence of favorable host rocks for gold, diamonds and other mineral commodities.  Over the past year, the Company has expended considerable effort to identify an exploration tool that would help our in-house geoscientists identify mineral potential beneath heavy cover. After carefully reviewing a variety of options, management concluded that biogeochemistry was a cost-effective methodology for the preliminary evaluation of its mineral properties.


ProtocolsBiogeochemical protocols have been developed relating to the selection and analysis of sample materials and specially trainedspecially-trained crews have been put into the field to gather samples for analysis. In addition, a biogeochemistry laboratory has been established in Mwanza for the preparation of sample materials which are then sent to independent laboratories.  The Company examined the possibility of protectingIn order to protect its internally developed biogeochemical methodology via international laws governing intellectual property, andthe Company has submitted a Patentpatent application which is currently pending legal review.


Sampling confirmed that biogeochemical data sets in the Geita Project area are sensitive to seasonal variations which are consistent with published information. During March, a total   The BGC program of 3066collecting and analyzing samples and 1533 duplicates were prepared in the Mwanza biogeochemical laboratory, reflecting the scope of the Company's biogeochemical initiative.


A total of 770 biogeochemical samples were taken during the month of March from the Kanagele  project area which covers prospective greenstones and some recent fluvial sediments. Additionally, the Nungwiza E license was botanically mapped by the Company's biogeochemical field crew to establish plant associations and gold distribution patterns.  During April 2005, a total of 1766 samples and 1766 duplicates were prepared at the Mwanza lab.continued throughout fiscal 2006.  






Item 5.

Operating and Financial Review and Prospects


This discussion and analysis of the operating results and the financial position of the Company for the years ended August 31, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003,2004, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes attached hereto.






Critical Accounting Policies


The Company is in the process of exploring its mineral properties and has not yet determined whether these properties contain mineral deposits that are economically recoverable.  TheThe recoverability of the amounts shown for mineral properties and related deferred costs are dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, securing and maintaining title and beneficial interest in the properties, obtaining necessary financing to explore and develop the properties, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from disposition of the mineral properties.


In accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, acquisition costs and exploration and development costs relating to mineral properties are deferred until the properties are brought into production, at which time they are amortized on a unit-of-production basis, or until the properties are abandoned or sold or management determines that the mineral property is not economically viable, at which time the deferred costs are written off.  Option payments on mineral properties are exercisable at the discretion of the Company and, accordingly, are only recognized as paid.


Amounts recovered from third parties to earn an interest in the Company’s mineral properties are applied as a reduction of the deferred exploration costs.  The amounts shown as deferred expenditures and property acquisition costs represent net costs to date, less amounts amortized and/or written off, and do not necessarily represent present or future values.


Overhead costs directly related to exploration are allocated to the mineral properties explored during the year and are deferred and amortized using the same method applied to property-specific exploration costs.  All other overhead and administration costs are expensed in the year they are incurred.


For the purposes of United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”), the Company expenses all exploration expenditures made prior to commercially mineable deposits being identified.  Property acquisition costs are capitalized as incurred and are subject to impairment analysis on occurrence of a triggering event.   See Note 11(a) of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.


The Consolidated Financial Statements utilize estimates and assumptions principally regarding mineral properties, going concern and future income taxes and stock-based compensation, that reflect management’s expectations at the date of preparation.  Events or circumstances in the future, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, may impact these expectations and accordingly could lead to different assumptions and estimates from those utilized.  Factors that could impact the estimates and assumptions that were made at the date of preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements have been previously discussed under the heading “Risk Factors”.


A.

Operating Results


The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and operating results of the Company for the three years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 2004 and 20032004 should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes to the financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP.  The discussion and analysis set for the below covers the results measured under Canadian GAAP.  Material differences between the application of Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP to the Company’s audited financial statements exist as described in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.






Fiscal year ended August 31, 2006 compared to fiscal year ended August 31, 2005


The loss before income tax in 2006 was $4,327,000; a $748,000 increase from last year’s loss before income taxes of $3,579,000. The major reason for the higher loss before income taxes in 2006 was due to increases of write off of Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs of $60,000, professional fees of $338,000 and $134,000 in stock-based compensation expense.  During the year, professional fees increased as the Company was engaged in litigation which amounted to $243,000; year end audit fees increased by $40,000 and legal fees relating to the issuance of the RSUs was approximately $50,000.  Property investigation costs decreased to $24,000 from $134,000 due to a concentrated effort in drilling properties owned.  The 2006 foreign exchange loss of $140,000 is consistent with that of 2005.  Net interest earned was $23,000 for the year ending August 31, 2006, an increase of $34,000 f rom 2005 due to higher cash balances in 2006.  The increase in Transfer Agent and Listing fees from $140,000 for the year ended August 31, 2005 to $205,000 is largely due to the listing on the American Stock Exchange.  The increase in Salaries and Benefits from $691,000 for the year ending August 31, 2005 to $765,000 for the current year is a result of both a larger staff to accommodate the operation of the drill rig and a higher wage level to remain competitive with local salary scales.


The Company recorded a non-cash future income tax recovery of $648,000 during the year ended August 31, 2005 due to additional tax basis accumulating in Tanzania in excess of the carrying value of mineral properties and deferred exploration costs.  No such recovery was recorded in the current year, resulting in a loss for the year of $4,327,000 compared to a loss of $2,931,000 in the prior year.


Fiscal year ended August 31, 2005 compared to fiscal year ended August 31, 2004


The loss before income tax in 2005 was $3,578,628; a $1,962,264 increase from last year’s2004 loss before income taxes of $1,616,364. The major reason for the higher loss before income taxes in 2005 was the write-off of deferred mineral property and exploration costs of $1,629,932 on the abandonment of certain mineral properties in 2005.  There was no abandonment or write-off of deferred exploration costs the previous year.in 2004. A loss on foreign exchange of $134,650 was incurred in 2005 as compared to a gain of $48,630 in 2004.  The 2005 foreign exchange loss  is a result of exchange-related losses associated with the decline in value of the US dollar





and Tanzanian shilling relative to the Canadian dollar.  Net interest earned has decreased from $30,626 for the year ending August 31, 2004 to an expense of $11,488 for the current year-end.2005.  The reduction in interest earned is a reflection of the sale of high interest yielding bondsbond s and includes interest paid on the interim financing and the Company’s capital lease obligation for the Company’s drill rig.  The increase in insurance expense from $65,744 for the year ending August 31, 2004 to $97,412 for the current year2005 and the increase in amortization from $54,643 for the year ending August 31, 2004 to $88,981 for the current year2005 are both attributable to the acquisition of the drill rig and its ancillary equipment.  The increase in Transfer Agent and Listing fees from $68,895 for the year ended August 31, 2004 to $140,166 is largely due to the listing on the American Stock Exchange.  The increase in Sala riesSalaries and Benefits from $604,368 for  the year ending August 31, 2004 to $691,059 for the current year2005 is a result of both a larger staff to accommodate the operation of the drill rig and a higher wage level to remain competitive  with local salary scales.  Some of these increased expenses have been offset by a reduction in Professional Fees from $201,167 for the year ending August 31, 2004 to $147,333 for the current year2005 and a reduction in Property Investigation costs from $254,991 for the year ending August 31, 2004 to $133,627 for the current year.2005.  Professional Fees were reduced due to the successful initial completion of the Form 20-F in the prior year2004 and Property Investigation Costs have decreased due to the focus on exploring properties held in inventory rather than increasing our portfolio of properties.  The Company recorded a recovery in capital taxes during the year end August 31, 2004 of $46,052, and no such recovery was incurred in the 2005 year.


The Company recorded a non-cash future income tax recovery of $647,565 during the year ended August 31, 2005 due to additional tax basis accumulating in Tanzania in excess of the carrying value of mineral properties and deferred exploration costs.  No such recovery was recorded in the prior year, resulting in a loss for the year of $2,931,063 compared to a loss of $1,616,364 in the prior year.


Fiscal year ended August 31, 2004 compared to fiscal year ended August 31, 2003



The Company incurred a net loss of $1,616,364 for the year ended August 31, 2004 or $0.02 per share, compared to a net loss of $3,014,778 for the year ended August 31, 2003.  The decrease in net loss in the period-to-period comparison is $1,398,414, which is due primarily to the write-off of mineral properties and deferred exploration costs in 2003 of $1,031,436, compared to nil for 2004.  Property investigation costs were also $125,095 lower in 2004, as the Company focused on exploring its current properties.  Professional fees were $108,389 lower in 2004; consulting fees were $30,369 lower in 2004; and office rent was $39,014 lower in 2004.  The lower consulting and management fees in 2004 were due to reductions in consulting and management staff, and the lower professional fees were due to the settlement of an outstanding lawsuit.  The lower office rent is due to a reduction in l eased space, and is part of a general reduction in office overhead expenses.



Inflation


Historically, inflation has not affected the Company’s business in the current locations where it is doing business and the Company does not expect it to affect the Company’s operations in the future.


B.

Liquidity and Capital Resources


The Company had $1,395,468 in$3,175,000in cash at August 31, 2005,2006, compared to $1,067,448 in cash and $415,201 in short term investments$1,396,000 as at August 31, 2004.2005.  The Company had working capital of $1,388,906$2,838,000 at August 31, 2005,2006, compared to $1,918,901$1,389,000  at August 31, 2004.2005.  Although the Company believes it has enough resources through working capital and share subscription agreements to finance operations for its 20062007 fiscal year, ultimately the Company will need to obtain additional financing to sustain operations at the present rate of activity.  Historically, the Company has raised funds through equity financing, entering into joint venture or royalty agreements with other mining companies, and the exercise of options and warrants to fund its operations.  The Company’s funding requirements by major expenditure category, listed in order of priority are:






(a)

exploration work,

(b)

new property investigations, and

(c)

general and administrative costs.


Exploration work and new property investigations can generally be deferred until adequate capital resources are available, and general and administrative costs can be reduced during periods when funding is not available.


At this time, the Company has no operating revenues, and does not anticipate any operating revenues unless the Company is able to find, acquire, place in production and operate a profitable mining property.


In February 2005, the Company completed the twenty-fourth (24) tranche of a twenty-four (24) tranche private placement pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated March 5, 2003 made between the Company and James E. Sinclair, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company:


(a)

March 19, 2003 - 58,480Company for the purchase of 2,137,629 common shares at a price of $1.71 per share;

(b)

April 11, 2003 - 73,368 common shares at a price of $1.363 per share;

(c)

May 15, 2003 - 101,875 common shares at a price of $1.227 per share;

(d)

June 26, 2003 - 77,930 common shares at a price of $1.604 per share;

(e)

July 30, 2003 - 88,968 common shares at a price of $1.405 per share;

(f)

August 27, 2003 - 73,443 common shares at a price of $1.702 per share;

(g)

September 26, 2003 - 65,445 common shares at a price of $1.91 per share;

(h)

October 21, 2003 - 68,757 common shares at a price of $1.818 per share;

(i)

November 21, 2003 - 76,876 common shares at a price of $1.626 per share;

(j)

December 12, 2003 - 66,525 common shares at a price of $1.879 per share;

(k)

January 13, 2004 – 77,785 common shares at a price of $1.607 per share;

(l)

February 24, 2004 – 82,508 common shares at a price of $1.515 per share;

(m)

March 26, 2004 – 83,001 common shares at a price of $1.506 per share;

(n)

April 29, 2004 – 82,946 common shares at a price of $1.507 per share;

(o)

May 20, 2004 – 98,580 common shares at a price of $1.268 per share;

(p)

July 2, 2004 – 110,035 common shares at a price of $1.136 per share;

(q)

August 16, 2004 – 107,759 common shares at a price of $1.16 per share;

(r)

September 27, 2004 – 109,361 common shares at a price of $1.143 per share;

(s)

October 18, 2004 – 108,696 common shares at a price of $1.15 per share;

(t)

November 10, 2004 – 101,461 common shares at a price of $1.232 per share;

(u)

November 22, 2004 – 95,493 common shares at a price of $1.309 per share;

(v)

December 8, 2004 – 97,050 common shares at a price of $1.288 per share;

(w)

January 13, 2005 – 111,210 common shares at a price of $1.124 per share; and

(x)

February 8, 2005 – 120,077 common shares at a price of $1.041 per share.for $2,950,000.


The Company also completed a $1,000,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement dated January 5, 2004 between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 622,278 common shares at a price of $1.607 per share.


On January 13, 2005, the Company entered into private placement subscription agreement with the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O. for the purchase of an aggregate of $3,000,000 worth of common shares of the Company in eight separate quarterly tranches of $375,000 each.  As at August 31, 2005November 16, 2006 the Company has completed the following two (2)seven (7) tranches of the eight (8) tranche private placement:


(a)

May 9, 2005 – 382,653 common shares at a price of $0.98 per share;

(b)

August 18, 2005 – 259,516 common shares at a price of $1.445 per share; and


(c)





on November 2,December 16, 2005 the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O. proceeded with the third quarterly tranche of $375,000 consisting of 133,929– 90,405 common shares at a price of $2.80$4.148 per share;

(d)

February 14, 2006 – 47,807 common shares at a price of $7.844 per share;

(e)

May 12, 2006 – 40,783 common shares at a price of $9,195 per share;

(f)

August 14, 2006 – 44,664 common shares at a price of $8.396 per share;

(g)

November 16, 2006 – 54,058 common shares at a price of $6.937 per share.


On June 20, 2005 the Company completed a $1,000,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 819,000 common shares at a price of $1.221 per share.






On September 30, 2005 the Company completed a $950,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement with the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O. for the purchase of  442,478 common shares at a price of $2.147 per share.


On February 23, 2006 the Company completed a US$1.25 million private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 183,440 common shares at a price of C$7.844 per share.


On March 8, 2006 the Company completed a US$1.25 million private placement pursuant to a Subscription Agreement between the Company and Guild Investment Management, Inc. for 215,820 common shares at a price of C$6.667 per share.


On May 12, 2006 the Company completed a $1,000,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 107,124 common shares at a price of $9.335 per share.


On August 8, 2006 the Company entered into private placement subscription agreement with the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O. for the purchase of an aggregate of $3,000,000 worth of common shares of the Company in eight separate quarterly tranches of $375,000 each.  The initial quarterly period shall commence February 1, 2007.


Mineral Property Projects:


As at August 31, 20052006 amounts capitalized in respect of mineral properties were $20,593,948 an increase  from August 31, 2005 when the balance was $19,739,275, a decreaseand an increase  from August 31, 2004 when the balance was $19,853,296 and an increase from August 31, 2003 when the balance was $18,672,446.$19,853,296.


During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005,2006, the Company capitalized mineral property exploration costs of $1,515,911$2,545,000 (net of option payments received of $301,191)$320,000 on its mineral resource properties.  The Company wrote off  $1,629,932$1,690,000 in exploration expenditures on areas abandoned in the year ended August 31, 2005.


During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004, the Company capitalized mineral property exploration costs of $1,180,850 (net of option payments received of $331,934) on its mineral resource properties.


During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, the Company capitalized under Canadian GAAP $1,151,327 (net of option payments received of $184,965) for property acquisition and exploration work, of which $450,912 was incurred on the Lunguya Property.  The Company also wrote-off $1,031,436 in exploration expenditures, of which $729,309 related to claims relinquished in the Itetemia Property area.2006.


For information on the Company’s commitments for property and rental payments, refer to Item 4.


C.

Research and Development, Patents and License, etc.


Not Applicable.  


D.

Trend Information


No known trend.


E.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements


The Company has no material off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition.






F.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations


The following table sets out the Company’s known contractual obligations as of the latest fiscal year end:






Contractual Obligations

Payments Due by Period

Payments Due by Period

Total

Less than
1 year

2-3 years

4-5 years

More than
5 years

Total

Less than
1 year

2-3 years

4 years

More than
5 years

Vancouver Office Lease(1)

$15,750

$15,750

Nil

Nil

Nil

$15,000

$15,000

Nil

Nil

Nil

Capital Lease

US$209,034(2)

US$43,248

US$86,497

US$79,289

Nil

US$172,695(2)

US$44,829

US$89,658

US$38,208

Nil

(1)

Expires on May 31, 2006April 30, 2007

(2)

Includes finance charges


Item 6.

Directors, Senior Management and Employees


A.

Directors and Senior Management


The following is a list of the Company’s current directors and officers.  The directors named below were all re-elected by the Company’s shareholders on February 24, 2005:27, 2006 with the exception of Mr. Deane who was appointed a Director by the Board effective September 1, 2006.  


Mrs. Victoria Luis wished to step aside as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.   Ms. Regina Kuo-Lee was appointed Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2006.  Mrs. Helen Hansen was appointed Corporate Secretary effective September 1, 2006.


Name, Municipality of Residence and Position With the Company

Principal occupation or employment and, if not a previously elected director, occupation during the past
5 years

Served as a Director Continuously Since

James E. Sinclair
Sharon, Connecticut

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Chairman and CEO of the Company; Chairman and CEO of Tanzania American International Development Corporation 2000 LimitedCompany

April 30, 2002

Victoria Luis
Kent,Sherman, Connecticut

Director, Former Chief Financial Officer Secretary and DirectorCorporate Secretary

CFOCorporate Accountant of the Company;  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company; CFO, Tanzania American International Development Corporation 2000 Limited; Process Improvement Manager, General Electric CapitalCompany to August 31, 2006

April 30, 2002

Jonathan G. Deane
Regina Kuo-Lee
Mwanza, Tanzania Toronto,Ontario

President
Chief Financial Officer

Exploration ManagerChief Financial Officer of the CompanyCompany; Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance of Trimin Capital Corp. from 1996; Vice-President, Exploration of the Company from February, 2004 to SeptemberJanuary 2006;  Controller of Tektronix Canada Inc. 2003 to 2004; President from September 2004Controller of Evertz Microsystems Inc. 2000 to present2002.

Not a director

Marek J. Kreczmer
Vancouver,
British Columbia

Director

President of the Company from 1991 to December, 2003; Chairman of the Technical Committee since October, 2003.  Director and President of Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. since October 2005;  Director of Golden Patriot Mining Inc. since 2003; Director of Soho Resources since January 2004; Director of Global Sortweb.com Inc. since August 2004; and  Director of Northern Canadian Minerals Inc. since September 2005.

July 24, 1991







Name, Municipality of Residence and Position With the Company

Principal occupation or employment and, if not a previously elected director, occupation during the past
5 years

Served as a Director Continuously Since

Jonathan G. Deane
Mwanza, Tanzania

Director, President

President of the Company since 2004; Exploration Manager of the Company since 1996

September 1, 2006

Marek J. Kreczmer
WestVancouver,
British Columbia

Director

President, CEO and Director of Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc.

July 24, 1991

Ulrich E. Rath
Toronto, Ontario

Director

President and CEO and Director of Chariot Resources Ltd.;  Former President, CEO and Director of Chimera Gold Corp.; Chief Executive Officer, Compania Minera Milpo (Peru) from May, 1999 to April, 2002; Chief Executive Officer, EAGC Ventures Ltd. from May, 2002 to April, 2003.

October 7, 2003

Anton Esterhuizen
Johannesburg, South Africa

Director

Managing Director, Pangea Exploration (Pty)

January, 2001

William Harvey
Sharon, Connecticut

Director

Psychologist

April 30, 2002

Rosalind Morrow
Willowdale,Toronto, Ontario
Director

Lawyer; Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

October 20, 2003

Dr. Norman Betts
Storeytown,New Brunswick
Director

Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick

January 4, 2005

Florian Ngunangwa         Dar es salaam, Tanzanian

Vice President East Africa

Vice President East Africa of the Company

Not a Director

Helen Hansen                        Corporate Secretary

Office Manager of the Company

Not a Director


Directors and Senior Management


James E. Sinclair

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director


Mr. Sinclair became Chairman and CEO of the Company following the Company’s acquisition in April, 2002 of Tanzam, a Tanzanian gold exploration company formerly controlled by the Sinclair family.  Mr. Sinclair, aged 64,65, devotes his full time to the business and affairs of the Company.


Mr. Sinclair is primarily a precious metals specialist and a commodities and foreign currency trader.  His past experience includes that of founder of the Sinclair Group of Companies (1977), which offered full brokerage services in stocks, bonds, and other investment vehicles.  The companies, which operated branches in New York,





Kansas City, Toronto, Chicago, London and Geneva, were sold in 1983.  Mr. Sinclair served as a Precious Metal Advisor to Hunt Oil and the Hunt family from 1981 to 1984 for the liquidation of their silver position. Mr. Sinclair was a general partner and member of the executive committee of two New York Stock Exchange firms and also President of Sinclair Global Clearing Corporation (Commodity clearing firm) and Global Arbitrage (derivative dealer in metals and currencies).  Mr. Sinclair was President of James Sinclair Financial Research SARL in Luxembourg. Mr. Sinclair held the p ositionposition of Chairman of Sutton Resources from 1989 to 1995.


Mr. Sinclair is the author of numerous magazine articles and three books, which deal with a variety of investment subjects, including precious metals, trading strategies and geopolitical events and their relationship to world economics and the markets.






Victoria Luis, M.B.A., CSCPA and AICPA Member

Corporate Accountant and Director


Mrs. Luis wished to step aside as Chief Financial Officer Secretary and DirectorCorporate Secretary.  She will now focus her energies and experience on strategic planning and other corporate issues.  


Prior to her association with the Company, she was a board member of Tanzam in addition to being its Chief Financial Officer, a position she also held with an associated company, Sinclair Financial.


Before joining Tanzam, Mrs. Luis held various management positions with General Electric Capital Corporation where she was part of a team that facilitated the amalgamation of companies acquired by GE.


She earned her Masters of Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting in 1998 and her Bachelors of Science in Finance in 1990.  Ms. Luis, aged 36,37, devotes her full time to the business and affairs of the Company.


Regina Kuo-Lee, C.A.

Chief Financial Officer


Ms. Kuo-Lee was appointed Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2006.   Ms. Kuo Lee, a Chartered Accountant, has more than 16 years experience in the accounting field, more recently as CFO and Vice President of Finance for Trimin Capital Corp., a management company with large equity interests in operating businesses.   She also has several years experience as a Controller in the technology sector and worked as an internal auditor in the brokerage industry after five years with Deloitte & Touche, Chartered Accountants in Toronto.


Jonathan G. Deane, M.Sc. (Geol.), B.Sc. (Honors)

Director and President


Mr. Jonathan G. Deane was appointed to the Board of Directors effective September 1, 2006.  Mr. Deane retains his position as President of the Company, including responsibility for all its exploration activities in Tanzania.


Prior to his association with the Company, he held various positions with Gold Fields Namibia, including Senior Exploration Geologist, from 1988 to 1994 and Senior Mine Geologist with Otjihase Copper Mine, Central Namibia from April, 1994 to July, 1996.


Mr. Deane, aged 44,45, devotes his full time to the business and affairs of the Company.






Marek J. Kreczmer, M.Sc. (Geol.), B.Sc. (Geol.)

Director


Mr. Kreczmer is President and CEO of Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. a Canadian company exploring for uranium in Canada and Niger and precious metals in Mexico.    He is a director of Golden Patriot Mining Inc., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in Mexico. Mr. Kreczmer is also a Director of Soho Resources Corp., a Canadian company developing a gold deposit in Mexico.  


Mr. Kreczmer was the President of the Company since its inception in 1991until December 31, 2003.  He established the Company's operating subsidiary in Tanzania, Tancan Mining Company Limited (“Tancan”).  Mr. Kreczmer has initiated, formed and operated several exploration joint ventures with senior gold companies.  He is responsible for representing the Company's interests in various management and technical committees required to operate these joint ventures, and is currently the Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Company.  Jonathan Deane, President of the Company, has assumed Mr. Kreczmer’s former responsibilities for the day-to-day management and administration of the Company’s exploration programs, and local negotiations for new property acquisitions.  Mr. James Sinclair, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has assumed Mr. Kreczmer’s forme r responsibilities for strategic planning and negotiations for major acquisitions.


Currently Mr. Kreczmer is Director and President of  Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc.  He is a director of Golden Patriot Mining Inc., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in India.  Mr. Kreczmer is also a Director of  Soho Resources Corp., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in Mexico, and a Director of Northern Canadian Minerals Inc., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in Canada.  


Mr. Kreczmer has an extensive background in the mineral exploration business.  He was a project geologist for two leading Canadian explorers, Cameco and Granges Exploration.  The exploration focus for these companies included base metals, uranium and gold.  His responsibilities included all aspects of administering the exploration budget, on-site field management, and the set-up and establishment of an exploration team to deal with specific project objectives.  Mr. Kreczmer, aged 54,55, devotes approximately 10% of his time to the business and affairs of the Company.


Ulrich E. Rath

Director


Mr. Rath has a wide range of experience in the mining industry, and has specific experience in South Africa and Peru.  Currently Mr. Ulrich Rath is the President and CEO and Director of Chariot Resources Ltd., a junior resource company focused on the exploration, acquisition and development of copper and precious metal





mineral deposits in the Andes region of Latin America.  As the former President, CEO and Director of Chimera Gold Corp. Ulrich Rath was responsible for facilitating the $US67 million acquisition of gold operations in the East Rand region of South Africa that now produce more than 200,000 ounces gold per annum. Subsequently, the Board of Chimera agreed to a 1:1 merger with Bema Gold Corp.  He was formerly the CEO and a director of EAGC Ventures Inc. and the CEO and director of Compania Minera Milpo.   Mr. Rath was also formerly Vice-President, Corporate Development, for Rio AlgomA lgom Ltd. from December 1992 to October 1998.  Rio Algom Ltd. was a U.S. reporting issuer, whose common shares were listed on the American Stock Exchange.  Mr. Rath, aged 58,59, devotes approximately 10% of his time to the business and affairs of the Company.


Anton Esterhuizen

Director


Mr. Esterhuizen is basedan experienced geologist working extensively in Johannesburg,Africa. Among his career highlights, he is credited with the discovery and evaluation of the Xstrata Group's world-class, high-grade Rhovan vanadium deposit in South Africa, the re-evaluation of the sizeable Burnstone gold deposit, also in South Africa, and a number of Tanzanian gold deposits, including the Tulawaka deposit, which attracted major players into Tanzania. He is currentlyresponsible for the discovery of a number of titanium-zirconium mineral sand deposits including the world class Corridor Sands deposit in Mozambique and the Kwale deposit in Kenya. At present, Mr. Esterhuizen is Managing Director of Pangea Exploration (Pty) Ltd.,Limited in Johannesburg and a South African company with exploration interests in Africa and South America and not related to Pangea Goldfieldsdirector of Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. Mr. Esterhuizen developed the exploration model which led to the discoveryis a fellow of the Tulawaka gold deposit.Geological Society of South Africa and the first recipient of the Des Pretorius Memorial Award for outstanding w ork in economic geology in Africa. He successfully managed Pangea Goldfields’ goldalso received the Dreyer Award from the Society for Mining Metallurgy and mineral sands explorationExploration Inc. for outstanding achievements in East Africa until July, 2000 when that company was sold to Barrick.applied economic geology.  Mr. Esterhuizen, aged 54,55, devotes approximately 15%5% of his time to the business and affairs of the Company.






Dr. William Harvey, B.A., Ph.D.

Director


Dr. Harvey is presently a consultant and technical expert to a variety of research centres and state and federal programs in the United States.  He is a consultant to: National Drug Information Centre for Families in Action; American Institute of Research; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; National Institute on Drug Abuse; and National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse.  He is involved in the formulation of new programs and policies aimed at the betterment of society.  The Sinclair family has already made a significant donation to a private trust, The Tanzanian Relief Fund, which in turn has funded the hospital at Bulyanhulu.  Dr. Harvey will expand the role which the Company has at the local level to ensure that stakeholder interests are addressed.  Dr. Harvey, aged 72,73, devotes approximately 10% of his time to the business and affairs of the Company.


Rosalind Morrow,B.A., B.Ed., LL.B.

Director


Ms. Morrow’s practice includes a special emphasis on financings and acquisitions for the financial services and communications industry sectors, project and government financings, and corporate governance.  She advises issuers, underwriters, and investors in connection with debt and equity offerings and investments, including domestic and trans-border public offerings and private placements, capital restructurings and corporate and securities law compliance.  Ms. Morrow devotes approximately 10% of her time to the business and affairs of the Company.


Dr. Norman Betts, Ph.D.

Director


Dr. Betts is an Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick (UNB) Canada and is a Fellow of the New Brunswick Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA). He also serves as a director and chair of the Audit Committee of Minacs Worldwide Inc. and Slam Exploration Ltd. in addition to being a director and member of the Audit Committee of Tembec Inc. and the New Brunswick Power Corporation.


Dr. Betts is a co-chair of the Board of Trustees of the UNB Pension Plan for Academic Employees and is a director of the Nature Conservancy for the Atlantic region.  A former Finance Minister and Minister of





Business with the Province of New Brunswick, Dr. Betts was awarded a PhD in Management from the School of Business at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in 1992.



Penalties or Sanctions


No directors or officers of the Company, or a shareholder holding a sufficient number of securities of the Company to affect materially the control of the Company has:


(a)

been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to Canadian securities legislation or by a Canadian securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a Canadian securities regulatory authority; or


(b)

been subject to an other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable investor in making an investment decision;


except for Mr. James E. Sinclair who entered into a settlement agreement dated July 22, 1998 with the British Columbia Securities Commission and paid a fine of $2,000 in connection with the issuance of a news release and proxy circular prepared in connection with a proxy contest for Sutton Resources Ltd. (“Sutton”), a reporting issuer of which Mr. Sinclair was a director, which contained a statement which was not accurate, since the





statement was not properly qualified to distinguish between the acquisition cost and current market cost of the Sutton shares in question.


Personal Bankruptcies


No director or officer of the Company, or a shareholder holding a sufficient number of securities of the Company to affect materially the control of the Company, or a personal holding company of any such persons has, within the 10 years before the date of this Annual Report, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets of the director or officer.


Conflicts of Interest


There is no existing material conflict or interest between the Company or its subsidiaries and a director or officer of the Company or its subsidiaries.  However, certain directors and officers of the Company are and may continue to be involved in the mining and mineral exploration industry through their direct and indirect participation in corporations, partnerships or joint ventures which are potential competitors.  Situations may arise in connection with potential acquisitions and investments where the other interests of these directors and officers may conflict with the interests of the Company.  As required by law, each of the directors of the Company is required to act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.  Any conflicts which arise shall be disclosed by the directors and officers in accordance with theBusiness Corporation Act (Alberta) and they will govern t hemselvesgo vern themselves in respect thereof to the best of their ability with the obligations imposed on them by law.


B.

Compensation


The Company has three (3)four (4) executive officers, namely James E. Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Victoria Luis, Former Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  Regina Kuo-Lee, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Jonathan G. Deane, President.President of the Company.


The following table sets forth particulars concerning the compensation since their appointments of the executive officers, as defined in Form 51-102F6 prescribed by the “Regulations” under theSecurities Act of the Province of Alberta, for the Company’s last three fiscal years ended August 31, 2005:2006:









Name and Principal Position

(a)

Fiscal Year

(b)

Annual Compensation

Long Term Compensation

All Other Compen-
sation ($)

(i)

Salary
($)

(c)

Bonus
($)

(d)

Other Annual Compen-
sation
($)

(e)

Awards

Shares or Units Subject to Resale Restrictions

(g)

Payouts


Securities under Options (RSUs)

/SARs Granted (#)

(f)

LTIP Payouts

(h)

James E. Sinclair,
Chief Executive
Officer

2006

2005

2004
2003

$­­Nil

$36,861

$119,100
$105,968

$Nil

Nil

Nil
Nil

$6,250

$10,000

$10,000

N/A

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil
Nil

Nil

Nil
Nil

Victoria Luis,
Former Secretary & Chief Financial Officer

2006

2005

2004
2003

$57,020

$61,362

$66,430
$61,886

$4,707

$5,066

$4,792
$5,625

$6,250

$10,000

$10,000

2,785

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil


Nil

Nil








Name and Principal Position

(a)

Fiscal Year

(b)

Annual Compensation

Long Term Compensation

All Other Compen-
sation ($)

(i)

Salary
($)

(c)

Bonus
($)

(d)

Other Annual Compen-
sation
($)

(e)

Awards

Shares or Units Subject to Resale Restrictions

(g)

Payouts


Securities under Options (RSUs)

/SARs Granted (#)

(f)

LTIP Payouts

(h)

Regina Kuo-Lee, Chief Financial Officer

2006 2005

2004

$9,800

N/A

N/A

Nil

Nil
NilN/A

N/A

Nil

N/A

N/A

Nil

N/A

N/A

Nil

N/A

N/A

Nil

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Jonathan G. Deane,
President

2006

2005

2004
2003

$118,071

$125,973

$113,974
N/A

$4,658

$Nil

$5,574
N/A

$5,450

$6,000

$4,020
N/A

6,964

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil
N/A

Nil

$5,907

$6,299

$5,583

Nil

Nil
N/A

$6,299

$5,583
N/A

Nil

Nil
N/A



The Company has not set aside or accrued any funds for pension, retirement or similar benefits.


Long Term Incentive Plan Awards to Named Executive Officers


The Company has made no long-term incentive plan awards during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005,2006, to any executive officers of the Company,Company. See “Restricted Stock Unit Plan” and none are proposed.“Employee Share Ownership Plan”.


Options (including Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”))and SAR’s Exercised by Named Executive Officers


The following options were exercised during the fiscal year ended August 31, 20052006 by the named executive officers:


Name
(a)

Securities
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
(b)

Aggregate
Value
Realized
($)
(c)

Unexercised
Options/SARs
at August 31, 2005
(#)
Exercisable/
Unexercisable
(d)

Value of
Unexercised
in-the-Money
Options/SARs
at August 31, 2005 ($)
Exercisable/
Unexercisable
(e)

James E. Sinclair,
CEO

Nil

N/A

Nil

N/A

Victoria Luis,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Nil

N/A

37,500

$45,750.00

Jonathan Deane,
President

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


C.

Board Practices


The directors of the Company serve a one year term and are elected at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders.  At the last Annual General Meeting, held on February 24, 2005, the shareholders elected James E. Sinclair, Marek J. Kreczmer, Victoria Luis, Anton Esterhuizen, William Harvey, Rosalind Morrow, Norman





Betts and Ulrich E. Rath as directors.  The officers of the Company are elected by the Board serve at the pleasure of the Board.


The Company has an audit committee consisting of Ulrich E. Rath, Rosalind Morrow, William Harvey and Dr. Norman Betts.  The roles and responsibilities of the audit committee have been specifically defined as described in the Company’s Information Circular dated January 5, 2005, and include responsibilities for overseeing management reporting on internal control.  The audit committee has direct communication channels with the external auditors.


The Company also has a compensation committee (the  “Audit and Compensation Committee”)comprised of Ulrich E. Rath, Rosalind Morrow, William Harvey and Dr. Norman Betts.  The AuditandCompensation Committee periodically reviews the compensation paid to directors, management, and employees based on such factors as time commitment, comparative fees paid by other companies in the industry in North America and Africa, level of responsibility and the Company’s current position as an exploration company with limited operating revenue.


The Company has formed a Technical Committee comprised of Marek J. Kreczmer (Chairman), Ulrich E. Rath, Anton Esterhuizen, and Jonathan G. Deane.  The Committee sets the definitive exploration policy for the Company and reports directly to the Board of Directors.


Name
(a)

Securities
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
(b)

Aggregate
Value
Realized
($)
(c)

Unexercised
Options (RSUs) /SARs
at August 31, 2006
(#)
Exercisable/
Unexercisable
(d)

Value of
Unexercised
in-the-Money
Options (RSUs)

/SARs
at August 31, 2006

($)
Exercisable/
Unexercisable
(e)

James E. Sinclair,
CEO

Nil

N/A

N/A

N/A

Victoria Luis,
Former Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

37,500

$235,875

2,785

$21,974

Regina Kuo-Lee,

Chief Financial Officer

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Jonathan Deane,
President

N/A

N/A

6,964

$54,946


Directors’ Fees, Restricted Stock Unit Plan and Stock Option Plan


A Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “RSU Plan”) was approved by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting





held February 27, 2006.  The Board of Directors has recently implemented an arrangementthe RSU Plan under which employees and directors are compensated for their services to compensatethe Company.  Annual compensation for outside directors is $50,000  per year, plus $5,000 per year for serving on Committees, plus $2,500 per year for serving as Chair of a Committee.  At the election of each individual director, up to one- third of the annual compensation may be received in cash, paid quarterly.  The remainder of the director’s annual compensation (at least two-thirds, and up to 100%) will be awarded as Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) in accordance with the terms of the RSU Plan and shall vest within a minimum of one (1) year and a maximum of three (3) years, at the election of the director, subject to the conditions of the RSU Plan with respect to earlier vesting.


Prior to implementing the RSU Plan in April 2006, directors were compensated for their services to the Company by the payment of $10,000 per annum, and $2,500 per committee served by each director.  Directors’ fees of $91,000 were paid to directors during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006.  Under the RSU Plan, outside directors were granted 35,027 RSUs during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006.


In addition to these arrangements, directors are also compensated by the Company for their services in their capacity as directors under a Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”).  The Plan is administered by the Company’s Board of Directors and options are granted at their discretion.  The number of shares reserved and available for issue under the Plan shall not exceed 8,144,132 or such greater number of shares as may be determined by the Board and approval, if required, by the shareholders of the Company and by any relevant stock exchange or other regulatory authority.  Options must expire no later than five years from the date such options are granted.  


As of April 3, 2003, the Board resolved that the Company will not to grant any further options under the Planand that upon exercise or expiration of all stock options currently outstanding, , the Plan be terminated.  There has been no other arrangement pursuant to which directors were compensated


Restricted Stock Unit Plan


The RSU Plan was approved by the Companyshareholder’s at the Annual Meeting held February 27, 2006.  The RSU Plan is intended to enhance the Corporation’s and its Affiliates’ability to attract and retain highly qualified officers, directors, key employees and other persons, and to motivate such officers, directors, key employees and other persons to serve the Corporation and its Affiliates and to expend maximum effort to improve the business results and earnings of the Corporation, by providing to such persons an opportunity to acquire or increase a direct proprietary interest in their capacitythe operations and future success of the Corporation. To this end, the RSU Plan provides for the grant of restricted stock units. Any of these awards of restricted stock units may, but need not, be made as directors; however, directors’ feesperformance incentives to reward attainment of $92,986 were paid to directors duringannual or long-term performance goals in accordance with the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005, prior to implementingterms of the compensation package described above.RSU Plan.  Any such performance goals are specified in the Award Agreement.


Employee Share Ownership Plan


By an agreement dated May 1, 2003, the Company appointed Olympia Trust Company of Calgary, Alberta, as trustee (the “Trustee”) to manage and administer an employee share ownership plan (“ESOP”).  Under the ESOP, eligible employees, directors, and consultants can elect to contribute up to 30% of their salary or compensation on a monthly basis for investment by the Trustee in shares of the Company.  The Company will contribute funds equal to 100% of the employee’s contribution up to an amount equal to 5% or less of the employee’s salary.  The Company will contribute funds equal to 50% of the employee’s contribution for the next 6% to 30% inclusive of the employee’s salary.  All share purchases will be at market prices at the time of purchase, through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange using registered representatives.  To date,August  31, 200 6 nine participants, ha vetogether with Company contributions, have purchased a total of 156,053169,314 common shares under the ESOP.  The average monthly participant contributions are $4,293$4,072 and the Company’s matching contribution is $3,747$3,939 per month.






Employment Agreements


There are currently no service or employment contracts with directors or officers of the Company, except for the employment contract dated June 8, 2004 with Jonathan Deane, President of the Company, which provides for a remuneration





of US$375 per day, on an after tax basis, and payable monthly, plus employee benefits including accommodation and board in Mwanza at the Company’s staff house.


C.

Board Practices


The directors of the Company serve a one year term and are elected at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders.  At the last Annual General Meeting, held on February 27, 2006, the shareholders elected James E. Sinclair, Marek J. Kreczmer, Victoria Luis, Anton Esterhuizen, William Harvey, Rosalind Morrow, Norman Betts and Ulrich E. Rath as directors.  The officers of the Company are elected by the Board serve at the pleasure of the Board.  Mr. Jonathan G. Deane was appointed to the Board of Directors effective September 1, 2006.  


The Company has an audit committee  (the  “Audit and Compensation Committee”) consisting of Ulrich E. Rath, William Harvey and Dr. Norman Betts.  The roles and responsibilities of the audit and compensation committee have been specifically defined as described below under Audit Committee Information, and include responsibilities for overseeing management reporting on internal control.  The audit and compensation committee has direct communication channels with the external auditors.


The Company also has a compensation committee (the “Audit and Compensation Committee”)comprised of Ulrich E. Rath,  William Harvey and Dr. Norman Betts.  The AuditandCompensation Committee periodically reviews the compensation paid to directors, management, and employees based on such factors as time commitment, comparative fees paid by other companies in the industry in North America and Africa, level of responsibility and the Company’s current position as an exploration company with limited operating revenue.


The Company has formed a Technical Committee comprised of Marek J. Kreczmer (Chairman), Ulrich E. Rath, Anton Esterhuizen, and Jonathan G. Deane.  The Committee sets the definitive exploration policy for the Company and reports directly to the Board of Directors.


AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMATION

Under Multilateral Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“MI 52-110”) reporting issuers in those jurisdictions which have adopted MI 52-110 are required to provide disclosure with respect to its Audit Committee including the text of the Audit Committee’s Charter, composition of the Committee, and the fees paid to the external auditor.  The Company is a reporting issuer in Alberta, B.C. and Ontario.  MI 52-110 has not been adopted in B.C., but it has been adopted in Alberta and Ontario.  Accordingly, the Company provides the following disclosure with respect to its Audit Committee:


1.  The Audit Committee’s Charter


1.0

Purpose of the Committee


1.1

The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the Company's financial statements and other relevant public disclosures, the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements relating to financial reporting, the external auditors' qualifications and independence and the performance of the internal audit function and the external auditors.


2.0

Members of the Audit Committee


2.1

All of the Members must be "financially literate" as defined under MI 52-110,Audit Committees, having sufficient accounting or related financial management expertise to read and understand a set of financial statements, including the related notes, that present




a breadth and level of complexity of the accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company's financial statements.


2.2

The Audit Committee shall consist of no less than three Directors.


2.3

All of the Members of the Audit Committee shall be "independent" as defined under MI 52-110.


3.0

Relationship with External Auditors


3.1

The external auditors are the independent representatives of the shareholders, but the external auditors are also accountable to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee.


3.2

The external auditors must be able to complete their audit procedures and reviews with professional independence, free from any undue interference from the management or directors.


3.3

The Audit Committee must direct and ensure that the management fully co-operates with the external auditors in the course of carrying out their professional duties.


3.4

The Audit Committee will have direct communications access at all times with the external auditors.


4.0

Non-Audit Services


4.1

The external auditors are prohibited from providing any non-audit services to the Company, without the express written consent of the Audit Committee.  In determining whether the external auditors will be granted permission to provide non-audit services to the Company, the Audit Committee must consider that the benefits to the Company from the provision of such services, outweighs the risk of any compromise to or loss of the independence of the external auditors in carrying out their auditing mandate.


4.2

Notwithstanding section 4.1, the external auditors are prohibited at all times from carrying out any of the following services, while they are appointed the external auditors of the Company:


(i)

acting as an agent of the Company for the sale of all or substantially all of the undertaking of the Company; and


(ii)

performing any non-audit consulting work for any director or senior officer of the Company in their personal capacity, but not as a director, officer or insider of any other entity not associated or related to the Company.


5.0

Appointment of Auditors


5.1

The external auditors will be appointed each year by the shareholders of the Company at the annual general meeting of the shareholders.


5.2

The Audit Committee will nominate the external auditors for appointment, such nomination to be approved by the Board of Directors.





6.0

Evaluation of Auditors


6.1

The Audit Committee will review the performance of the external auditors on at least an annual basis, and notify the Board and the external auditors in writing of any concerns in regards to the performance of the external auditors, or the accounting or auditing methods, procedures, standards, or principles applied by the external auditors, or any other accounting or auditing issues which come to the attention of the Audit Committee.


7.0

Remuneration of the Auditors


7.1

The remuneration of the external auditors will be determined by the Board of Directors, upon the annual authorization of the shareholders at each general meeting of the shareholders.


7.2

The remuneration of the external auditors will be determined based on the time required to complete the audit and preparation of the audited financial statements, and the difficulty of the audit and performance of the standard auditing procedures under generally accepted auditing standards and generally accepted accounting principles of Canada.


8.0

Termination of the Auditors


8.1

The Audit Committee has the power to terminate the services of the external auditors, with or without the approval of the Board of Directors, acting reasonably.


9.0

Funding of Auditing and Consulting Services


9.1

Auditing expenses will be funded by the Company.  The auditors must not perform any other consulting services for the Company, which could impair or interfere with their role as the independent auditors of the Company.


10.0

Role and Responsibilities of the Internal Auditor


10.1

At this time, due to the Company's size and limited financial resources, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall be responsible for implementing internal controls and performing the role as the internal auditor to ensure that such controls are adequate.


11.0

Oversight of Internal Controls


11.1

The Audit Committee will have the oversight responsibility for ensuring that the internal controls are implemented and monitored, and that such internal controls are effective.


12.0

Continuous Disclosure Requirements


12.1

At this time, due to the Company's size and limited financial resources, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company is responsible for ensuring that the Company's continuous reporting requirements are met and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.






13.0

Other Auditing Matters


13.1

The Audit Committee may meet with the Auditors independently of the management of the Company at any time, acting reasonably.


13.2

The Auditors are authorized and directed to respond to all enquiries from the Audit Committee in a thorough and timely fashion, without reporting these enquiries or actions to the Board of Directors or the management of the Company.


14.0

Annual Review


14.1

The Audit Committee Charter will be reviewed annually by the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee to assess the adequacy of this Charter.


15.0

Independent Advisers


15.1

The Audit Committee shall have the power to retain legal, accounting or other advisors to assist the Committee.


2.  Composition of the Audit Committee


Following are the members of the Audit and Compensation Committee:


Ulrich Rath

Independent(1)

Financially literate(2)

William Harvey

Independent(1)

Financially literate(2)

Norman Betts (Chair)

Independent(1)

Financially literate(2)

(1)A member of an audit committee is independent if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company, which could, in the view of the Board of Directors, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a member’s independent judgment.

(2)  An individual is financially literate if he has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements.

3.  Relevant Education and Experience


Dr. Betts is the Chair of the Committee.  He is the former Minister of Finance of New Brunswick and current Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick; Mr. Rath is the President and CEO of a Canadian resource company; and Dr. William Harvey is a psychologist and businessman.

4.- 6.  Reliance on Certain Exemptions


At no time since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year has the Company relied on the exemption in Section 2.4 of MI 52-110 (De Minimis Non-audit Services), Section 3.3(2) (Controlled Companies), Section 3.6 (Temporary Exemption for Limited and Exceptional Circumstances), or an exemption from MI 52-110, in whole or in part, granted under Part 8 of Multilateral Instrument 52-110.  Nor has the Issuer relied on Section 3.8 (Acquisition of Financial Literacy) of MI 52-110.


7.  Audit Committee Oversight

At no time since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year was a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor not adopted by the





Board of Directors.


8.  Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures


The Audit Committee is authorized by the Board of Directors to review the performance of the Company’s external auditors and approve in advance the provision of services other than auditing and to consider the independence of the external auditors, including a review of the range of services provided in the context of all consulting services bought by the Company. The Audit Committee is authorized to approve in writing any non-audit services or additional work which the Chairman of the Audit Committee deems is necessary, and the Chairman will notify the other members of the Audit Committee of such non-audit or additional work and the reasons for such non-audit work for the Committee’s consideration, and if thought fit, approval in writing.


9.  External Auditor Service Fees

The fees billed by the Company’s external auditors in each of the last two fiscal years for audit and non-audit related services provided to the Company or its subsidiaries (if any) are as follows:

Financial Year                Ending August 31

Audit Fees

Audit Related Fees

Tax Fees(1)

All Other Fees

2006

Canada - $80,000

Tanzania – US$5,000

Nil

Nil

Nil

2005

Canada - $46,285

Tanzania – US$7,045

Nil

Nil

Nil


(1)Tax advice and planning assistance including review of and assistance with capital tax assessments.


D.

Employees


The Company has two (2) full time employees located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 3043 full time employees located in Mwanza, Tanzania, and two (2) full time employees located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.


The Company also contracts three or more persons on a full time or part time basis as dictated by the exploration activities on its properties.  The full time and temporary employees of the Company as at the most recent fiscal year end can be grouped according to main category of activity and geographic location as follows:


Location

Category

Full Time Employees

Temporary Employees

Full Time Consultants

Part Time Consultants

Category

Full Time Employees

Temporary Employees

Full Time Consultants

Part Time Consultants

Vancouver, Canada

Administration

1

Nil

Nil

1

Administration

1

Nil

Nil

1

Exploration

1

Nil

Nil

Exploration

1

Nil

Nil

Mwanza, Tanzania

Administration

5

Nil

Nil

Administration

5

Nil

Nil

Exploration

25

Nil

2

1

Exploration

38

Nil

2

1

Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania

Administration

2

Nil

1

Nil

Administration

2

Nil

1

Nil

Exploration

Nil

Nil

Nil

Exploration

Nil

Nil

Nil

Connecticut, USA

Administration

Nil

Nil

2

1

Administration

Nil

Nil

2

1

Exploration

Nil

Nil

Nil

Exploration

Nil

Nil

Nil






E.

Share Ownership


The following table sets forth the share ownership of the directors and officers of the Company as of August 31, 2005:2006:


Name of Owner

Number of Shares

Percent

Number of Shares

Percent

James E. Sinclair

3,327,315

3.9%

3,134,538

3.6%

Victoria Luis

167,500

0.1%

Jonathan G. Deane

2,907

<0.01%

Marek J. Kreczmer

263,066

0.3%

453,756

0.5%

Victoria Luis

230,000

0.2%

Ulrich E. Rath

Nil

N/A

Nil

N/A

Anton Esterhuizen

150,000

0.1%

55,000

<0.1%

William Harvey

345,000

0.4%

300,000

0.3%

Rosalind Morrow

404,100

0.4%

345,000

0.4%

Norman Betts

2,000

<0.01%

5,000

<0.01%

Jonathan G. Deane

18,811

<0.01%

Florian Ngunangwa

41,462

<0.01%


Options Granted to Directors and Officers During the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 20052006


No stock options were granted to directors or officers during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005,2006, or subsequent thereto, to the date of this Annual Report.






Outstanding Stock Options


The following information as of August 31, 2005,2006, reflects outstanding stock options held by directors and officers of the Company:


Name

No. of Shares

Date of Grant

Exercise Price

Expiration Date

No. of Shares

Date of Grant

Exercise Price

Expiration Date

Marek J. Kreczmer

250,000

May 3, 2002

$0.79

May 3, 2007

Victoria Luis

37,500

May 3, 2002

$0.79

May 3, 2007

William Harvey

75,000

May 3, 2002

$0.79

May 3, 2007

75,000

May 3, 2002

$0.79

May 3, 2007

Options held by officers
and directors as a group:

   362,500

   75,000


RSUs Granted to Directors and Officers During the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006:


Name

No. of RSUs

Date of Grant

Vesting Period(1)

Expiration Date

Victoria Luis

2,785

April 11, 2006

3 years

April 11, 2009

Jonathan G. Deane

6,964

April 11, 2006

Minimum 1 year(2)

April 11, 2009

Marek J. Kreczmer

5,501

April 11, 2006

1 year

April 11, 2007

Ulrich E. Rath

2,368

2,785

April 11, 2006

April 11, 2006

1 year

3 years

April 11, 2007

April 11, 2009

Anton Esterhuizen

5,989

April 11, 2006

1 year

April 11, 2007

William Harvey

5,223

April 11, 2006

1 year

April 11, 2007

Rosalind Morrow

7,660

April 11, 2006

1 year

April 11, 2007

Norman Betts

5,501

April 11, 2006

1 year

April 11, 2007

Helen Hansen

2,785

April 11, 2006

3 years

April 11, 2009







Name

No. of RSUs

Date of Grant

Vesting Period(1)

Expiration Date

RSUs held by officers and
directors as a group:


47,561


(1) Subject to the conditions of the RSU Plan with respect to earlier vesting

(2)  Performance Goals specified


Outstanding RSUs


All RSUs granted to directors and officers are outstanding as at August 31, 2006.


Item 7.

Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions


A.

Major Shareholders


As far as it is known to the Company, it is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any other corporation or by the Canadian Government, or any foreign government.  The Company has no knowledge of any arrangements which at a subsequent date would result in a change of control.  All of the Company’s issued common shares rank equally as to voting rights, dividends, and any distribution of assets on winding-up or liquidation.


As of August 31, 2005,2006, the Company knows of no person who owned more than five (5%) of the outstanding shares of each class of the Company’s voting securities.


The following table sets out the portion of common shares of the Company held by registered shareholders in Canada, the United States of America, and all other countries by total number of holders, total shareholdings, percentage of total issued shares, and percentage of total holders as at August 31, 2005:2006:


Jurisdiction
Shareholders of Record

No. of Shareholders

No. of Common Shares

Percentage of Total Issued Shares

Percentage of Total Holders

No. of Shareholders

No. of Common Shares

Percentage of Total Issued Shares

Percentage of Total Holders

United States

269

34,865,835

41.13%

74%

291

36,200,846

41.98%

79%

Canada

76

49,544,720

58.44%

21%

61

49,760,120

57.70%

16%

Other Countries

17

365,499

0.43%

5%

18

280,109

0.32%

5%

TOTAL

362

84,776,054

100%

100%

370

86,241,075

100%

100%


B.

Related Party Transactions


Financing


On August 8, 2006 the Company entered into private placement subscription agreement with the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O. for the purchase of an aggregate of $3,000,000 worth of common shares of the Company in eight separate quarterly tranches of $375,000 each.  The initial quarterly period shall commence February 1, 2007.


On May 12, 2006 the Company completed a $1,000,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 107,124 common shares at a price of $9.335 per share.


On February 23, 2006 the Company completed a US$1.25 million private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 183,440 common shares at a price of $7.844 per share.






On September 30, 2005 the Company completed a $950,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement with the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O. for the purchase of  442,478 common shares at a price of $2.147 per share.


On June 20, 2005 the Company completed a $1,000,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 819,000 common shares at a price of $1.221 per share.


Pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated January 13, 2005 made between the Company and James E. Sinclair, Mr. Sinclair has subscribed for a placement of common shares of the Company for aggregate proceeds to the Company of C$3,000,000.  Mr. Sinclair has agreed to subscribe for eight (8) quarterly tranches of C$375,000 each, commencing February 1, 2005.  The pricing of each quarterly tranche will be based on the weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares for the last five consecutive trading days of each quarterly period.  Each tranche is subject to approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange.  As at November 16, 2006 the Company has completed the following seven (7) tranches of the eight (8) tranche private placement:


(a)

May 9, 2005 – 382,653 common shares at a price of $0.98 per share;

(b)

August 18, 2005 – 259,516 common shares at a price of $1.445 per share;

(c)

December 16, 2005 – 90,405 common shares at a price of $4.148 per share;

(d)

February 14, 2006 – 47,807 common shares at a price of $7.844 per share;

(e)

May 12, 2006 – 40,783 common shares at a price of $9,195 per share;

(f)

August 14, 2006 – 44,664 common shares at a price of $8.396 per share.

(g)

November 16, 2006 – 54,058 common shares at a price of $6.937 per share.


The Company completed a $1,000,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement dated January 5, 2004 between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 622,278 common shares at a price of $1.607 per share.


In February 2005 the Company completed a private placement pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated March 5, 2003 made between the Company and James E. Sinclair to purchase common shares of the Company over a two-year period representing a value between $1,500,000 and $3,000,000.  Mr. Sinclair agreed to conduct these share purchases in 24 separate tranches, each tranche having a minimum subscription of $62,500.  At the sole option of Mr. Sinclair, each tranche may have been increased to a maximum of $125,000.  The price paid for the shares was equal to the weighted average trading price of the Company’s shares for the last five consecutive trading days of each month immediately preceding the closing of each tranche.






As at August 31. 2005,  Mr. Sinclair completed the following twenty-four (24) tranches for the purchase of twenty-four (24) tranches:2,137,629 common shares for $2,950,000.


(a)Other Financing


On March 19, 2003 - 58,4808, 2006 the Company completed a US$1.25 million private placement pursuant to a Subscription Agreement between the Company and Guild Investment Management, Inc. for 215,820 common shares at a price of $1.71 per share;

(b)

April 11, 2003 - 73,368 common shares at a price of $1.363 per share;

(c)

May 15, 2003 - 101,875 common shares at a price of $1.227 per share;

(d)

June 26, 2003 - 77,930 common shares at a price of $1.604 per share;

(e)

July 30, 2003 - 88,968 common shares at a price of $1.405 per share;

(f)

August 27, 2003 – 73,443 common shares at a price of $1.702 per share;

(g)

September 26, 2003 - 65,445 common shares at a price of $1.91 per share;

(h)

October 21, 2003 - 68,757 common shares at a price of $1.818 per share;

(i)

November 21, 2003 - 76,876 common shares at a price of $1.626 per share;

(j)

December 12, 2003 - 66,525 common shares at a price of $1.879 per share;

(k)

January 13, 2004 – 77,785 common shares at a price of $1.607 per share;

(l)

February 24, 2004 – 82,508 common shares at a price of $1.515 per share;

(m)

March 26, 2004 – 83,001 common shares at a price of $1.506 per share;

(n)

April 29, 2004 – 82,946 common shares at a price of $1.507 per share;

(o)

May 20, 2004 – 98,580 common shares at a price of $1.268 per share;

(p)

July 2, 2004 – 110,035 common shares at a price of $1.136 per share;

(q)

August 16, 2004 – 107,759 common shares at a price of $1.16 per share;

(r)

September 27, 2004 – 109,361 common shares at a price of $1.143 per share;

(s)

October 18, 2004 – 108,696 common shares at a price of $1.15 per share;

(t)

November 10, 2004 – 101,461 common shares at a price of $1.232 per share;

(u)

November 22, 2004 – 95,493 common shares at a price of $1.309 per share;

(v)

December 8, 2004 – 97,050 common shares at a price of $1.288 per share;

(w)

January 13, 2005 – 111,210 common shares at a price of $1.124 per share; and

(x)

February 8, 2005 – 120,077 common shares at a price of $1.041 per share.


The Company completed a $1,000,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement dated January 5, 2004 between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 622,278 common shares at a price of $1.607 per share.


Pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated January 13, 2005 made between the Company and James E. Sinclair, Mr. Sinclair has subscribed for a placement of common shares of the Company for aggregate proceeds to the Company of C$3,000,000.  Mr. Sinclair has agreed to subscribe for eight (8) quarterly tranches of C$375,000 each, commencing February 1, 2005.  The pricing of each quarterly tranche will be based on the weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares for the last five consecutive trading days of each quarterly period.  Each tranche is subject to approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange.  As at August 31, 2005 the Company has completed the following two (2) tranches of the eight (8) tranche private placement:


(a)

May 9, 2005 – 382,653 common shares at a price of $0.98 per share;

(b)

August 18, 2005 – 259,516 common shares at a price of $1.445 per share; and


on November 2, 2005, the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O. proceeded with the third quarterly tranche of $375,000 consisting of 133,929 common shares at a price of $2.80 per share.


On June 20, 2005 the Company completed a $1,000,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement between the Company and James E. Sinclair for 819,000 common shares at a price of $1.221 per share.






On September 30, 2005 the Company completed a $950,000 private placement pursuant to a separate Subscription Agreement with the Company’s Chairman and C.E.O. for the purchase of  442,478 common shares at a price of $2.147$6.667 per share.


Other


During the year ended August 31, 2005, $44,813 (20042006, $190,887 (2005 - $22,435; 2003$44,813; 2004 - $178,894)$22,435) was paid or payable by the Company to certain directors and a former director for consulting fees, and $92,986 (2004$90,687 (2005 - $88,470; 2003$92,986; 2004 - $5,600)$88,470) was paid to directors for directors’ fees.


Accounts receivable include advances to related parties of $46,000 (2004$Nil (2005 - $21,000; 2003$46,000; 2004 - $nil)$21,000), which consisted of funds advanced to officers and directors for exploration and corporate activities conducted in the normal course of business.  As of the date of this report, this receivable has been received.  Also included in accounts receivable is an amount of $Nil (2004 - $15,291; 2003 - $16,081) payable to certain directors and a former director for consulting fees.






C.

Interest of Experts and Counsel


Not Applicable.


Item 8.

Financial Statements


A.

Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information


This Annual Report contains the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended August 31,  2006, 2005, 2004 and 20032004 with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, and Comments by Auditors for U.S. Readers on Canada-U.S. Reporting Differences, comprised of:


(a)

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 31, 20052006 and 2004;2005;


(b)

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit for the years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 2004 and 2003;2004;


(c)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 2004 and 2003;2004; and


(d)

Notes to the consolidated financial statements.


Dividend Policy


The Company has never paid dividends and does not intend to in the near future.


Litigation


The Company commenced an action to protect against statements of defamation from being posted on internet chat sites.  As at August 31, 2006 the litigation was settled satisfactorily.  There isare no outstanding litigation againstother legal proceedings which may have or otherwise involvinghave had a significant affect on the Company.Company’s financial position or profitability.


B.

Significant Changes

None.

Item 9.

The Offering and Listing

A.

Offering and Listing Details

The common stock of the Company was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchangeunder the symbol “TNX” on October 29, 2001, and prior to that date the Company’s common stock was listed on the Canadian Venture Exchange (“CDNX”), now known as the TSX Venture Exchange.






The common stock of the Company was listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “TRE” on May 12, 2005.


As at August 31, 20052006 there were 269291 registered shareholders in the United States holding 41.13%41.98%  of the Company’s outstanding common stock, representing approximately 74%79% of the total number of shareholders. The Company’s Common stock is issued in registered form and the percentage of shares reported to be held by registered holders in the United States is taken from the records of the Computershare Trust Company of Canada in the City of Vancouver, the registrar and transfer agent for the common stock.


The number of registered shareholders resident in the United States is attributed as to 4.6%3.1%  to directors and officers of the Company who are United States residents; a further 6.5%0.9% held by United States residents who are immediate family members of a director and officer of the Company; a further 0.7%<0.1%  by United States





residents who were formerly shareholders of Tanzam; and the balance of 29.33%37.88% are United States residents who have purchased shares in the secondary market, through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange or American Stock Exchange.


The high and low prices expressed in Canadian dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the Company’s common stock for the last six months and for each quarter for the last three fiscal years:


Toronto Stock Exchange

(Canadian Dollars)

Toronto Stock Exchange

(Canadian Dollars)

Last Six Months

High

Low

Volume

High

Low

Volume

October 2005

$3.07

$2.60

3,975,234

September 2005

$3.48

$2.00

7,846,982

August 2005

$2.11

$1.46

4,091,058

July 2005

$1.55

$1.26

1,378,549

June 2005

$1.34

$1.02

1,295,494

May 2005

$1.16

$0.89

1,851,700

October 2006

$7.29

$5.09

2,394,633

September 2006

$8.05

$5.00

3,747,311

August 2006

$8.90

$7.43

1,792,813

July 2006

$9.19

$7.81

1,933,387

June 2006

$9.25

$6.75

7,759,939

May 2006

$10.08

$7.00

3,909,524



2005-2006



High



Low



Volume

Fourth Quarter ended August 31, 2006

$9.25

$6.75

11,486,139

Third Quarter ended May 31, 2006

$10.08

$6.55

11,316,509

Second Quarter ended February 20, 2006

$8.75

$3.69

19,740,648

First Quarter ended November 30, 2005

$4.42

$2.00

18,045,485

   

 

 

 

2004-2005

High

Low

Volume

High

Low

Volume

Fourth Quarter ended August 31, 2005

$2.11

$1.02

6,765,101

$2.11

$1.02

6,765,101

Third Quarter ended May 31, 2005

$1.16

$0.88

6,777,842

$1.16

$0.88

6,777,842

Second Quarter ended February 20, 2005

$1.27

$0.91

10,358,012

$1.27

$0.91

10,358,012

First Quarter ended November 30, 2004

$1.57

$1.06

10,078.220

$1.57

$1.06

10,078.220

   

 

 

 

2003-2004

High

Low

Volume

Fourth Quarter ended August 31, 2004

$1.42

$0.99

4,590,068

Third Quarter ended May 31, 2004

$1.58

$1.02

7,170,606

Second Quarter ended February 29, 2004

$1.90

$1.46

10,584,543

First Quarter ended November 30, 2003

$2.10

$1.46

15,207,219

   

Last Five Fiscal Years

High

Low

 

High

Low

 

2006

$10.08

$2.00

 

2005

$2.11

$0.88

 

$2.11

$0.88

 

2004

$2.10

$0.99

 

$2.10

$0.99

 

2003

$2.10

$0.65

 

$2.10

$0.65

 

2002

$1.05

$0.20

 

$1.05

$0.20

 

2001*Commenced trading Oct. 29, 2001



 

American Stock Exchange

(US Dollars)

Last Six Months

High

Low

Volume

October 2006

$6.50

$4.56

7,481,300

September 2006

$7.24

$4.44

15,098,100

August 2006

$7.80

$6.75

6,240,800

July 2006

$8.20

$6.93

6,929,200

June 2006

$8.15

$6.18

13,827,700

May 2006

$8.68

$6.80

17,975,900









 

American Stock Exchange

(US Dollars)

Last Six Months

High

Low

Volume

October 2005

$2.58

$2.28

12,148,000

September 2005

$2.99

$1.82

15,383,000

August 2005

$1.76

$1.25

6,760,000

July 2005

$1.27

$1.04

2,754,000

June 2005

$1.09

$0.85

3,166,000

May 2005

$0.92

$0.73

1,271,000

    

2004-2005

High

Low

Volume

Fourth Quarter ended August 31, 2005

$1.76

$0.85

12,680,000

Third Quarter ended May 31, 2005*

(*Commenced trading May 12, 2005)

$0.92

$0.73

1,271,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Stock Exchange

(US Dollars)

 

 

2005-2006

High

Low

Volume

Fourth Quarter ended August 31, 2006

$8.20

$6.18

26,997,700

Third Quarter ended May 31, 2006

$8.87

$5.70

52,771,300

Second Quarter ended February 28, 2006

$7.24

$3.30

74,499,700

First Quarter ended November 30, 2005

$3.57

$1.82

46,454,200

 

 

 

 

2004-2005

High

Low

Volume

Fourth Quarter ended August 31, 2005

$1.76

$0.85

12,680,000

Third Quarter ended May 31, 2005*

(*Commenced trading May 12, 2005)

$0.92

$0.73

1,271,000



B.

Plan of Distribution


Not Applicable.


C.

Markets


The Company’s common stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “TNX” and on the American Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “TRE”.


D.

Selling Shareholders


Not Applicable.


E.

Dilution


Not Applicable.


F.

Expenses of the Issue


Not Applicable.


Item 10.

Additional Information


A.

Share Capital


As of April 3, 2003, the Board resolved that the Company authorize for issuance up to a maximum 91,000,000 common shares, subject to further resolutions of the Company's Board of Directors, from time to time.  Of the 91,000,000 common shares authorized, without par value, 84,776,05486,241,075 shares were issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2005.2006.


Each of the common shares has equal dividend, liquidation and voting rights.  Voters of the common shares are entitled to one vote per share on all matters that may be brought before them.  Holders of the common shares are entitled to receive dividends when declared by the Board from funds legally available therefor.  The





common shares are not redeemable, have no conversion rights and carry no pre-emptive or other rights to subscribe for additional shares.  The outstanding common shares are fully paid and non-assessable.






The following table reconciles the total number of shares outstanding for the last three fiscal years:


No. of Shares

Amount

No. of Shares

Amount

Total Outstanding Shares at August 31, 2002

74,714,203

$35,821,706

Add:

Stock Options Exercised for cash

2,454,000

$  1,255,700

Issued on Exercise of Warrants

2,549,275

$  1,544,565

Issued for cash

474,064

$     700,000

Collection of previous years subscription receivable

               0

$     102,000

Total Outstanding at August 31, 2003

80,191,542

$39,423,971

80,191,542

$39,423,971

Add:

Stock Options Exercised for cash

730,000

$     346,500

730,000

$    346,500

Issued for cash

1,477,050

$  2,250,000

1,477,050

$ 2,250,000

Issued for share subscription previously received

65,445

$     125,000

65,445

$    125,000

Total Outstanding at August 31, 2004

82,464,037

$42,145,471

82,464,037

$42,145,471

Add: Stock Options Exercised for cash

107,500

$       69,325

107,500

$       69,325

Issued for cash

2,204,517

$  2,625,000

2,204,517

$  2,625,000

Total Outstanding as at August 31, 2005

84,776,054

44,839,796

84,776,054

$44,839,796

Add: Stock Options Exercised for cash

292,500

$    229,675

Issued for cash

793,468

$5,513,979

Issued for share subscription previously received

379,053

$    813,828

Total Outstanding as at August 31, 2006

86,241,075

51,397,278



Due to the issuance of 20,000,000 common shares for the acquisition of Tanzam in April, 2002, more than 10% of the total outstanding shares have been issued for non-cash consideration within the last five years.


Shares are issued by the Company with the regulatory acceptance of the Toronto Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange, upon resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company.  There are a total of 84,776,05486,241,075 common shares issued and a further 417,500575,000 common shares reserved for issuance under outstanding stock options.options and RSUs as at August 31, 2006.


B.

Articles of Association and Bylaws


The Company was originally incorporated under the corporate name “424547 Alberta Ltd.” in the Province of Alberta on July 5, 1990, under theBusiness Corporations Act (Alberta).


The Articles of424547 Alberta Ltd. were amended on August 13, 1991 as follows:


·

the name of the Company was changed to its present name,Tan Range Exploration Corporation”;

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the restriction on the transfer of shares was removed; and

·

a new paragraph regarding the appointment of additional directors was added as follows:


“(b)

The Directors, may, between annual general meetings, appoint one or more additional directors of the Company to serve until the next annual general meeting, but the number of additional Directors shall not at any time exceed one-third (1/3) of the number of Directors who held office at the expiration of the last annual meeting of the corporation.”






The Company was registered in the Province of British Columbia as an extra provincial company under theCompany Act (British Columbia) on August 5, 1994.  






The Articles of the Company were further amended on February 15, 1996 as follows:


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the provisions of the Articles authorizing the issue of Class “B” Voting shares, Class “C”

Non-Voting shares and Class “D” Preferred shares were deleted;

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Class “A” voting shares were redesignated as Common shares; and

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a provision was added to allow meetings of shareholders to be held outside Alberta in either of the cities of Vancouver, British Columbia or Toronto, Ontario.


The Articles of the Company were further amended on February 28, 2006 as follows:


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the name of the Company was changed to its present name, “Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation”.


Common Shares


All issued and outstanding common shares are fully paid and non-assessable.  Each holder of record of common shares is entitled to one vote for each common share so held on all matters requiring a vote of shareholders, including the election of directors.  The holders of common shares will be entitled to dividends on a pro-rata basis, if and when as declared by the board of directors.  There are no preferences, conversion rights, preemptive rights, subscription rights, or restrictions or transfers attached to the common shares.  In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of common shares are entitled to participate in the assets of the Company available for distribution after satisfaction of the claims of creditors.


The rights of shareholders cannot be changed without a special resolution of at least 2/3 of the votes cast by the shareholders who voted in respect of the resolution, and separate classes of shareholders are entitled to separate class votes.  Any such alteration of shareholder’s rights would also require the regulatory acceptance of the Toronto Stock Exchange.  There are no provisions of the Company’s Articles or Bylaws that would have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change of control of the Company, and that would operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition, or corporate restructuring involving the Company (or any of its subsidiaries).


The Company’s Shareholder Rights Plan was allowed to expire on April 19, 2005.  This program, which was introduced in 2000, was implemented as a means of delaying an acquisition by a suitor by a potential increase in share capital.  It is the opinion of management that in today’s strict corporate governance environment that renewal of this program was not in the best interest of the Company.  It should be noted that the Company neither has nor expects a suitor at this time.


Powers and Duties of Directors


The directors shall manage or supervise the management of the affairs and business of the Company and shall have authority to exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by theBusiness Corporations Act (Alberta) or by the Articles or Bylaws, required to be exercised by the Company in a general meeting.


Directors will serve as such until the next annual meeting.  In general, a director who is, in any way, directly or indirectly interested in an existing or proposed contract or transaction with the Company whereby a duty or interest might be created to conflict with his duty or interest director, shall declare the nature and extent of his interest in such contract or transaction or the conflict or potential conflict with his duty and interest as a director.  Such director shall not vote in respect of any such contract or transaction with the Company in which he is interested and if he shall do so, his vote shall note be counted, but he shall be counted in the quorum present at the meeting at which such vote is taken.  However, notwithstanding the foregoing, directors shall have the right to vote on determining the remuneration of the directors.


The directors may from time to time on behalf of the Company:  (a) borrow money in such manner and amount from such sources and upon such terms and conditions as they think fit; (b) issue bonds, debentures and





other debt obligations; or (c) mortgage, charge or give other security on the whole or any part of the property and assets of the Company.


At least halfone-quarter of the directors of the Company should be persons ordinarily resident in Canada and all must be at least 18 years of age.  At least half of the Company’s directors are not Canadian residents; however, this has no material adverse effect on the Company’s operations.  There is no minimum share ownership to be a Director.  No person shall be a Director of the Company who is not capable of managing their own affairs; is an undischarged bankrupt or who is a person who is not an individual.


Shareholders


An annual general meeting shall be held once in every calendar year at such time and place as may be determined by the directors.  A quorum at an annual general meeting and special meeting shall be two shareholders or one or more proxy holder representing two shareholders, or one shareholder and a proxy holder representing another shareholder.  There is no limitation imposed by the laws of Canada or by the charter or other constituent documents of the Company on the right of a non-resident to hold or vote the common shares, other than as provided in theInvestment Canada Act, (the “Investment Act”) discussed below under “Item 10. Additional Information, D. Exchange Controls.”


In accordance with Alberta law, directors shall be elected by an “ordinary resolution” which means (a) a resolution passed by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting by a simple majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy, or (b) a resolution that has been signed by all shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution.


Under Alberta law certain items such as an amendment to the Company’s articles or entering into a merger, requires approval by a special resolution, which means (a) a resolution passed by a majority of not less than 2/3 of the votes cast by the shareholders of the Company who, being entitled to do so, vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the company (b) a resolution consented to in writing by every shareholder of the Company who would have been entitled to vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the Company, and a resolution so consented to is deemed to be a special resolution passed at a general meeting of the Company.


C.

Material Contracts


The following are the material contracts of the Company (other than contracts in the ordinary course of business) entered into within the last two years:


Date

Names of Parties

Description of General Nature of the Contract

Consideration Paid; Terms and Conditions

September 26, 2006

Ashanti Goldfields (Cayman) Limited

Purchase and Sale Agreement to purchase interest of Ashanti Goldfields (Cayman) Limited in Kigosi and Dongo properties

180,058 common shares of the Company with a deemed value of US$900,000 based on the weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares for the five consecutive trading days preceding the date of execution of the Agreement.

August 8, 2006

James E. Sinclair and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of  $3,000,000 worth of common shares over a two year period, in 8 separate quarterly tranches commencing February 1, 2007

The pricing of each quarterly tranche will be based on the weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares for the last five consecutive trading days of each quarterly period.

May 2, 2006

James E. Sinclair and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of 107,124 common shares

$9.335 per share for a total of $1,000,000








Date

Names of Parties

Description of General Nature of the Contract

Consideration Paid; Terms and Conditions

January 25, 2006

James E. Sinclair and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of 183,440 common shares

$7.844 per share for a total of $1,438,903.36 (US$1,250,000)

January 25, 2006

Guild Investment Management, Inc. and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of 215,820 common shares

$6.667 per share for a total of $1,438,871.94 (US$1,250,000)

September 7, 2005

James E. Sinclair and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of 442,478 common shares

$2.147 per share for a total of $950,000

June 20, 2005

James E. Sinclair and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of  819,000 common shares

$1.221 per share for a total of $1,000,000

January 13, 2005

James E. Sinclair and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of $3,000,000 worth of common shares over a two year period, in 8 separate quarterly tranches commencing February 1, 2005

The pricing of each quarterly tranche will be based on the weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares for the last five consecutive trading days of each quarterly period.








September 7, 2004

Northern Mining Explorations Ltd. (“NME”) and the Company

Letter of Intent granting to NME the right to acquire all of the Company’s interests in 3 prospecting licenses

US$10,000, plus up to US$560,000 in installments over the next five years; US$75,000 in exploration work within the next 2 years; up to 12,000 metres in diamond drilling over the next 5 years; and a sliding scale NSR royalty up to 2%

January 5, 2004

James E. Sinclair and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of 622,278 common shares

$1.607 per share for a total of $1,000,000

July 21, 2003

Ashanti Goldfields (Cayman) Limited (“Ashanti”) and the Company

Letter of Intent granting to Ashanti the right to acquire all of the Company’s interests in 9 licenses

Over US$1.4 million over five years; US$800,000 in exploration work; up to 10,000 meters in diamond drilling; and a feasibility study to earn its interests; and payment of a NSR royalty up to 2%

March 18, 2003

Northern Mining Explorations Ltd. (“NME”) and the Company

Amending Letter Agreement to January 20, 2003 agreement

Not applicable

March 5, 2003

James E. Sinclair and the Company

Subscription Agreement for purchase of common shares over a two year period, in 24 separate monthly tranches

Market price at the time of purchase; to date a total of $1,700,002 for 1,078,267 shares, or an average price of $1.58 per share

January 20, 2003

Northern Mining Explorations Ltd. (“NME”) and the Company

Letter of Intent granting to NME the right to acquire all of the Company’s interests in 7 prospecting licenses and one application for license

US$70,000; assuming underlying property payments; feasibility study; pre-production payments; and NSR royalty of up to 2%


D.

Exchange Controls


Canada


There is no law, governmental decree or regulation in Canada that restricts the export or import of capital or affects the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to a non-resident holder of common shares other than withholding tax requirements.  Any such remittances to United States residents are subject to withholding tax.  See “Taxation.”


There is no limitation imposed by the laws of Canada or by the charter or other constituent documents of the Company on the right of a non-resident to hold or vote the common shares, other than as provided in the Investment Act.  The following discussion summarizes the principal features of the Investment Act for a non-resident who proposes to acquire the common shares.


The Investment Canada Act generally prohibits implementation of a reviewable investment by an individual, government or agency thereof, corporation, partnership, trust or joint venture (each an “entity”) that is not a “Canadian” as defined in the Investment Canada Act (a “non-Canadian”), unless after review, the Director of Investments appointed by the minister responsible for the Investment Canada Act is satisfied that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.  An investment in the common shares by a non-Canadian





other than a “WTO Investor” (as that term is defined by the Investment Canada Act, and which term includes entities which are nationals of or are controlled by nationals of member states of the World Trade Organization) when the Company was not controlled by a WTO Investor, would be reviewable under the Investment Canada Act if it was an investment to acquire control of the Company and the value of the assets of the Company, as determined in accordance with the regulations promulgated under the Investment Canada Act, was $5,000,000 or more, or if an order for review was made by the federal cabinet on the grounds that the investment related to Canada’s cultural heritage or national identity, regardless of the value of the assets of the Company.  An investment in the common shares by a WTO Investor, or by a non-Canadian when the Company was controlled by a WTO Investor, would be reviewable under the Investment CanadaCan ada Act if it was an investment to acquire control of the Company and the value of the assets of the Company, as determined in accordance with the regulations promulgated under the Investment Canada Act was not less than a specified amount, which for 2005was any amount in excess of $237 million.  A non-Canadian would acquire control of the Company for the purposes of the Investment Canada Act if the non-Canadian acquired a majority of the common shares.  The acquisition of one third or more, but less than a majority of the common shares would be presumed to be an acquisition of control of the Company unless it could be established that, on the acquisition, the Company was not controlled in fact by the acquirer through the ownership of the common shares.


Certain transactions relating to the common shares would be exempt from the Investment Canada Act, including:  (a) an acquisition of the common shares by a person in the ordinary course of that person’s business as a trader or dealer in securities; (b) an acquisition of control of the Company in connection with the realization of security granted for a loan or other financial assistance and not for a purpose related to the provisions of the Investment Canada Act; and (c) an acquisition of control of the Company by reason of an amalgamation, merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization following which the ultimate direct or indirect control in fact of the Company, through the ownership of the common shares, remained unchanged.


Foreign Investments and Exchange in Tanzania


Tanzania adopted in 1997 an Investment Act under which the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC), as agency for investment promotion and facilitation, was established.  Foreign investment is welcome and in order to enjoy certain tax benefits under the Investment Act, the minimum equity contribution whether in kind or in cash must be not less than US$300,000.


In 1992, the stringent foreign exchange legislation was repealed and the restriction on foreign commercial banks abolished. Any person whether resident or not may establish foreign currency accounts with any of the commercial banks and transfer foreign currency outside Tanzania without restriction.  The Bank of Tanzania regulates commercial banks and approves the establishment of offshore foreign currency accounts by residents.  There are no controls on foreign exchange rates or interest rate on loans and overdrafts.


E.

Taxation


Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences


The following summarizes the principal Canadian federal income tax consequences applicable to the holding and disposition of common shares in the capital of the Company by a United States resident, a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision thereof, an entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision thereof, which has elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is taxable in the U.S. irrespective of source, or a trust subject to primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and control of a U.S. fiduciary, and who holds common shares solely as capital property and who owns (directly and indirectly) no more than 5% of the value of the total outstanding stock of the Company (a “U.S. Holder”).  This summary is basedbas ed on th ethe current provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”), the regulations thereunder, all amendments thereto publicly proposed by the government of Canada, the published administrative practices of Canada Revenue Agency, and on the current provisions of the





Canada-United States Income Tax Convention, 1980, as amended (the “Treaty”).  Except as otherwise expressly provided, this summary does not take into account any provincial, territorial or foreign (including without limitation, any U.S.) tax law or treaty.  It has been assumed that all currently proposed amendments will be enacted substantially as proposed and that there is no other relevant change in any governing law or practice, although no assurance can be given in these respects.


Each U.S. Holder is advised to obtain tax and legal advice applicable to such U.S. Holder’s particular circumstances.


Every U.S. Holder is liable to pay a Canadian withholding tax on every dividend that is or is deemed to be paid or credited to the U.S. Holder on the U.S. Holder’s common shares.  The statutory rate of withholding tax is 25% of the gross amount of the dividend paid.  The Treaty reduces the statutory rate with respect to dividends paid to a U.S. Holder for the purposes of the Treaty.  Where applicable, the general rate of withholding tax under the Treaty is 15% of the gross amount of the dividend, but if the U.S. Holder is a corporation that owns at least 10% of the voting stock of the Company and beneficially owns the dividend, the rate of withholding tax is 5% for dividends paid or credited after 1996 to such corporate U.S. Holder.  The Company is required to withhold the applicable tax from the dividend payable to the U.S. Holder, and to remit the tax to the Receiver General of Canada forfo r the ac countaccount of the U. S. Holder.


Pursuant to the Tax Act, a U.S. Holder will not be subject to Canadian capital gains tax on any capital gain realized on an actual or deemed disposition of a common share, including a deemed disposition on death, provided that the U.S. Holder did not hold the common share as capital property used in carrying on a business in Canada, and that neither the U. S. Holder nor persons with whom the U.S. Holder did not deal a arms length (alone or together) owned or had the right or an option to acquire 25% or more of the issued shares of any class of the Company at any time in the five years immediately preceding the disposition.


United States Federal Income Tax Consequences


The following is, in the opinion of the Company after consultation with its professional advisors, a discussion of material United States federal income tax consequences, under current law, generally applicable  to a U.S. Holder (as defined above) of common shares of the Company. This discussion does not address all potentially relevant federal income tax matters and it does not address consequences peculiar to persons subject to special provisions of federal income tax law. In addition, this discussion does not cover any state, local or foreign tax consequences. (See “Taxation – Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences” above). Accordingly, holders and prospective holders of common shares of the Company are urged to consult their own tax advisors about the specific federal, state, local, and foreign tax consequences to them of purchasing, owning and disposing of common shares of the Company,Compa ny, based upon their individual circumstances.


The following discussion is based upon the sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations, published Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) rulings, published administrative positions of the IRS and court decisions that are currently applicable, any or all of which could be materially and adversely changed, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time and which are subject to differing interpretations. This discussion does not consider the potential effects, both adverse and beneficial, of any proposed legislation which, if enacted, could be applied, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time.


Passive Foreign Investment Company.


The Company believes that it could be a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for United States federal income tax purposes with respect to a U.S. Holder (as defined above).  The Company will be a PFIC with respect to a U.S. Holder if, for any taxable year in which such U.S. Holder held the Company’s shares, either (i) at least 75% of the gross income of the Company for the taxable year is passive income, or (ii) on average, at least 50% of the Company’s assets are attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income.  In each case, the Company must take into account a pro rata share of the income and the assets of any corporation in





corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the stock by value (the “look-through” rules).  Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents (other than rents and royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business and not derived from a related person), annuities, and gains from assets that produce passive income.  As a publicly traded corporation, the Company would apply the 50% asset test based on the value of the Company’s assets.


Because the Company may be a PFIC, unless a U.S. Holder who owns shares in the Company (i) elects (a section 1295 election) to have the Company treated as a “qualified electing fund” (a “QEF”) (described below), or (ii) marks the stock to market (described below), the following rules apply:


1.

Distributions made by the Company during a taxable year to a U.S. Holder who owns shares in the Company that are an “excess distribution” (defined generally as the excess of the amount received with respect to the shares in any taxable year over 125% of the average received in the shorter of either the three previous years or such U.S. Holder's holding period before the taxable year) must be allocated ratably to each day of such shareholder’s holding period.  The amount allocated to the current taxable year and to years when the Company was not a PFIC must be included as ordinary income in the shareholder’s gross income for the year of distribution.  The remainder is not included in gross income but the shareholder must pay a deferred tax on that portion.  The deferred tax amount, in general, is the amount of tax that would have been owed if the allocated amount had been included in inco meincome in the earlier year, plus interest.  The interest charge is at the rate applicable to deficiencies in income taxes.  For a U.S. Holder that is not a corporation, the interest charge is wholly non-deductible.


2.

The entire amount of any gain realized upon the sale or other disposition of the shares will be treated as an excess distribution made in the year of sale or other disposition and as a consequence will be treated as ordinary income and, to the extent allocated to years prior to the year of sale or disposition, will be subject to the interest charge described above.


A shareholder that makes a section 1295 election will be currently taxable on his or her pro rata share of the Company’s ordinary earnings and net capital gain (at ordinary income and long term capital gains rates, respectively) for each taxable year of the Company, regardless of whether or not distributions were received. The shareholder’s basis in his or her shares will be increased to reflect taxed but undistributed income.  Distributions of income that had previously been taxed will result in a corresponding reduction of basis in the shares and will not be taxed again as a distribution to the shareholder.


A shareholder may make a section 1295 election with respect to a PFIC for any taxable year of the shareholder (shareholder’s election year).  A section 1295 election is effective for the shareholder’s election year and all subsequent taxable years of the shareholder.  Procedures exist for both retroactive elections and filing of protective statements.  Once a section 1295 election is made it remains in effect, although not applicable, during those years that the Company is not a PFIC.  Therefore, if the Company re-qualifies as a PFIC, the section 1295 election previously made is still valid and the shareholder is required to satisfy the requirements of that election. Once a shareholder makes a section 1295 election, the shareholder may revoke the election only with the consent of the Commissioner.  Nevertheless, the Commissioner in his discretion may invalidate or terminate a sec tion 1295 election applicable to a shareholder, if the shareholder and the Company fail the annual reporting requirements of the section 1295 election.


If thea shareholder makes the section 1295 election for the first taxable year of the Company as a PFIC that is included in the shareholder’s holding period of the PFIC shares, the PFIC qualifies as a pedigreed QEF with respect to the shareholder.  If a QEF is an unpedigreed QEF with respect to the shareholder, the shareholder is subject to both the non-QEF and QEF regimes.  Under the proposed regulations, a  PFIC that qualifies as a pedigreed QEF with respect to the shareholder would be taxed currently on his or her share of the PFIC’s earnings and profits, whether distributed or not.  On the other hand, a PFIC that qualifies as an unpedigreed QEF with respect to the shareholder would be taxed currently on his or share of the PFIC’s earnings and profits, whether distributed or not, during the period the PFIC shares qualify as a QEF; and would be taxed under the





“excess distribution” and “interest charge” rules during the period the PFIC shares do not qualify as a QEF. Certain elections are available which enable shareholders to convert an unpedigreed QEF into a pedigreed QEF thereby avoiding such dual application.


A shareholder making the section 1295 election must make the election on or before the due date, as extended, for filing the shareholder’s income tax return for the first taxable year to which the election will apply. A shareholder must make a section 1295 election by completing a Form 8621;8621, Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund (the “Form”); attaching said Form to its federal income tax return; and reflecting in the Form the information provided in the PFIC Annual Information





Statement or if the shareholder calculated the financial information, a statement to that effect.  The PFIC Annual Information Statement must include the shareholder’s pro rata shares of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of the PFIC for the PFIC’s taxable year or information that will enable the shareholder to calculate its pro rata shares.  In addition,a ddition, the PFIC Annual Information Statement must contain information about distributions to shareholders and a statement that the PFIC will permit the shareholder to inspect and copy its permanent books of account, records, and other documents of the PFIC necessary to determine that the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of the PFIC have been calculated according to federal income tax accounting principles.  A shareholder may also obtain the books, records and other documents of the foreign corporation necessary for the shareholder to determine the correct e arningsearnings and profits and net capital gain of the PFIC according to federal income tax principles and calculate the shareholder’s pro rata shares of the PFIC’s ordinary earnings and net capital gain.  In that case, the PFIC must include a statement in its PFIC Annual Information Statement that it has permitted the shareholder to examine the PFIC’s books of account, records, and other documents necessary for the shareholder to calculate the amounts of ordinary earnings and net capital gain.  A shareholder that makes a Section 1295 election with respect to a PFIC held directly or indirectly, for each taxable year to which the Section 1295 election applies, must comply with the foregoing submissions.


Because the Company’s stock is “marketable” under section 1296(e), a U.S. InvestorHolder may elect to mark the stock to market each year.  In general, a PFIC shareholder who elects under section 1296 to mark the marketable stock of a PFIC includes in ordinary income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the PFIC stock as of the close of the taxable year over the shareholder’s adjusted basis in such stock.  A PFIC shareholder is also generally allowed aan ordinary deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the PFIC stock over the fair market value as of the close of the taxable year.  Deductions under this rule, however, are allowable only to the extent of any net mark to market gains with respect to the stock included by the PFIC shareholder for prior taxable years.  While the interest charge regime under the PFIC rules generally does not apply to distributions fr omfrom and dispositions of stock of a PFIC where the U.S. InvestorHolder has marked to market, coordination rules for limited application will apply in the case of a U.S. InvestorHolder that marks to market PFIC stock later than the beginning of the shareholder's holding period for the PFIC stock.stock, unless the PFIC stock was a QEF with respect to the U.S. Holder.


Special rules apply with respect to the calculation of the amount of the foreign tax credit with respect to excess distributions by a PFIC or current income inclusions under a QEF.


Distribution on Common Shares of the Company


In general, U.S. Holders receiving dividend distributions (including constructive dividends) with respect to common shares of the Company are required to include in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes the gross amount of such distributions, equal to the U.S. dollar value of such distributions on the date of receipt (based on the exchange rate on such date), to the extent that the Company has current or accumulated earnings and profits, without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such distributions. Such Canadian tax withheld may be credited, subject to certain limitations, against the U.S. Holder’s federal income tax liability or, alternatively, may be deducted in computing the U.S. Holder’s federal taxable income. (See  more detailed discussion at “Foreign Tax Credit” below). To the extent that distributions exceed current or accumulated earnings and profits of th ethe Company, they will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital up to the U.S. Holder’s adjusted basis in the common shares and thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of property.





Preferential tax rates for long-term capital gains are applicable to a U.S. Holder which is an individual, estate or trust. There are currently no preferential tax rates for long-term capital gains for a U.S. Holder which is a corporation.



In the case of foreign currency received as a dividend that is not converted by the recipient into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder will have a tax basis in the foreign currency equal to its U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt. Generally any gain or loss recognized upon a subsequent sale or other disposition of the foreign currency, including the exchange for U.S. dollars, will be ordinary income or loss. However, an individual whose realized gain does not exceed $200 will not recognize that gain, provided that there are no expenses associated with the transaction that meet the requirements for deductibility as a trade or business





expense (other than travel expenses in connection with a business trip) or as an expense for the production of income.


Dividends paid on the common shares of the Company generally will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction provided to corporations receiving dividends from certain United States corporations.  A U.S. Holder which is a corporation and which owns shares representing at least 10% of the voting power and value of the Company may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to a 70% (or 80% if the U.S. Holder owns shares representing at least 20% of the voting power and value of the Company) deduction equal to the United States source portion of dividends received from the Company (unless the Company qualifies as a “foreign personal holding company” as defined below, or a “passive foreign investment company” (a PFIC) as defined above). The Company does not anticipate that it will earn any U.S. source income, however, and therefore does not anticipate that any U.S. Holder which is a corporation will be eligible for the dividends received deduction.


Foreign Tax Credit


A U.S. Holder who pays (or has withheld from distributions) Canadian income tax with respect to the ownership of common shares of the Company may be entitled, at the option of the U.S. Holder, to either receive a deduction or a tax credit for such foreign tax paid or withheld. Generally, it will be more advantageous to claim a credit because a credit reduces United States federal income taxes on a dollar-for-dollar basis, while a deduction merely reduces the taxpayer’s income subject to tax. This election is made on a year-by-year basis and generally applies to all foreign taxes paid by (or withheld from) the U.S. Holder during that year. There are significant and complex limitations which apply to the credit, among which is the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of the U.S. Holder’s United States income tax liability that the U.S. Holder’s foreign source income bears t oto his or its worldwide taxable income. In the determination of the application of this limitation, the various items of income and deduction must be classified into foreign and domestic sources. Complex rules govern this classification process. In addition, this limitation is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income such as “passive income”, “ “high withholding tax interest,” “financial services income,” “shipping income,” and certain other classifications of income. Dividends distributed by the Company will generally constitute “passive income” or, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, “financial services income” for these purposes. The availability of the foreign tax credit and the application of  the limitations on the credit are fact specific, and U.S. Holders of common shares of the Company should consult their own tax advisors regarding their individual circumstances.  U.S. Holders should be aware that recently enacted legislation eliminates the “financial services income” category for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.  Under the recently enacted legislation, the foreign tax credit limitation categories are limited to “passive category income” and “general category income”.


Disposition of Common Shares of the Company


In general, U.S. Holders will recognize gain or loss upon the sale of common shares of the Company equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received, and (ii) the shareholder’s tax basis in the common shares of the Company. Preferential tax rates apply to long-term capital gains of U.S. Holders which are individuals, estates or trusts. In general, gain or loss on the sale of





common shares of the Company will be long-term capital gain or loss if the common shares are a capital asset in the hands of the U.S. Holder and are held for more than one year. Deductions for net capital losses are subject to significant limitations. For a U.S. Holder that is not an individual, estate, or trust, capital losses may be used to offset capital gains and up to US$3,000 of ordinary income and any unused portion of net capital loss may be carried over to be use dused in later taxable years until such net capital loss is thereby exhausted. For U.S. Holders that are corporations (other than corporations subject to Subchapter S of the Code), an unused net capital loss may be carried back three years and carried forward five years from the loss year to be offset against capital gains until such net capital loss is thereby exhausted.






Controlled Foreign Corporations.


Sections 951 through 964 and Section 1248 of the Code relate to controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”).  A foreign corporation that qualifies as a CFC will not be treated as a PFIC with respect to a shareholder during the portion of the shareholder’s holding period after December 31, 1997, during which the shareholder owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of the Company (a “10% Shareholder”) and the corporation is a CFC.  A CFC is a foreign corporation where more  than 50% of the corporation’s voting stock or value is owned by U.S. shareholders on any day during the foreign corporation’s taxable year. The PFIC provisions continue to apply in the case of PFIC that is also a CFC with respect to shareholders that are not 10% Shareholders.


The 10% Shareholders of a CFC are subject to current U.S. tax on their pro rata shares of certain income of the CFC and their pro rata shares of the CFC’s earnings invested in certain U.S. property.  The effect is that the CFC provisions may impute some portion of such a corporation’s undistributed income to certain shareholders on a current basis and convert into dividend income some portion of gains on dispositions of stock, which would otherwise qualify for capital gains treatment.


The Company does not believe that it will be a CFC.  It is possible that the Company could become a CFC in the future.  Even if the Company were classified as a CFC in a future year, however, the CFC rules referred to above would apply only with respect to 10% Shareholders.


Personal Holding Company/Foreign Personal Holding Company/Foreign Investment Company.


A corporation will be classified as a personal holding company (a “PHC”) if at any time during the last half of a taxable year (i) five or fewer individuals (without regard to their citizenship or residence) directly or indirectly or by attribution own more than 50% in value of the corporation’s stock and (ii) at least 60% of its ordinary gross income, as specially adjusted, consists of personal holding company income (defined generally to include dividends, interest, royalties, rents and certain other types of passive income).  A PHC is subject to a United States federal income tax of 39.6% on its undistributed personal holding company income (generally limited, in the case of a foreign corporation, to U.S. source income).


A corporation will be classified as a foreign personal holding company (an “FPHC”) and not a PHC if at any time during a tax able year (i) five or fewer individual United States citizens or residents directly or indirectly or by attribution own more than 50% of the total combined voting power or value of the corporation’s stock and (ii) at least 60% of its gross income consists of foreign personal holding company income (defined generally to include dividends, interest, royalties, rents and certain other types of passive income).  Each United States shareholder in a FPHC is required to include in gross income, as a dividend, an allocable share of the FPHC’s undistributed foreign personal holding company income (generally the taxable income of the FPHC, as specially adjusted).  The FPHC rules are repealed for taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2004 (and for taxa ble years of U.S. Holders with or within which such taxable years of foreign corporations end).


A corporation will be classified as a foreign investment company (an “FIC”) if for any taxable year it (i) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a management company or share investment trust or is engaged primarily in the business of investing or trading in securities or commodities (or any interest therein) and (ii) 50% or more of the value or the total combined voting power of all the corporation’s stock is owned directly or indirectly (including stock owned through the application of attribution rules) by United States citizens or residents, domestic partnerships, domestic corporations, domestic estates, or domestic trusts (each as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).  In general, unless an FIC elects to distribute 90% or more of its taxable income (determined under United States tax principles as specially adjusted) to its shareholders, gain on the sale or exchange of FIC stock is treated as ordinary income (rather than capital gain) to the extent of such shareholder’s ratable share of the corporation's earnings and profits for the period during which such stock was held.  The FIC rules are repealed for taxable years of corporations beginning after December 31, 2004 (and for taxable years of U.S. Holders with or within which such taxable years of foreign corporations end).






The Company believes that it is not and will not be a PHC, FPHC or FIC.  However, no assurance can be given as to the Company’s future status.


U.S. Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.


Payments made within the United States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, of dividends or proceeds arising from certain sales or other taxable dispositions of the common shares of the Company are generally subject to the information reporting requirements of the Code.  Dividends may be subject to backup withholding at the rate of 28% unless the holder provides a taxpayer identification number on a properly completed Form W-9 or otherwise establishes an exemption.  U.S. Holders that are corporations generally are excluded from these information reporting and backup withholding tax rules.


The amount of any backup withholding will not constitute additional tax and will be allowed as a credit against the U.S. Holder's federal income tax liability, provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.


Filing of Information Returns.


Under a number of circumstances, a U.S. Holder acquiring shares of the Company may be required to file an information return.  In particular, any U.S. Holder who becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the shares of the Company will be required to file such a return.  Other filing requirements may apply, and U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning these requirements.







Tanzania


Taxation


Tax in Tanzania is levied on the income of any person which is deemed to have accrued in or was derived in Tanzania, in the case of individuals, if he was resident in Tanzania during the year of income for a total of 183 days, or an average of 122 days per year over 3 tax years.  Prevailing income tax rate is 30% in the case of both corporate entities and individuals.


Value Added Tax (“VAT”)


Taxable Supplies

Rate

Supply of goods and services in Mainland Tanzania

20%

Import of goods and services in Mainland Tanzania

20%

Export of goods and services from Mainland Tanzania

0%


VAT registrable threshold is Tshs. 20 Million (or about US$20,000 at prevailing exchange rates).


Withholding Tax


Withholding tax is charged at the rates specified below:


 

Resident

Non-Resident

Dividend (unlisted companies)

10%

10%

Interest

15%

15%

Royalty

0%

20%

Management and Professional Fees

0%

20%

Rental Income

15%

20%

Pension/Retirement Annuity

0%

15%

Insurance Commission

7.5%

0%







Goods and Services (not applicable to TIN Cert. Holders)

2%

2%

 

Resident

Non-Resident

Dividend (unlisted companies)

10%

10%

Interest

15%

15%

Royalty

0%

20%

Management and Professional Fees

0%

20%

Rental Income

15%

20%

Pension/Retirement Annuity

0%

15%

Insurance Commission

7.5%

0%

Goods and Services (not applicable to TIN Cert. Holders)

2%

2%


Special Rates for Persons Engaged in “Mining Operations” Rates


 

Resident

Non-Resident

Dividend

10%

10%

Technical Service Fee

3%

3%

Management Fee up to 2% of Operating Costs

0%

3%

Management Fee – Excess Over 2%

0%

20%

Interest on Foreign Sourced Loans*

0%

0%

Companies listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange enjoy a preferential withholding tax on 5% on dividends.

 

 

*

In respect of mining companies having Development Agreements with Government.


Capital Gains Tax


Capital Gains Tax is chargeable on Premises and Financial Assets.  The prevailing rate is 10%.


Stamp duty


Stamp duty is changeable on conveyance of property, shares and registration of securities as follows:






Rate

Conveyance

4%

Transfer of Shares or Debenture

1%

Insurance Commission

7.5%


Customs Duty


Imports into Tanzania are subject to duty as follows:


Rate

Capital Goods

5%

Semi-processed inputs and spare parts other than for motor vehicles

10%

Fully processed inputs and motor vehicle spare parts

15%

Consumer Goods

25%

Equipment and supplies imported by persons engaged in mining operations subcontractors – up to one (1) year after production

0%

Thereafter

5% (max)


Mining Sector


There is a special fiscal regime for mining companies which provides for 100% depreciation allowance on all mining capital expenditures.  Losses may be carried forward for an unlimited period of time.  There is also an exemption on import duty for mining equipment and supplies up to one year after start up of production as well as a 10% withholding tax on dividends and maximum 3% withholding tax on management fees up to 2% of operating costs and 20% for any excess over 2% of the operating costs.  Mining companies may opt to keep their books of account in the United States Dollar Currency.  The special regime applies for subcontractors and





providers of technical services to the mining sector as well.  The government of Tanzania also imposes a royalty on the gross value of all production equal to 5% for diamonds and 3% for all gold produced.


Double Taxation Agreement


Tanzania has a tax treaty to prevent double taxation with Canada, Denmark, Finland, India, Italy, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and  Zambia. Tanzania is also in the process of negotiating treaties with several countries including Belgium, Burundi, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Rwanda.   


F.

Dividends and Paying Agents


Not Applicable.


G.

Statement by Experts


Not Applicable.


H.

Documents on Display


The Company will file annual reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any document that we file at the Commission’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth100 F Street, N.W., Room 1024,NE, Washington, D.C. 20549.  Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the Public Reference Rooms.  The Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains a website, www.sec.gov, where you may obtain our reports.  We also file certain





reports with the Canadian Securities Administrators that you may obtain through access of the SedarSEDAR website, www.sedar.com.


Copies of the Company’s material contracts are kept in the Company’s administrative headquarters.


I.

Subsidiary Information


Not Applicable.


Item 11.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


The Company is exposed to market risk, primarily related to foreign exchange and metals prices (gold in particular).  The Company uses the Canadian dollar as its reporting currency, but the Company converts Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars, and then U.S. dollars to Tanzanian schillings.  The Company is therefore exposed to foreign exchange movements in Tanzania where the Company is incurring costs in conducting exploration activities.  Most of the Company’s exploration work is conducted in U.S. dollars; however, some general and administrative expenses are paid in Tanzanian schillings.


The following table sets forth the percentage of the Company's administrative expense by currency for the year ended August 31, 2005.2006.


By Currency


20052006

Canadian Dollar

35%

U.S. Dollar

40%

Tanzanian Schilling

25%

Total:

100%






Such administrative expense by currency may change from time to time, but it has been roughly the same year to year.  Further, the Company incurred net exploration costs of $1,515,911$2,545,075 and $1,180,850$1,515,911 for the years ended August 31, 20052006 and 2004,2005, respectively, which are primarily paid in U.S. dollars.


The Company has not entered into any material foreign exchange contracts to minimize or mitigate the effects of foreign exchange fluctuations on the Company's operations. The Company exchanges Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars to fund its Tanzanian operations.  Based on prior years, the Company does not believe that it is subject to material foreign exchange fluctuations.  However, no assurance can be given that this will continue to be true in the future.


The Company has no long-term debt, therefore, the Company does not believe that the interest rate market risk to be material.  The Company has a fixed rate capital lease obligation outstanding in the amount of $209,645.$156,364.


The market prices of most precious metals, including gold, have generally increased over the past three years, but are subject to market fluctuations based primarily on supply and demand.


The following table sets out the cumulative average prices of gold for the past five years, based on the London Metals Market afternoon price fix in U.S. dollars:


2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

(Average to August 31)

$271.04

$309.73

$363.38

$409.72

$437.93

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

(Average to August 31)

$309.73

$363.38

$409.72

$444.74

$601.45




The cumulative average price of gold to November 8, 2005 was $436.16, based on the London  afternoon price fix.


Item 12.

Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities


Not Applicable.


Part II


Item 13.

Defaults, Dividend ArrearagesArrears and Delinquencies


None.


Item 14.

Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds


None.





Item 15.

Controls and Procedures


Disclosure Controls and Procedures


The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s chief executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of August 31, 2006 pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14.13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e).  Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s chief executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report arewere effective in timely alerting them to materialprovide reasonable assurance that information relating to the Company required to be includeddisclosed in the reports the Company files and submits under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and f orms.  


Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting


Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.  The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s CEO and CFO, and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.


Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with policies and procedures may deteriorate.


Management has assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2006.  In making this Annual Report.assessment, management used the criteria described in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).  Based on Management’s assessment in accordance with the Internal Control – Integrated Framework, management has concluded that internal control over financial reporting was effective as of August 31, 2006.


Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting


There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.






Item 16.

[Reserved]


Item 16 A.

Audit Committee Financial Expert


The Company’s audit committee financial expert is Dr. Norman Betts, who is an “independent director”, as defined under MI 52-110 andas defined pursuant to National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Rule 4200(a)(15) (as such definition may be modified or supplemented).  The Securities and Exchange Commission has indicated that the designation of an audit committee financial expert does not make that person an “expert” for any purpose, impose any duties, obligations, or liability on that person that are greater than those imposed on members of the audit committee and board of directors who do not carry this designation, or affect the duties, obligations, or liabilities of any other member of the audit committee.





Item 16 B.

Code of Ethics


We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller and other persons performing similar functions.  A copy of our code of ethics can be found on our website atwww.tanrange.comwww.TanzanianRoyaltyExploration.com.  The Company will report any amendment or wavier to the code of ethics on our website within five (5) days.


Item 16 C.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services


The independent auditor for the fiscal year ended August 31, 20052006 and 20042005 was KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants.  The following summarizes the significant professional services rendered by KPMG to the Company for the year ended August 31, 2005:2006:


Financial Year Ending August 31

Audit Fees

Audit Related Fees

Tax Fees(1)

All other Fees(2)

2005

Canada – $46,285

Tanzania - US$7,045

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

2004

Canada - C$74,750
Tanzania - US$12,680

Nil

$6,500

Nil

Financial Year Ending August 31

Audit Fees

Audit Related Fees

Tax Fees(1)

All other Fees(2)

2006

Canada – $80,000

Tanzania - US$5,000

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

2005

Canada – $46,285

Tanzania - US$7,045

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

(1)

Tax advice and planning assistance including review of and assistance with capital tax assessments.


Item 16 D.

Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees


Not Applicable.


Item 16 E.

Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers


Not Applicable.


Part III


Item 17.

Financial Statements


The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and are expressed in Canadian dollars.  The consolidated financial statements attached have been reconciled to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  See Item 8 (A).


Item 18.

Financial Statements


Not Applicable.






Item 19.

Exhibits


(a)

Exhibits


(4)(a)

-

Subscription Agreement dated June 20, 2005January 25, 2006 between  the Company and James E. Sinclair.


(4)(b)

-

Subscription Agreement dated September 7, 2005January 25, 2006 between the Company and Guild Investment Management, Inc.


(4)(c)

-

Subscription Agreement dated May 2, 2006 between the Company and James E. Sinclair.






(4)(d)

-

Subscription Agreement dated August 8, 2006 between the Company and James E. Sinclair.


(4)(e)

-

Restricted Stock Unit Incentive Plan


(4)(f)

-

Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 26, 2006 between the Company and Ashanti Goldfields (Cayman) Limited.


12.1

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act


12.2

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act


13.

Certificate under section 906.


















Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


TANZANIAN  ROYALTY  EXPLORATION  CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004







 

KPMG LLP

Chartered Accountants

PO Box 10426  777 Dunsmuir Street

Vancouver  BC  V7Y 1K3

Canada

Telephone

(604) 691-3000

Fax

(604) 691-3031

Internet

www.kpmg.ca









REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Directors of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation

  (formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation (formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation) as of August 31, 2006 and 2005 and the consolidated statements of operations and deficit and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended August 31, 2006.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of August 31, 2006 and 2005 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended August 31, 2006 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

Canadian generally accepted accounting principles vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.



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Chartered Accountants


Vancouver, Canada

November 3, 2006




KPMG LLP, a Canadian limited liability partnership is the Canadian

member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative.







TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


August 31, 2006 and 2005

 

2006 

2005 

 

Assets

 

Current assets:

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

3,174,549 

$

1,395,468 

 

Accounts and other receivables (note 8)

18,824 

77,677 

 

Inventory

158,380 

49,934 

 

Prepaid expenses

80,457 

73,273 

 

 

3,432,210 

1,596,352 

 

 

 

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (note 3)

20,593,948 

19,739,275 

 

 

 

Equipment and leasehold improvements (note 4)

865,809 

922,056 

 

 

 

 

$

24,891,967 

$

22,257,683 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

Current liabilities:

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

559,312 

$

172,812 

 

Current portion of obligations under capital lease (note 5)

34,625 

34,634 

 

 

593,937 

207,446 

 

 

 

Obligations under capital lease (note 5)

121,739 

175,011 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Share capital (note 7)

51,397,278 

44,839,796 

 

Share subscriptions received (note 7(b))

750,000 

813,828 

 

Contributed surplus

134,133 

 

Deficit

(28,105,120)

(23,778,398)

 

 

24,176,291 

21,875,226 

 

 

 

 

$

24,891,967 

$

22,257,683 

 

Nature of operations (note 1)

Commitments (notes 3 and 9)

Subsequent events (notes 3(c) and 10)

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 




1







TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

2006 

2005 

2004 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Amortization

$

96,694 

$

88,981 

$

54,643 

 

Annual general meeting

 

94,097 

 

36,299 

 

21,894 

 

Capital tax

 

 

3,243 

 

(46,052)

 

Consulting and management fees

 

177,771 

 

139,054 

 

140,099 

 

Insurance

 

105,729 

 

97,412 

 

65,744 

 

Memberships, courses and publications

 

6,889 

 

649 

 

6,551 

 

Office and administration

 

92,071 

 

76,022 

 

82,643 

 

Office rentals

 

61,972 

 

65,760 

 

103,134 

 

Press releases

 

89,844 

 

41,814 

 

23,642 

 

Printing and mailing

 

35,794 

 

46,220 

 

19,266 

 

Professional fees

 

484,653 

 

147,333 

 

201,167 

 

Promotions and shareholder relations

 

63,026 

 

12,495 

 

8,408 

 

Salaries and benefits

 

765,173 

 

691,059 

 

604,368 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

134,133 

 

 

 

Telephone and fax

 

21,261 

 

29,407 

 

29,592 

 

Training

 

 

18,756 

 

14,433 

 

Transfer agent and listing

 

204,795 

 

140,166 

 

68,895 

 

Travel and accommodation

 

60,565 

 

36,881 

 

40,284 

 

 

 

2,494,467 

 

1,671,551 

 

1,438,711 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses (earnings):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange

 

139,856 

 

134,650 

 

(48,630)

 

Interest, net

 

(22,262)

 

11,488 

 

(30,626)

 

Loss (gain) on sale of asset

 

 

(93)

 

12,692 

 

Gain on sale of short-term investments

 

 

(2,527)

 

(10,774)

 

Property investigation costs

 

24,259 

 

133,627 

 

254,991 

 

Write-off of mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (note 3)

 


1,690,402 

 


1,629,932 

 


- - 

 

 

 

1,832,255 

 

1,907,077 

 

177,653 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(4,326,722)

 

(3,578,628)

 

(1,616,364)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future income tax recovery

 

 

647,565 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the year

 

(4,326,722)

 

(2,931,063)

 

(1,616,364)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit, beginning of year

 

(23,778,398)

 

(20,847,335)

 

(19,230,971)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit, end of year

$

(28,105,120)

$

(23,778,398)

$

(20,847,335)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

$

(0.05)

$

(0.04)

$

(0.02)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding (note 2(k))

 


85,666,361 

 


83,387,939 

 


81,056,126 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




2







TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

 

2006 

2005 

2004 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

Loss for the year

$

(4,326,722)

$

(2,931,063)

$

(1,616,364)

 

Items not affecting cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

96,694 

 

88,981 

 

54,643 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

134,133 

 

 

 

Loss (gain) on sale of asset

 

 

(93)

 

12,692 

 

Gain on sale of short-term investments

 

(2,527)

 

(10,744) 

 

Write-off of mineral properties and deferred exploration costs

 


1,690,402 

 


1,629,932 

 


- - 

 

Future income tax recovery

 

 

(647,565)

 

 

 

 

(2,405,493)

 

(1,862,335)

 

(1,559,773)

 

Changes in non-cash working capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable and other receivables

 


58,853 

 


(16,642)

 


(16,747)

 

Inventory

 

(108,446)

 

(49,934)

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

(7,184)

 

(36,362)

 

(490,529)

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

386,500 

 

26,140 

 

(312,328)

 

 

 

(2,075,770)

 

(1,939,133)

 

(2,379,377)

 

 

 

 

Investing:

 

 

 

 

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (note 3)

 


(2,865,096)

 


(1,817,102)

 


(1,512,784)

 

Option payments received and recoveries

 

320,021 

 

301,191 

 

331,934 

 

Equipment and leasehold improvement additions

 


(40,447)

 


(140,403)

 


(40,660)

 

Sale (purchase) of short-term investments, net

 


- - 

 


417,728 

 


521,763 

 

Proceeds on disposal of asset

 

 

2,653 

 

 

 

 

(2,585,522)

 

(1,235,933)

 

(699,747)

 

 

 

 

Financing:

 

 

 

 

Share capital issued - net of issuance costs

 

5,743,654 

 

2,694,325 

 

2,596,500 

 

Share subscriptions received

 

750,000

 

813,828 

 

 

Repayment of obligations under capital lease

(53,281)

 

(5,067)

 

 

6,440,373 

3,503,086 

2,596,500 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

1,779,081 

 

328,020 

 

(482,624)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

1,395,468 

 

1,067,448 

 

1,550,072 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$

3,174,549 

$

1,395,468 

$

1,067,448 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary information:

 

 

 

 

Interest received (paid), net

$

22,262 

$

(11,488)

$

50,382 

 

Non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of automotive equipment by way
of capital lease

 


- - 

 


214,712 

 


- - 

 

Deposit paid in 2004 for drilling equipment purchased in 2005

 


- - 

 


484,978 

 


- - 

 

Shares issued in current year for subscriptions received in prior year

 


813,828 

 


- - 

 


- - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

1.

Nature of operations:

Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation (the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of Alberta, Canada and its primary business activities are the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties including the optioning out of properties for pre-production option payments and royalties on future gold production.

The Company is in the process of exploring its mineral properties and has not yet determined whether these properties contain mineral deposits that are economically recoverable.  Consequently, the Company considers itself to be an exploration stage company.  Although at August 31, 2006 the Company has spending commitments (note 3) which approximate its working capital, it has financing commitments of $3,000,000 from its chairman and chief executive officer (“CEO”) (note 7(b)), and, if necessary, could adjust the extent and timing of certain expenditures.  The recoverability of the amounts shown for mineral properties and related deferred costs are ultimately dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, securin g and maintaining title and beneficial interest in the properties, obtaining necessary financing to explore and develop the properties, entering into agreements with others to explore and develop the mineral properties, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from disposition of the mineral properties. The amounts shown as mineral properties and deferred exploration costs represent net costs incurred to date, being less amounts recovered from third parties and/or written off, and do not necessarily represent present or future values.

2.

Significant accounting policies:

These consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.  A reconciliation of material measurement differences to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and practices prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission is provided in note 11.

(a)

Principles of consolidation:

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All intercompany amounts are eliminated on consolidation.

(b)

Translation of foreign currencies:

The measurement currency of the Company in these consolidated financial statements is the Canadian dollar.  The Company’s subsidiaries are considered integrated foreign subsidiaries and their accounts are translated using the temporal method.  Under this method, monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the prevailing year-end exchange rates.  Non-monetary assets are translated at historical exchange rates.  Revenue and expense items are translated at the average rate of exchange for the year except for those arising from non-monetary assets which are translated at the historical exchange rate.  Translation gains and losses are included in the statements of operations and deficit.

(c)

Cash and cash equivalents:

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on deposit with banks or highly liquid short-term interest-bearing securities with maturities at purchase dates of three months or less when acquired.



4





TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004




2.

Significant accounting policies (continued):

(d)

Short-term investments:

Interest-bearing securities having a term to maturity in excess of three months but less than one year are classified as short-term investments.  Short-term investments are stated at the lower of cost and market value.

(e)

Inventory:

Inventory consists of supplies for the Company’s drilling rig and is stated at the lower of cost and replacement cost.

(f)

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs:

The Company holds various positions in mineral property interests, including prospecting licences, reconnaissance licences, and options to acquire mining licences or leases.  All of these positions are classified as mineral properties for financial statement purposes.

Acquisition costs and exploration costs, including option payments, relating to mineral properties are deferred until the properties are brought into production, at which time they will be amortized on a unit-of-production basis, or until the properties are abandoned, sold or to be sold or management determines that the mineral property is not economically viable, at which time the unrecoverable deferred costs are written off.  Option payments arising on the acquisition of mineral property interests are exercisable at the discretion of the Company and are recognized as paid or payable.

Amounts recovered from third parties to earn an interest in the Company’s mineral properties are applied as a reduction of the mineral property and deferred exploration costs.

Overhead costs directly related to exploration are allocated to the mineral properties explored during the year and are deferred and are to be amortized using the same method applied to property-specific exploration costs.  All other overhead and administration costs are expensed in the year they are incurred.

Under CICA Handbook Section 3061, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, for a mining property, the cost of the asset includes exploration costs if the enterprise considers that such costs have the characteristics of property, plant and equipment.  Emerging Issue Committee Abstract 126, “Accounting by Mining Enterprises for Exploration Costs”, (“EIC-126”) states that a mining enterprise that has not established mineral reserves objectively, and therefore does not have a basis for preparing a projection of the estimated cash flow from the property, is not precluded from considering the exploration costs to have the characteristics of property, plant and equipment.  EIC-126 also sets forth the EIC’s consensus that a mining enterprise in the development stage is not required to consider the conditions in Accounting Guideline No. 11 “Enterprises in the Development Stage” (“AcG 11”) regarding impairment in determining whether exploration costs may be initially capitalized.  With respect to impairment of capitalized exploration costs, EIC-126 sets forth the EIC’s consensus that a mining enterprise in the development stage that has not established mineral reserves objectively, and, therefore, does not have a basis for preparing a projection of the estimated cash flow from the property, is not obliged to conclude that capitalized costs have been impaired.  However, such an enterprise should consider the conditions set forth in AcG 11 and CICA Handbook Section 3061 in determining whether a subsequent write-down of capitalized exploration costs related to mining



5




TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004




properties is required.



6




TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004




2.

Significant accounting policies (continued):

(f)

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (continued):

The Company considers that its exploration costs have the characteristics of property, plant and equipment, and, accordingly, defers such costs.  Furthermore, pursuant to EIC-126, deferred exploration costs are not automatically subject to regular assessment of recoverability, unless conditions, such as those discussed in AcG 11, exist.

The Company follows these recommendations and therefore the unproven mineral property claim costs are initially capitalized.  Such assets are tested for impairment in accordance with the provisions of the CICA Handbook Section 3063, “Impairment of Long-Lived Assets”.  Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable.  An impairment loss is recognized if, at the date it is tested for recoverability, the carrying amount of the mineral property exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from its production and/or eve ntual disposition.  The impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the mineral property exceeds its fair value.

(g)

Equipment and leasehold improvements:

Equipment and leasehold improvements, other than mineral properties and deferred exploration and development costs, are recorded at cost and amortization is provided for on a declining balance basis using the following rates:

Assets

Rate

Machinery and equipment

20% to 30%

Automotive

30%

Computer equipment

30%

Drilling equipment and automotive equipment under capital lease

6.67%

Leasehold improvements

20%

(h)

Stock-based compensation:

Effective September 1, 2002, the Company adopted the new standard of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants with respect to the accounting for stock-based compensation and other stock-based payments.  The new standards have been applied prospectively.  All stock-based compensation is determined based on the fair value method and expensed over the expected vesting period.  The fair value of restricted stock units is determined as the market price of the Company’s shares on the grant date as determined for accounting purposes.



7




TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004




2.

Significant accounting policies (continued):

(i)

Income taxes:

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.  Under the asset and liability method, future income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying values of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases (temporary differences) and loss carry forwards, and are measured using the enacted or substantively enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences are likely to reverse.  Future tax benefits, such as non-capital loss carry forwards, are recognized if realization of such benefits is considered more likely than not.

(j)

Asset retirement obligation:

The Company recognizes the fair value of a future asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period in which it incurs a legal obligation associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that results from the acquisition, construction, development, and/or normal use of the assets if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made.  The Company concurrently recognizes a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset that is depreciated over the life of the asset.  The fair value of the asset retirement obligation is estimated using the expected cash flow approach that reflects a range of possible outcomes discounted at a credit-adjusted risk-free interest r ate.  Subsequent to the initial measurement, the asset retirement obligation is adjusted at the end of each period to reflect the passage of time and changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the obligation.  Changes in the obligation due to the passage of time are recognized in income as an operating expense using the interest method.  Changes in the obligation due to changes in estimated cash flows are recognized as an adjustment of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset that is depreciated over the remaining life of the asset.

The Company has determined that it has no material asset retirement obligations as at August 31, 2006 and 2005.

(k)

Loss per share:

Loss per share has been calculated using the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding.  Shares held in escrow subject to performance conditions for release are considered contingently issuable shares and are excluded from the weighted average number of shares used in calculating loss per share prior to their eligibility for release.  All outstanding stock options, restricted stock units, special warrants and share purchase warrants, all of which could potentially dilute basic loss per share, have not been included in the computation of diluted loss per share because to do so would be anti-dilutive.



8




TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004




2.

Significant accounting policies (continued):

(l)

Financial instruments:

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and obligations under capital lease.  The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities is estimated to approximate their carrying value due either to the short-term to maturity or the existence of interest rates that approximate market rates.

(m)

Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year.  Areas requiring the use of estimates and measurement uncertainties include the valuation and impairment of value of mineral properties and deferred exploration costs, the determination of stock-based compensation expense and the determination of future income taxes.  Actual results may differ from management’s estimates.

(n)

Segmented information:

The Company’s principal operations are located in Tanzania.  The Company conducts its business in a single operating segment being the investment in and exploration of mineral properties.  Substantially all mineral properties (note 3) and equipment and leasehold improvements are situated in Tanzania (note 4).

3.

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs:

The Company acquires gold or other precious metal concessions through its own efforts or through the efforts of its subsidiaries.  All of the Company’s concessions are located in Tanzania.

For each concession granted in Tanzania under a prospecting or a reconnaissance licence, the Company is required to carry out a minimum amount of exploration work before a mining licence can be granted for further development.  Commencing with the new mining act issued in Tanzania in 1998, a prospecting licence is issued for a period of up to three years and renewable two times for a period up to two years each.  At each renewal at least 50% of the remaining area is relinquished.  A reconnaissance licence is issued for one year and renewed for a period not exceeding a year.  All prospecting licences are granted subject to an annual rental fee of not more than U.S. $30 per square kilometer payable to the government of Tanzania, a minimum exploration work comm itment, and employment and training of Tanzanians.  In addition, the government of Tanzania imposes a royalty on the gross value of all production at the rate of 3% of all gold produced.



9




TANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(formerly Tan Range Exploration Corporation)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)


Years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004






3.

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (continued):

 

The continuity of expenditures on mineral properties is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Itetemia Project (a)

Luhala

Project (b)


Kigosi (c)


Lunguya (d)


Kanagele (e)


Tulawaka (f)


Ushirombo (g)


Mbogwe (h)


Biharamulu (i)


Other (j)


Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2003

$  6,563,782 

$  2,579,230 

$  1,497,381 

$  2,593,338 

$  854,701 

$  1,557,708

$     930,242 

$  1,044,912 

$  642,450 

$  408,702 

$  18,672,446 

 

Camp, field supplies and travel

13,967 

5,528 

3,406 

1,098 

2,259 

21,386 

47,644 

 

Exploration and field overhead

168,588 

39,175 

129,371 

101,526 

56,643 

52,614 

41,485 

28,182 

348,888 

985,189 

 

Geological consulting and field wages

18,717 

1,274 

(21,113)

(19,839)

 

Geophysical and geochemical

4,813 

3,986 

60,625 

73,524 

2,598 

16,065 

2,288 

5,244 

91,976 

261,119 

 

Property option costs

50,546 

21,706 

274 

164,833 

237,359 

 

Parts and equipment

108 

109 

217 

 

Trenching and drilling

1,095 

1,095 

 

Option payments received

(17,496)

(58,811)

(88,926)

(123,275)

(17,496)

(25,930)

(331,934)

 

Reclassifications

286,762 

(286,762)

 

 

1,221 

240,391 

271,112 

195,524 

200,162 

(29,685)

(340,260)

26,277 

10,029 

606,079 

1,180,850 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2004

6,565,003 

2,819,621 

1,768,493 

2,788,862 

1,054,863 

1,528,023 

589,982 

1,071,189 

652,479 

1,014,781 

19,853,296

 

Exploration expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camp, field supplies and travel

339 

17,089 

4,432 

20,091 

6,248 

1,849 

111,172 

161,220 

 

Exploration and field overhead

2,800 

142,948 

28,278 

29,945 

68,848 

16,095 

63,611 

36,488 

14,109 

534,210 

937,332 

 

Geological consulting and field wages

14,332 

14,332 

 

Geophysical and geochemical

30,200 

42,932 

33,298 

34 

9,271 

1,893 

1,393 

83,610 

202,631 

 

Property acquisition costs

18,635 

92,788 

16,549 

60,149 

12,075 

242,019 

442,215 

 

Parts and equipment

4,639 

4,639 

 

Trenching and drilling

40,593 

899 

3,502 

9,739 

54,733 

 

Recoveries

(24,146)

(130,226)

(24,146)

(122,673)

(301,191)

 

 

(2,372)

328,257 

59,159 

77,309 

183,285 

(98,520)

79,130 

16,084 

(107,171)

980,750 

1,515,911 

 

 

6,562,631 

3,147,878 

1,827,652 

2,866,171 

1,238,148 

1,429,503 

669,112 

1,087,273 

545,308 

1,995,531 

21,369,207 

 

Write-offs

(656,500)

(73,010)

(316,476)

(299,118)

(43,399)

(241,429)

(1,629,932)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2005

5,906,131 

3,147,878 

1,827,652 

2,793,161 

1,238,148 

1,429,503 

352,636 

788,155 

501,909 

1,754,102 

19,739,275 

 

Exploration expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camp, field supplies and travel

7,861 

82,544 

250 

3,110 

2,969 

3,172 

1,811 

7,426 

67,525 

176,668 

 

Exploration and field overhead

32,321 

361,174 

14,989 

29,337 

19,279 

20,898 

9,446 

5,116 

40,652 

488,818 

1,022,030 

 

Geological consulting and field wages

2,882 

2,882 

 

Geophysical and geochemical

3,413 

231,846 

47 

41,600 

875 

77 

4,174 

194,280 

476,312 

 

Property acquisition costs

13,098 

116,462 

17,404 

58,433 

11,729 

13,098 

249,817 

480,041 

 

Parts and equipment

114 

114 

 

Trenching and drilling

470,995 

177,764 

379 

8,563 

49,348 

707,049 

 

Recoveries

(43,660)

(77,610)

(87,531)

(43,660)

(67,560)

(320,021)

 

 

486,910 

969,904 

(44,967)

32,873 

130,844 

(50,857)

11,334 

(25,446)

(15,308)

1,049,788 

2,545,075 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-offs

(37,993)

(34,401)

(291,480)

(423,377)

(363,970)

(539,181)

(1,690,402)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2006

$  6,393,041 

$  4,079,789 

$  1,748,284 

$  2,826,034 

$ 1,077,512 

$   955,269 

$              - 

$    762,709 

$  486,601 

$ 2,264,709 

$  20,593,948 



10











3.

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (continued):

The Company has assessed the carrying value of mineral properties and deferred exploration costs as at August 31, 2006 and concluded that additional write-downs of $1,690,402 are required.

(a)

Itetemia Project:

The Itetemia property consists of seven (2005 - seven) contiguous prospecting licences.  Collectively, the Company refers to these concessions as the Itetemia Project.

One prospecting licence is subject to a 3% net smelter royalty.

The Company acquired a 90% interest in another of the prospecting licences through an agreement with the State Mining Corporation (“Stamico”) dated July 18, 1994.  Stamico retains a 2% royalty interest as well as a right to earn back an additional 20% interest in the prospecting licence by meeting 20% of the costs required to place the property into production.  The Company retains the right to purchase one-half of Stamico’s 2% royalty interest in exchange for US$1,000,000.

The Company is required pay to Stamico an annual option fee of US$15,000 for each of 2006 and 2007 and US$20,000 thereafter.

One of the licenses is subject to the option agreement with BEAL (note 3(k)).

(b)

Luhala Project:

The Luhala property consists of six (2005 - eight) contiguous prospecting licences.  Collectively, the Company refers to these concessions as the Luhala Project.

During the years ended August 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company entered into option agreements to acquire three additional licences, named Shilalo, Ngobo and Sima.  For Shilalo, the Company has made payments totaling US$16,000, for Ngobo, the Company has made payments totalling US$132,000, and for Sima, has made payments totalling US$84,000 in order to maintain the options.  The vendor in each case retains a 2% net smelter return royalty, of which the Company may buy back, in each case, one-half (i.e., 1%) for US$1,000,000.

For the Shilalo licence, the vendor retains a 2% net smelter return royalty, of which the Company may buy back one-half (i.e., 1%) for US$250,000.

During the year ended August 31, 2006, the Company abandoned certain licenses in the area and wrote off $37,993 of costs related to the abandoned area.

(c)

Kigosi:

The Kigosi property consists of fourteen (2005 - fifteen) prospecting licences.  During the year ended August 31, 2004, the Company reclassified certain licenses from the Ushirombo and Ushirombo West with deferred costs of $286,762 (note 3(g)) to the Kigosi property.  The Company has a 100% interest in two of the licences and, through prospecting and mining option agreements entered into in the 2003 fiscal year, has options to acquire between 51% to 90% interests in the other twelve licences.  The Company must make payments totalling US$162,000 over eight years (US$36,000 paid to date with the balance required as follows:  2006 - US$16,000; 2007 - US$18,000; 2008 - US$20,000 ; 2009 - US$22,000; 2010 - US$24,000, 2011 - US$26,000) and is required to fund all costs of exploration of the properties in order to maintain the options.









3.

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (continued):

(c)

Kigosi (continued):

During the year ended August 31, 2006, the Company abandoned certain licences in the area and wrote off $34,401 of costs related to the abandoned area.

On July 21, 2003, the Company entered into an agreement with Ashanti Goldfields (Cayman) Limited (“Ashanti”), granting Ashanti the option to acquire the total rights, titles and interests of the Company in the prospecting licences in the Kigosi area, save and except for a royalty varying between 0.5% to 2% of net smelter returns, depending on the market price of gold, to be paid by Ashanti to the licence owners.  During the year ended August 31, 2006, Ashanti advised the Company that they would not proceed with this agreement.

As a result, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 26, 2006 for the repurchase of its rights to the Kigosi property, including all related camp and equipment, along with the purchase of a non-associated property, the Dongo, from Ashanti.

The acquisition will be satisfied by the issuance to Ashanti a total of 180,058 common shares of the Company in two tranches and subject to certain conditions set out below. The two tranches will consist of (i) the issuance of 160,052 common shares to be issued in consideration of the transfer to the Company of the Kigosi Rights, as defined in the Agreement, and (ii) subject to receipt of ministerial consent from the Tanzanian government to the transfer from Ashanti to the Company of the Dongo Rights, as defined in the Agreement, the issuance to Ashanti of 20,006 common shares of the Company.

The agreement is subject to regulatory approval.

(d)

Lunguya:

The Lunguya property consists of eight (2005 - seven) prospecting licences.  Through prospecting and mining option agreements the Company has options to acquire interests ranging from 60% to 75% in the eight licences.  To maintain the options, the Company is required to meet certain expenditure requirements and fund all exploration costs of the properties.









3.

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (continued):

 

(e)

Kanagele:

 

 

The Kanagele property consists of ten (2005 - eleven) prospecting licences.  In 2002, the Company entered into an option agreement requiring payments totaling US$72,000 over eight years (US$30,000 paid to date) in exchange for a 90% interest in three prospecting licence and an option to purchase the remaining 10% upon production decision.  In 2004, the Company entered into an option agreement for one prospecting license requiring payments of US$145,000 (US$33,000 paid to date) over nine years.  The Company has options to acquire a 65% interest in the other seven licences acquired through prospecting and option agreements.  The Company is required to fund all exploration costs of th e properties.

 

 

In 2005, the Company entered into an agreement on two prospecting licenses for an 85% interest requiring payments of US$173,000 over six years (US$36,000 paid to date).

 

 

Details by year of the required option payments described above are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

US$

43,000 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

47,000 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

51,000 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

55,000 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

95,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$

291,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the year ended August 31, 2006, the Company abandoned certain licences in the area and wrote-off $291,480 of costs related to the abandoned area.

 

(f)

Tulawaka:

 

 

The Tulawaka property consists of nine (2005 - fifteen) prospecting licences.  The Company owns five of the licences and has options to acquire interests ranging from 65% to 90% in the other four licences through prospecting and option agreements.  Two licences are subject to an option agreement with Northern Mining Explorations Ltd. (“Northern”) (note 3(l)).

 

 

During the year ended August 31, 2003, the Company entered into a prospecting mining option agreement to acquire a 90% interest in a prospecting license.  The Company must make payments of US$117,000 over nine years, (US$30,000 paid to date with the balance required as follows:  2007 - US$12,000; 2008 - US$13,000; 2009 - US$14,000; 2010 - US$15,000; 2011 - US$16,000; 2012 - US$17,000) and is required to fund all exploration costs of property to maintain its option.

 

 

During the year ended August 31, 2006, the Company abandoned certain licences in the area and wrote-off $423,377 of costs related to the abandoned area.









3.

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (continued):

 

(g)

Ushirombo and Ushirombo West:

 

 

The Ushirombo and Ushirombo West properties consist of four prospecting licences (2005 - twelve).  The Company holds 100% interest in one of these licences and through prospecting and option agreements has options to acquire interests ranging from 65% to 80% in the other three licences.  The Company is required to fund all exploration costs of the properties.

 

 

During the year ended August 31, 2006, the Company abandoned certain licences in the area and wrote-off $363,970 of costs related to the abandoned area.

 

(h)

Mbogwe:

 

 

The Mbogwe property consists of five (2005 - four) licences.  The Company, through prospecting and option agreements, has options to acquire interests ranging from 51% to 80% in these licences.  The Company is required to fund all exploration costs of the properties.  One of the licences is subject to the option agreement with BEAL (note 3(k)).

 

(i)

Biharamulu:

 

 

The Biharamulu property consists of six (2005 - five) prospecting licences.  The Company has a 100% interest in two of these licences and through prospecting and option agreements has options to acquire interests ranging from 51% to 65% in the other four licences. The Company is required to fund all exploration costs of the properties.  Two of the licences are subject to the option agreement with Northern (note 3(l)).

 

(j)

Other:

 

 

The Company’s other properties consist of several prospecting licences.  The Company has options to acquire interests in these properties ranging from 51% to 100%.  To maintain these options and licences, the Company must make the following future payments to maintain its options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

$     286,500 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

319,500 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

317,500 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

348,500 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

354,500 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

349,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$  1,975,500 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the year ended August 31, 2006, the Company abandoned certain licences in these areas and wrote-off $539,181 of costs related to the abandoned area.









3.

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (continued):

(k)

Joint venture with Barrick Exploration Africa Ltd. (“BEAL”):

Barrick Exploration Africa Ltd. ("BEAL") had the option to acquire the total rights, titles and interests of the Company in twelve prospecting licences in different properties, herein called the BEAL project.  In exchange for this option, BEAL paid US$100 to the Company.  To maintain and exercise the option, BEAL was required to incur US$250,000 in exploration and development costs on the BEAL project within a year of closing the agreement (completed), and thereafter, BEAL must expend US$50,000 each year for each retained prospecting licence.  In addition, BEAL must make the following annual payments to the Company for each retained prospecting licence (US$50,000 paid to date) :

December 2005

US$

40,000

December 2006 and subsequent years

40,000

The Company has received from BEAL notices of relinquishment for all rights, titles, and interests for a total of ten prospecting licenses included in the option agreement.

As at August 31, 2006, of the two remaining prospecting licences in the BEAL project, one licence is located in Mbogwe and one in Itetemia.

Within thirty days after commercial production, BEAL must pay the Company US$1,000,000 and an additional US$1,000,000 on each of the next two years. BEAL will also pay the owner of the licence 1.5% of net smelter returns.

(l)

Option Agreement with Northern Mining Explorations Ltd. (“Northern”):

On January 20, 2003, as amended on March 18, 2003, the Company entered into an agreement with Northern granting Northern the exclusive option to acquire the total rights, titles and interests of the Company in certain prospecting licences.  In exchange for this option, Northern paid US$80,000.  In addition, to maintain and exercise the option, Northern must make annual payments for each retained prospecting licence, incur minimum exploration and development expenditures and certain drilling requirements, undertake all obligations of the Company in respect of the licences and complete a feasibility study by December 31, 2008.  Upon exercise of the option, the Company shall retain a net smelter return r oyalty fluctuating between 0.5% to 2% depending on the price of gold.









3.

Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs (continued):

 

(l)

Option Agreement with Northern Mining Explorations Ltd. (“Northern”) (continued):

 

 

On September 7, 2004, the Company entered into a second option agreement with Northern, granting Northern the exclusive option to acquire the total rights, titles, and interest of the Company in certain prospecting licenses all located in the Tulawaka area.  In exchange for this option, Northern is required to make annual payments for each retained prospecting license, incur minimum exploration and development expenditures and certain drilling requirements, and undertake all obligations of the Company in respect of the licenses.  Upon exercise of the option, the Company shall retain a net smelter royalty fluctuating between 0.5% to 2% depending on the price of gold.

 

 

As at August 31, 2006, of the four prospecting licences optioned to Northern, two are located in Biharamulu and two are located in Tulawaka.

 

 

 

4.

Equipment and leasehold improvements:

 

 


2006

 


Cost

 

Accumulated
amortization

 

Net book
value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drilling equipment

$

564,311 

$

55,185 

$

509,126 

 

Automotive under capital lease

 

214,712 

 

22,678 

 

192,034 

 

Automotive

 

143,715 

 

103,805 

 

39,910 

 

Computer equipment

 

104,961 

 

74,800 

 

30,161 

 

Machinery and equipment

 

157,171 

 

64,508 

 

92,663 

 

Leasehold improvements

 

6,873 

 

4,958 

 

1,915 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,191,743 

$

325,934 

$

865,809 

��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2005

 


Cost

 

Accumulated
amortization

 

Net book
value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drilling equipment

$

564,311 

$

18,810 

$

545,501 

 

Automotive under capital lease

 

214,712 

 

8,962 

 

205,750 

 

Automotive

 

157,279 

 

97,008 

 

60,271 

 

Computer equipment

 

107,043 

 

54,155 

 

52,888 

 

Machinery and equipment

 

101,078 

 

46,168 

 

54,910 

 

Leasehold improvements

 

6,873 

 

4,137 

 

2,736 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,151,296 

$

229,240 

$

922,056 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









5.

Obligations under capital lease:

 

During the year, the Company has financed two vehicles by entering into capital leasing arrangements.  Future minimum lease obligations are due as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

$    49,760 

 

2008

49,760 

 

2009

49,760 

 

2010

42,411 

 

 

 

 

Net minimum lease payments (US$172,695)

191,691 

 

Less amount representing interest at 9.0%

(35,327)

 

 

 

 

Present value of net minimum capital lease payments

156,364 

 

Current portion

34,625 

 

 

 

 

 

$  121,739 

 

 

 

 

Interest of $17,242 (2005 - $3,040; 2004 - nil) relating to obligations under capital lease has been included in interest expense.

 

 

6.

Income taxes:

 

Substantially all differences between actual income tax recovery of nil (2005 - $647,565; 2004 - nil) and the expected income tax recovery relate to losses not recognized for tax purposes.

 

The tax effects of significant temporary differences which would comprise tax assets and liabilities at August 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006 

 

2005 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment

 

 

$

74,000 

$

78,000 

 

 

Non-capital losses for tax purposes

 

 

 

2,679,000 

 

2,070,000 

 

 

Capital losses for tax purposes

 

 

 

40,000 

 

43,000 

 

 

Resource related deductions carried forward

 

 

3,300,000 

 

3,500,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,093,000 

 

5,691,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

 

(6,093,000)

 

(5,691,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net future income tax assets

 

 

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









6.

Income taxes (continued):

 

In assessing the recoverability of future tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the future tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of future tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the temporary differences become deductible.

 

At August 31, 2006, the Company has approximately $7,200,000 of Canadian non-capital losses available for income tax purposes to reduce Canadian taxable income in future years that expire in years up to, and including 2026.

 

The Company has a capital loss carry forward of approximately $250,000 which is available indefinitely to reduce future capital gains for tax purposes, and resource pools of approximately $10,100,000 which are available indefinitely to reduce future income for tax purposes.

 

 

7.

Share capital:

 

(a)

Authorized:

 

 

91,000,000 common voting shares (2005 - 91,000,000; 2004 - 91,000,000)

 

(b)

Issued common shares, warrants and share subscriptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number
of shares

 


Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2003

 

80,191,542 

$

39,423,971 

 

 

Issued for cash

 

1,477,050 

 

2,250,000 

 

 

Issued for share subscriptions previously received

 

65,445 

 

125,000 

 

 

Stock options exercised

 

730,000 

 

346,500 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2004

 

82,464,037 

 

42,145,471 

 

 

Issued for cash

 

2,204,517 

 

2,625,000 

 

 

Stock options exercised

 

107,500 

 

69,325 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2005

 

84,776,054 

 

44,839,796 

 

 

Issued for cash

 

793,468 

 

5,513,979 

 

 

Issued for share subscriptions previously received

 

379,053 

 

813,828 

 

 

Stock options exercised

 

292,500 

 

229,675 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2006

 

86,241,075 

$

51,397,278 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company had no share purchase warrants outstanding as at August 31, 2006 and 2005.









7.

Share capital (continued):

(b)

Issued common shares, warrants and share subscriptions (continued):

On March 5, 2003, the Company completed a private placement subscription agreement with the Company’s chairman and CEO for the sale of between $1,500,000 to $3,000,000 worth of common shares of the Company in 24 separate monthly closings.  The sales price of the common shares was equal to the five day weighted average trading price for the last five consecutive trading days of each month immediately preceding the closing date.  Each closing was to be between $62,500 to $125,000.  As at August 31, 2005, the Company has issued in total 2,137,629 common shares and received $2,950,000 pursuant to this subscription agreement.

On January 13, 2005, the Company completed a private placement subscription agreement with the Company’s chairman and CEO for the sale of $3,000,000 worth of common shares in eight separate quarterly closings.  The sales price of the common shares will be equal to the five day weighted average trading price for the last five consecutive trading days of each quarter immediately preceding the closing date.  As at August 31, 2006, the Company issued in total 865,828 common shares (2005 - 642,169 common shares) and received cash proceeds of $2,250,000 (2005 - $750,000) pursuant to this agreement.  As at August 31, 2006, the Company has also received $750,000 from the Chai rman and CEO pursuant to this private placement subscription agreement for which shares have not been issued.  These funds are recorded as share subscriptions received at August 31, 2006 (note 10(b)).

During the year ended August 31, 2005, in addition to the monthly and quarterly private placements discussed above, the chairman and CEO also subscribed for an additional 819,000 common shares at a price of $1.221 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,000,000 to the Company.  During the year ended August 31, 2004, in addition to the monthly private placements discussed above, the chairman and CEO also subscribed for an additional 622,278 common shares of the Company at $1.607 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,000,000 to the Company.

During the year ended August 31, 2006, in addition to the quarterly private placements discussed above, the Chairman and CEO completed a private placement subscription agreement for 107,124 common shares at a price of $9.335 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,000,000 to the Company.  On February 23, 2006 the Chairman and CEO also completed a private placement subscription agreement for 183,440 common shares of the Company at $7.844 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,438,903 to the Company.  In addition to the above, on September 30, 2005 the Chairman and CEO completed a private placement subscription agreement for 442,478 common shares of the Company at $2.147 pe r share, resulting in gross proceeds of $950,000 to the Company.

On August 8, 2006 the Company entered into a private placement subscription agreement with the Chairman and CEO for the purchase of an aggregate of $3,000,000 worth of common shares of the Company in eight separate quarterly tranches of $375,000 each.  The initial quarterly period shall commence February 1, 2007.

Also during the year ended August 31, 2006, a third party purchased 215,820 common shares at $6.667 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of $1,458,872.









7.

Share capital (continued):

 

(c)

Stock options:

 

 

The Company has a stock option plan which is administered by the board of directors and options are granted at their discretion.  The number of shares reserved, set aside and available for issue under the plan should not exceed 8,109,132 or such greater number of shares as may be determined by the board and approved, if required, by the shareholders of the Company and by any relevant stock exchange or regulatory authority.  Options must expire no later than five years from the date such options are granted.  The purpose of granting such options is to assist the Company in compensating, attracting, retaining and motivating directors, officers and employees of the Company and to closely alig n the personal interests of those directors, officers and employees with those of the shareholders.  Stock option activity during the three years ended August 31, 2006 was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number
of shares

 

Weighted
average price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, August 31, 2003

 

1,255,000 

 

$  0.59

 

 

Exercised

 

(730,000)

 

0.47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, August 31,2004

 

525,000 

 

0.76

 

 

Exercised

 

(107,500)

 

0.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, August 31, 2005

 

417,500 

 

0.79

 

 

Exercised

 

(292,500)

 

0.79

 

 

Cancelled

 

(50,000)

 

0.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, August 31, 2006

 

75,000 

 

0.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At August 31, 2006, the following director and employee stock options were outstanding and exercisable:

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
common shares

 


Exercise price

 


Expiry date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,000

 

$  0.79

 

May 3, 2007

 

 

 

(d)

Employee stock ownership plan:

 

 

On May 1, 2003, the Company established a non-leveraged employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) for all eligible employees, consultants, and directors.  The Company matches 100 percent of participants’ contributions up to 5 percent of the participants’ salaries and 50 percent of participants’ contributions between 5 percent and 30 percent of the participants’ salaries.  All contributions fully vest immediately.  ESOP compensation expense for the year ended August 31, 2006 was $60,577 (2005 - $57,362) and is included in salaries and benefits expense.









7.

Share capital (continued):

(e)

Restricted share units:

During 2006, the Company received shareholder approval to institute a Restricted Stock Unit Plan.  The Plan is designed to compensate employees and directors for their services to the Company.  Of the 500,000 shares available under the plan, 69,565 have been granted as of August 31, 2006.  Of the shares granted, 40,598 units are expected to vest on the first anniversary of the grant date with the remainder vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date.  Total stock-based compensation expense related to the issue of restricted stock was $134,311 (2005 - nil), with a corresponding amount credited to contributed surplus as the shares have not been issued.

8.

Related party transactions:

In addition, to related party transactions disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, during the year ended August 31, 2006, $190,887 (2005 - $44,813; 2004 - $22,435) was paid or payable by the Company to certain directors or entities affiliated with the directors and a former director for consulting fees.  Directors were paid $90,687 (2005 - $92,986; 2004 - $88,470) for director fees.

Accounts and other receivables include nil (2005 - $46,000) receivable from an entity related to a director.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities include $41,966 (2005 - $24,325) payable to certain directors and a former director for consulting and directors fees.

9.

Commitments:

In addition to the property payments committed to by the Company to maintain options in certain prospecting and mining option agreements (note 3), the Company is committed to rental payments of approximately $15,750 for premises in 2007.

10.

Subsequent events:

(a)

From September 1, 2006 to November 3, 2006, the Company entered into four new prospecting licenses.  All of these represent renewals of past licenses.

(b)

Subsequent to August 31, 2006, the Company issued 54,058 common shares, to the chairman and CEO of the Company in consideration for $375,000 in previously paid share subscriptions (note 7(b)).









11.

Reconciliation between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”).  A description of United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”) and rules prescribed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that result in material measurement differences from Canadian GAAP follows:

(a)

Mineral property and deferred exploration cost:

Under Canadian GAAP, the Company capitalizes mineral property acquisition and exploration costs as described in note 2(f).

For US GAAP purposes, exploration and land use costs (including option payments) on mineral properties are expensed as incurred for US GAAP purposes, until commercially minable deposits are determined to exist within a particular property.  Property acquisition costs are capitalized as incurred and are subject to impairment analysis on occurrence of a triggering event, which is effectively a negative event that differs from the Company’s original expectations made at the time of the acquisition.  Such acquisition costs will be amortized on a unit of production basis once production commences.

For Canadian GAAP purposes, cash flows relating to mineral property exploration and land use costs are reported as investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.  For US GAAP purposes, these costs would be characterized as operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

During the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company wrote down mineral property and deferred exploration costs in its consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP (note 3).  The mineral property exploration costs incurred would previously have been expensed for US GAAP and, as such, have been added back to loss from operations under US GAAP for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005.

(b)

Income taxes:

As described in note 2(i), the Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.  This is consistent with the method used for US GAAP purposes.  However, differences to amounts recorded for future income taxes arose in prior years on the application of US GAAP to the financial statements due to the differences in accounting for mineral property exploration and land use costs under the different GAAPs.









11.

Reconciliation between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued):

c

(c)

Stock-based compensation:

The Company adopted the new recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants with respect to the accounting for stock-based compensation on September 1, 2002.  The Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) became effective for US GAAP purposes for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995.  The Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R, “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS 123R”) became effective for the Company commencing September 1, 2005.  SFAS 123R replaces SFAS 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issuedto Employees” (“APB Opinion No. 25”).

As allowed by SFAS 123, the Company continued to follow the intrinsic value principles of APB Opinion 25, up to August 31, 2005, in measuring compensation expense for employee options.  Under the intrinsic value method, compensation cost is the excess, if any, of the quoted market value of the stock at the measurement date, which is generally the grant date, over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock.  The application of APB 25 resulted in compensation expense of $61,850 being recognized for stock-based compensation plans for employees prior to August 31, 2001, and no material expense for any of the other periods presented up to August 31, 2005.  On September 1, 2005, the Comp any adopted SFAS 123R for US GAAP purposes, which requires the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments to be based on the grant-date fair value of the award.  The accounting for employee awards under SFAS 123R is similar to the Company’s accounting policy for Canadian GAAP purposes, and, as such, a GAAP difference does not arise during the year ended August 31, 2006 and there is no cumulative effect on adoption on September 1, 2005.

SFAS 123 and SFAS 123R require the fair value of the stock options granted to non-employees to be expensed.  During the years ended August 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, no options to non-employees were granted or vested, and accordingly, no expense was recognized for non-employee stock options.

c

The cumulative effect of stock options granted to non-employees for the period from implementation of SFAS 123 to August 31, 2002 would have been a $393,078 increase in the deficit and share capital.

With respect to escrowed shares, US GAAP generally considers escrowed shares to be a compensatory arrangement between the Company and the holder of the shares.  Accordingly, the difference between the market value of escrowed shares at the time the shares are eligible for release from escrow and the consideration paid or payable on the issue of the shares is recognized and charged to operations as compensation expense in the period the escrowed shares are eligible for release from escrow.

5,000,000 common shares of the Company held in escrow at August 31, 2002 became eligible for release during fiscal 2003.  Based on the market price at that time, $2,300,000 was charged to operations for US GAAP purposes in 2003.  No charge was made or required under Canadian GAAP.









11.

Reconciliation between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued):

 

(d)

Reconciliation:

 

 

The effect of the measurement differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP on the consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations and cash flows is summarized as follows:

 

 

(i)

Assets:

 

 

 

2006 

 

2005 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets, under Canadian GAAP

$

24,891,967 

$

22,257,683 

 

Adjustment for mineral properties and deferred exploration (note 11(a))

 


(13,730,251)

 


(12,373,892)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets, under US GAAP

$

11,161,716 

$

9,883,791 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Share capital and share subscriptions received:

 

 

 

2006 

 

2005 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital and share subscriptions received, under Canadian GAAP


$


52,147,278 


$


45,653,624 

 

Adjustment for stock-based compensation for employees (note 11(c))

 


61,850 

 


61,850 

 

Adjustment for stock-based compensation for non-employees (note 11(c))

 


393,078 

 


393,078 

 

Adjustment for escrow shares (note 11(c))

 

2,300,000 

 

2,300,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital and share subscriptions received, under US GAAP


$


54,902,206 


$


48,408,552 

 

 

 

 

 

 









11.

Reconciliation between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued):

 

(d)

Reconciliation (continued):

 

 

(iii)

Deficit:

 

 

 

2006 

 

2005 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit, under Canadian GAAP

$

(28,105,120)

$

(23,778,398)

 

Adjustment for stock-based compensation for employees (note 11(c))

 


(61,850)

 


(61,850)

 

Adjustment for stock-based compensation for non-employees (note 11(c))

 


(393,078)

 


(393,078)

 

Adjustment for escrow shares (note 11(c))

 

(2,300,000)

 

(2,300,000)

 

Adjustment for mineral property exploration costs (note 11(a))

 

(13,730,251)

 

(12,373,892)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit, under US GAAP

$

(44,590,299)

$

(38,907,218)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

Loss and loss per share:

 

 

 

Years ended August 31,

 

 

 

2006 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the year, under Canadian GAAP

$

(4,326,722)

$

(2,931,063)

$

(1,616,364)

 

Adjustment for mineral property exploration costs (note 11(a))

 


(1,356,359)

 


(529,742)

 


(1,180,850)

 

Adjustment for future income taxes (note 11(b))

 


- - 

 


(150,106)

 


17,700 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the year, under US GAAP

$

(5,683,081)

$

(3,610,911)

$

(2,779,514)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share, under US GAAP


$


(0.07)


$


(0.04)


$


(0.03)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

 


85,666,361 

 


83,387,939 

 


81,056,126 

 

 

 

 

 

 









11.

Reconciliation between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued):

 

(d)

Reconciliation (continued):

 

 

(v)

Cash flows:

 

 

 

Years ended August 31,

 

 

 

2006 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash used in operating activities, under Canadian GAAP


$


(2,075,770)


$


(1,939,133)


$


(2,379,377)

 

Adjustment for mineral properties and deferred exploration (note 11(a))

 


(2,545,075)

 


(1,515,911)

 


(1,180,850)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash used in operating activities, under US GAAP


$


(4,620,845)


$


(3,455,044)


$


(3,560,227)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash used in investing activities, under Canadian GAAP


$


(2,585,522)


$


(1,235,933)


$


(699,747)

 

Adjustment for mineral properties and deferred exploration (note 11(a))

 


2,545,075 

 


1,515,911 

 


1,180,850 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities, under US GAAP


$


(40,447)


$


279,978 


$


481,103 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Recent pronouncements:

 

 

(i)

In June 1, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 154,"Accounting Changes and Error Corrections"("SFAS 154"), a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20,"Accounting Changes",and SFAS No.3,"Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements".  SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods' financial statements of a change in accounting principle unless it is impracticable to do so.  This is a change from the existing practice that requires most accounting changes to be accounted for by including in net income in the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle.  SFAS 154 will be effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  The impact of SFAS 154 cannot be determined until such time as the Company makes a change in accounting policy.

 

 

(ii)

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainties and Income Taxes" ("FIN 48").  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with SFAS Statement 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" ("SFAS 109").  SFAS 109 does not prescribe the recognition threshold or measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in a tax return.  FIN 48 clarifies the application of SFAS 109 by defining a criterion that an individual tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized in an enterprise's financial statements.  Additionally, it provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, c lassification, interests and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The Company has not yet determined the effects of adopting FIN 48.









11.

Reconciliation between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued):

(e)

Recent pronouncements (continued):

(iii)In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157,"Fair Value Measurements"("SFAS 157").  SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company has not yet determined the effect of adoption of SFAS 157.








SIGNATURE


The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.



Dated:

November 28, 20052006



TAN RANGETANZANIAN ROYALTY EXPLORATION CORPORATION






By:

“James E. Sinclair”

James E. Sinclair,

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer








PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT


THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT is made as of the 20th day of June, 2005.


BETWEEN:


TAN RANGE EXPLORATION CORPORATION, of Suite 1400, 355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2G8


(the “Issuer”)


                                                                                                    OF THE FIRST PART


AND:


JAMES E. SINCLAIR, of 99 Amenia Union Road, Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.A., 06069

Telephone:   (860) 364-1830

E-mail: jes108@aol.com


(the “Purchaser”)


OF THE SECOND PART


WHEREAS:


A.

The Issuer’s common shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) and the Issuer is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Exchange and each of the British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario Securities Commissions (collectively, the “Commissions”);


B.

The Purchaser presently holds 3,173,760 common shares of the Issuer.


THE PARTIES to this Agreement agree as follows:


1.

SUBSCRIPTION


a)

The Purchaser hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Issuer 819,000 common shares in the capital stock of the Issuer (the “Shares”), at a price of $1.221 per Share, representing the five day weighted average trading price of the Issuer’s common shares for the period ended June 17, 2005.


b)

This is a subscription only and will not become an agreement between the Issuer and the Purchaser until this subscription is accepted, in writing, by the Issuer.  A reference to this “Subscription Agreement” or this “Agreement” in this subscription refers to this subscription and the agreement formed on acceptance by the Issuer.  The Purchaser waives the necessity for the Issuer to communicate acceptance of this subscription and acknowledges that this subscription will become a binding agreement on acceptance by the Issuer.


c)

The Purchaser shall pay for the Shares upon its execution of this Subscription Agreement by delivery in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2 below, or shall make payment in such other manner as is acceptable to the Issuer, failing which the Issuer shall have the right to rescind this Subscription Agreement, in addition to any other legal rights it may have.


2.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES





a)

The Purchaser acknowledges, represents and warrants, as at the date hereof and as at the Closing Date, that:


i)

no prospectus has been filed by the Issuer with the Commissions in connection with the issuance of the Shares, the issuance is exempted from the prospectus requirements of the Securities Act of British Columbia and the Securities Act of Alberta and the Securities Act of Ontario and the respective rules and regulations thereto (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Applicable Securities Laws”), and that:


(1)

the Purchaser is restricted from using most of the civil remedies available under the Applicable Securities Laws;


(2)

the Purchaser may not receive information that would otherwise be required to be provided to the Purchaser under the Applicable Securities Laws; and


(3)

the Issuer is relieved from certain obligations that would otherwise apply under the Applicable Securities Laws;


ii)

the Purchaser is purchasing the Shares as principal for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and not with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Shares; and if the Purchaser is a “portfolio manager” as defined under the Applicable Securities Laws, the Purchaser understands that it is deemed by the Applicable Securities Laws to be acting as principal when it purchases or sells as an agent for accounts that are fully managed by it;


iii)

if applicable, the Purchaser will execute and deliver to the Issuer for filing with the Exchange, the Corporate Placee Registration Form;


iv)

the Purchaser is either one or more of the following:


(i)

an “accredited investor” as defined under Multilateral Instrument 45?103 (if applicable, the Purchaser has signed and delivered to the Issuer an Accredited Investor Certificate);


(ii)

a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer;


(iii)

a spouse, parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer;


(iv)

a close personal friend of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer;


(v)

a close business associate of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer;


(vi)

a person or company that is wholly-owned by any combination of persons or companies described in sub-paragraphs (ii) to (v) above;


(vii)

an employee, senior officer or director of the Issuer, provided that the Purchaser has not been induced to purchase the Shares by expectation of employment or continued employment, or otherwise required by the Issuer to purchase the securities;

(viii)

a resident of British Columbia and acknowledges receipt of an Offering Memorandum in the required form, and if applicable the Purchaser has signed and delivered to the Issuer a risk acknowledgment (the “Acknowledgment”); or



(ix)

a resident of Alberta and acknowledges receipt of an Offering Memorandum in the required form, and the Purchaser has signed and delivered to the Issuer the Acknowledgment, and either the Purchaser is an “eligible investor” as defined under Multilateral Instrument 45-103, or the aggregate acquisition cost of the Shares being purchased does not exceed $10,000;


v)

the Purchaser is purchasing the Shares under the exemption from prospectus requirements available under section 74(2)(4) of the BC Act and the Purchaser is not a syndicate, partnership or other form of unincorporated entity or organization created solely to permit the purchase of the Shares by a group of individuals whose individual share of the aggregate acquisition cost of the Shares is not less than $97,000 (Cdn.);


vi)

the representations, warranties and statements of fact made by the Purchaser herein, and in the Acknowledgment and the Corporate Placee Registration Form (if either or both are required) are true and correct as of the date hereof and will be true on the Closing Date;


vii)

the Shares were not offered to the Purchaser through an advertisement in printed media of general and regular paid circulation, radio or television;


viii)

the offer made by this subscription is irrevocable and requires acceptance by the Issuer and the approval of the Exchange;


ix)

the Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  Accordingly, any offer or sales in the United States or to such nationals or residents thereof must be pursuant to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.  The Issuer does not make any representation with respect to, nor has it assumed any responsibility for, the registration of the Securities or the availability of any such exemption; and the Issuer does not make any representation as to when, if at any time, the Securities may be resold in the United States or to such nationals or residents thereof;


x)

this subscription has not been solicited in any manner contrary to Applicable Securities Laws or the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;


xi)

no person has made to the Purchaser any written or oral representation:


(1)

that any person will resell or repurchase any of the Securities;


(2)

that any person will refund the purchase price of any of the Securities; or


(3)

as to the future price or value of any of the Securities; or


xii)

the Purchaser is not a “control person” of the Issuer as defined in the Applicable Securities Laws and will not become a “control person” by virtue of the purchase of the Securities and does not intend to act in concert with any other person to form a control group;

xiii)

the Purchaser has no knowledge of a “material fact” or “material change” (as those terms are defined in the Applicable Securities Laws) in the affairs of the Issuer that has not been generally disclosed to the public, save knowledge of this particular transaction;


xiv)

the purchase of the Securities has been privately negotiated and arranged and the Purchaser or his agent has been invited and afforded the opportunity to conduct a review of all of the Issuer’s 


affairs and records in order that the Purchaser may be properly and fully aware of all of the facts relevant to the Issuer’s affairs;


xv)

the Purchaser has sought and obtained independent legal advice regarding the purchase and re-sale of the Securities under the Applicable Securities Laws;


xvi)

the Exchange requires that the Securities must be unconditionally held for a period of four (4) months from the Closing Date;


xvii)

unless the Purchaser is otherwise exempted under the Applicable Securities Laws, the Securities must be unconditionally held for a period of four (4) months from the Closing Date, except as may be otherwise permitted by the Applicable Securities Laws and, if the Purchaser is a resident of a jurisdiction other than British Columbia, the Securities may be subject to additional re-sale restrictions; and if the Purchaser is a resident of the United States of America, the Securities will be subject to resale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the United States Securities Act of 1933;


xviii)

resale of the Securities will be subject to additional resale restrictions beyond the hold periods described immediately above if:


(1)

the Purchaser is an insider of the Issuer, other than a director or officer, and has not filed all insider trading reports or personal information forms required to be filed under the Applicable Securities Laws;


(2)

the Purchaser is a director or officer of the Issuer and has not filed all insider trading reports or personal information forms required to be filed under the Applicable Securities Laws or the Issuer has not filed all records required to be filed under Part 12 (continuous disclosure) of the Applicable Securities Laws;


(3)

the Purchaser is, or subsequently becomes, a control person within the meaning of the Applicable Securities Laws;


(4)

any unusual effort is made to prepare the market or create a demand for the securities; or


(5)

an extraordinary commission or consideration is paid in respect of the trade;


(xix)

the certificates representing the Securities will contain a legend or legends denoting restrictions on transfer as referred to herein and, where applicable, the resale restrictions under Rule 144 of the United States Securities Act of 1933;


(xx)

the Purchaser has the legal capacity and competence to enter into and to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and to take all actions required pursuant hereto, and the Purchaser is duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and all necessary approvals by its directors, shareholders and others have been given to authorize execution of this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the Purchaser;


(xxi)

the entering into of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of any of the terms and provisions of any law applicable to, or the constating documents of, the Purchaser or of any agreement, written or oral, to which the Purchaser may be a party or by which the Purchaser is or may be bound; and


(xxii)

this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes a valid obligation of the Purchaser legally binding upon the Purchaser and enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.


b)

The representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments of the Purchaser contained in this Subscription Agreement are made by the Purchaser with the intent that they may be relied upon by the Issuer in determining the Purchaser’s eligibility to purchase the Shares hereunder and the Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify the Issuer against all losses, claims, costs, expenses and damages or liabilities which it may suffer or incur, caused or arising from its reliance thereon and the Purchaser further agrees that by accepting the Shares, the Purchaser shall be representing and warranting that such representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments are true as at the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the Purchaser at the Closing Date and that they shall survive the purchase by the Purchaser of the Securities and shall continue in full force and effect n otwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Purchaser of the Securities.


c)

The Issuer represents and warrants as at the date hereof and as at the Closing Date, that:


i)

the Issuer and its subsidiaries, if any, are valid and subsisting corporations duly incorporated and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of their incorporation;


ii)

the Issuer will reserve or set aside sufficient shares in the treasury of the Issuer to issue the Securities;


iii)

the Issuer is a “reporting issuer” as defined under the Applicable Securities Laws, and is not on the list of defaulting issuers maintained by the Commissions;


iv)

the Issuer is not a “qualifying issuer”, as that term is defined under Multilateral Instrument 45-102, and has not filed a current Annual Information Form with the Commissions;


v)

the Issuer shall use its best efforts to diligently seek and obtain the acceptance for filing of this Subscription Agreement by the Exchange and will make all filings necessary to obtain the exemptions from registration and prospectus requirements available under the Applicable Securities Laws respectively in respect of the transaction contemplated hereby;


vi)

the issuance and sale of the Securities by the Issuer does not and will not conflict with and does not and will not result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of its constating documents or any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party;

vii)        this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer and constitutes a valid      
            obligation of the Issuer legally binding upon it and enforceable in accordance with its terms;


3)

CLOSING DATE


a)

The closing of the transaction contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will take place within five business days of the receipt by the Issuer of final acceptance for filing by the Exchange of this Subscription Agreement (the date of closing being referred to herein as the “Closing Date”).


b)

Upon execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Issuer a certified cheque or banker’s draft for the total purchase price of the Shares or wire transfer the funds to a mutually acceptable escrow agent.


c)

On the Closing Date, the Issuer will deliver to the Purchaser, against payment for the Shares, the certificate representing the Shares registered in the name of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s nominee.



d)

On the Closing Date, the Issuer will deliver to the Purchaser such copies of approvals or other documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request.


e)

The acknowledgments, representations and warranties of the Purchaser and the Issuer herein shall survive the Closing Date.


4)

HOLD PERIODS


a)

The Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities may not be traded in British Columbia for a period of four months from the date hereof, except as may be otherwise permitted by the Applicable Securities Laws, and that the Securities are also subject to a four (4) month hold period under the policies of the Exchange.  The certificates representing the Securities will contain a legend denoting the restrictions on transfer imposed by the Applicable Securities Laws and the Exchange, and where applicable, Rule 144 of the United States Securities Act of 1933.  The Purchaser agrees to sell, assign or transfer the Securities only in accordance with the requirements of the Applicable Securities Laws and the Exchange.


5)

POWER OF ATTORNEY


a)

Effective upon the acceptance by the Issuer of this Agreement, the Purchaser:


(a)

irrevocably appoints the President or Secretary of the Issuer (the “Attorney”) as the Purchaser’s attorney and agent, with full power of substitution, to execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, make, file, amend and record when and as necessary, any instrument, pooling agreement, acknowledgment, undertaking, direction or other document required to be filed by the Issuer or the Purchaser with any competent securities regulatory authority or stock exchange in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities, or necessary, in the opinion of the Attorney, to complete or perfect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation, any required corrections or insertions necessary to complete the attached form of Corporate Placee Registration Form and Acknowledgment if required under the Applicable Securities Laws;

(b)

declares that the power of attorney hereby granted is irrevocable and will survive the death, incapacity or bankruptcy of the Purchaser and will extend to and bind the Purchaser and the Purchaser’s heirs, assigns, executors, trustees in bankruptcy or other legal representatives or successors; and


(c)

agrees to be bound by any representations made or actions taken by the Attorney if such representations or actions are made or taken in good faith and in accordance with the power of attorney hereby granted, and the Purchaser waives any and all defences which may be available to the Purchaser to deny, contest, or disaffirm any such representations or actions.


6.

MISCELLANEOUS


a)

Upon acceptance of the subscription contained herein by the Issuer, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding agreement between the parties, subject only to the approval thereof by the Exchange.


b)

The parties to this Subscription Agreement will execute and deliver all such further and other deeds, documents and assurances, and will perform all such further and other acts as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Issuer, be necessary for the purposes of giving effect to or perfecting the transaction contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.


c)

This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and there are no representations, warranties or collateral agreements, express or implied, other than as expressly set forth herein.


d)

The parties to this Subscription Agreement may amend this Subscription Agreement only in writing.



e)

Time is of the essence of this Subscription Agreement and will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Interpretation Act (British Columbia).


f)

This Subscription Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia and the parties hereby irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction of the Courts of such Province.


g)

A party to this Subscription Agreement will give all notices to or other written communications with the other party to this Subscription Agreement concerning this Subscription Agreement by hand or by registered mail addressed to the address given above.


h)

This Subscription Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and is binding upon the parties to this Subscription Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed and delivered this Subscription Agreement as of and from the date first above written.


                                                                                                Purchaser:



“Victoria M. Luis”                                     

“James E. Sinclair”                                              

Witness

            JAMES E. SINCLAIR

                                                                                                99 Amenia Union Road,

                                                                                               Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.A., 06069


                                                                                                _______________________________________

                                                                                                Address


ACCEPTED BY the Issuer as of and from the date first above written.


TAN RANGE EXPLORATION CORPORATION



By:

“Victoria Luis”                                                    

Authorized Signatory



PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT


THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT is made as of the 7th day of September, 2005.


BETWEEN:


TAN RANGE EXPLORATION CORPORATION, of Suite 1400, 355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2G8


(the “Issuer”)


OF THE FIRST PART


AND:


JAMES E. SINCLAIR, of 99 Amenia Union Road, Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.A., 06069

Telephone:       (860) 364-1830

E-mail: jes108@aol.com


(the “Purchaser”)


OF THE SECOND PART


WHEREAS:


A.

The Issuer’s common shares are listed on both The Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the American Stock Exchange (the “AMEX”) (TSX and AMEX are collectively referred to herein as the “Exchanges”) and the Issuer is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Exchanges and each of the British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario Securities Commissions (collectively, the “Commissions”);


B.

The Purchaser presently holds 3,327,315 common shares of the Issuer.


THE PARTIES to this Agreement agree as follows:


7)

SUBSCRIPTION


a)

The Purchaser hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Issuer 442,478 common shares in the capital stock of the Issuer (the “Shares”), at a price of $2.147 per Share, representing the five day weighted average trading price of the Issuer’s common shares for the period ended September 7, 2005.


b)

This is a subscription only and will not become an agreement between the Issuer and the Purchaser until this subscription is accepted, in writing, by the Issuer.  A reference to this “Subscription Agreement” or this “Agreement” in this subscription refers to this subscription and the agreement formed on acceptance by the Issuer.  The Purchaser waives the necessity for the Issuer to communicate acceptance of this subscription and acknowledges that this subscription will become a binding agreement on acceptance by the Issuer.


c)

The Purchaser shall pay for the Shares upon its execution of this Subscription Agreement by delivery in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2 below, or shall make payment in such other manner as is acceptable to the Issuer, failing which the Issuer shall have the right to rescind this Subscription Agreement, in addition to any other legal rights it may have.



8)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES


a)

The Purchaser acknowledges, represents and warrants, as at the date hereof and as at the Closing Date, 
that:


i)

no prospectus has been filed by the Issuer with the Commissions in connection with the issuance of the Shares, the issuance is exempted from the prospectus requirements of the Securities Act of British Columbia and the Securities Act of Alberta and the Securities Act of Ontario and the respective rules and regulations thereto (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Applicable Securities Laws”), and that:


1)     the Purchaser is restricted from using most of the civil remedies available under the Applicable Securities Laws;


2)    

the Purchaser may not receive information that would otherwise be required to be provided to the Purchaser under the Applicable Securities Laws; and


3)    

the Issuer is relieved from certain obligations that would otherwise apply under the Applicable Securities Laws;


ii)

the Purchaser is purchasing the Shares as principal for its own account and not for the benefit of any other person and not with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the Shares; and if the Purchaser is a “portfolio manager” as defined under the Applicable Securities Laws, the Purchaser understands that it is deemed by the Applicable Securities Laws to be acting as principal when it purchases or sells as an agent for accounts that are fully managed by it;


iii)

if applicable, the Purchaser will execute and deliver to the Issuer for filing with the TSX, the Corporate Placee Registration Form;


iv)

the Purchaser is either one or more of the following:


(i)

an “accredited investor” as defined under Multilateral Instrument 45?103 (if applicable, the Purchaser has signed and delivered to the Issuer an Accredited Investor Certificate);


(ii)

a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer;


(iii)

a spouse, parent, grandparent, brother, sister or child of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer;


(iv)

a close personal friend of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer;


(v)

a close business associate of a director, senior officer or control person of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer;


(vi)

a person or company that is wholly-owned by any combination of persons or companies described in sub-paragraphs (ii) to (v) above;


(vii)

an employee, senior officer or director of the Issuer, provided that the Purchaser has not been induced to purchase the Shares by expectation of employment or continued employment, or otherwise required by the Issuer to purchase the securities;



(viii)

a resident of British Columbia and acknowledges receipt of an Offering Memorandum in the required form, and if applicable the Purchaser has signed and delivered to the Issuer a risk acknowledgment (the “Acknowledgment”); or


(ix)

a resident of Alberta and acknowledges receipt of an Offering Memorandum in the required form, and the Purchaser has signed and delivered to the Issuer the Acknowledgment, and either the Purchaser is an “eligible investor” as defined under Multilateral Instrument 45-103, or the aggregate acquisition cost of the Shares being purchased does not exceed $10,000;


v)

the Purchaser is purchasing the Shares under the exemption from prospectus requirements available under section 74(2)(4) of the BC Act and the Purchaser is not a syndicate, partnership or other form of unincorporated entity or organization created solely to permit the purchase of the Shares by a group of individuals whose individual share of the aggregate acquisition cost of the Shares is not less than $97,000 (Cdn.);


vi)

the representations, warranties and statements of fact made by the Purchaser herein, and in the Acknowledgment and the Corporate Placee Registration Form (if either or both are required) are true and correct as of the date hereof and will be true on the Closing Date;


vii)

the Shares were not offered to the Purchaser through an advertisement in printed media of general and regular paid circulation, radio or television;


viii)

the offer made by this subscription is irrevocable and requires acceptance by the Issuer and the approval of the Exchanges;


ix)

the Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  Accordingly, any offer or sales in the United States or to such nationals or residents thereof must be pursuant to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.  The Issuer does not make any representation with respect to, nor has it assumed any responsibility for, the registration of the Securities or the availability of any such exemption; and the Issuer does not make any representation as to when, if at any time, the Securities may be resold in the United States or to such nationals or residents thereof;


x)

this subscription has not been solicited in any manner contrary to Applicable Securities Laws or the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;


xi)

no person has made to the Purchaser any written or oral representation:


(1)

that any person will resell or repurchase any of the Securities;


(2)

that any person will refund the purchase price of any of the Securities; or


(3)

as to the future price or value of any of the Securities; or


xii)

the Purchaser is not a “control person” of the Issuer as defined in the Applicable Securities Laws and will not become a “control person” by virtue of the purchase of the Securities and does not intend to act in concert with any other person to form a control group;


xiii)

the Purchaser has no knowledge of a “material fact” or “material change” (as those terms are defined in the Applicable Securities Laws) in the affairs of the Issuer that has not been generally disclosed to the public, save knowledge of this particular transaction;


xiv)

the purchase of the Securities has been privately negotiated and arranged and the Purchaser or his agent has been invited and afforded the opportunity to conduct a review of all of the Issuer’s affairs and records in order that the Purchaser may be properly and fully aware of all of the facts relevant to the Issuer’s affairs;


xv)

the Purchaser has sought and obtained independent legal advice regarding the purchase and re-sale of the Securities under the Applicable Securities Laws;


xvi)

the TSX requires that the Securities must be unconditionally held for a period of four (4) months from the Closing Date;


xvii)

unless the Purchaser is otherwise exempted under the Applicable Securities Laws, the Securities must be unconditionally held for a period of four (4) months from the Closing Date, except as may be otherwise permitted by the Applicable Securities Laws and, if the Purchaser is a resident of a jurisdiction other than British Columbia, the Securities may be subject to additional re-sale restrictions; and if the Purchaser is a resident of the United States of America, the Securities will be subject to resale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the United States Securities Act of 1933;


xviii)

resale of the Securities will be subject to additional resale restrictions beyond the hold periods described immediately above if:


(1)

the Purchaser is an insider of the Issuer, other than a director or officer, and has not filed all insider trading reports or personal information forms required to be filed under the Applicable Securities Laws;


(2)

the Purchaser is a director or officer of the Issuer and has not filed all insider trading reports or personal information forms required to be filed under the Applicable Securities Laws or the Issuer has not filed all records required to be filed under Part 12 (continuous disclosure) of the Applicable Securities Laws;


(3)

the Purchaser is, or subsequently becomes, a control person within the meaning of the Applicable Securities Laws;


(4)

any unusual effort is made to prepare the market or create a demand for the securities; or


(5)

an extraordinary commission or consideration is paid in respect of the trade;


xix)

the certificates representing the Securities will contain a legend or legends denoting restrictions on transfer as referred to herein and, where applicable, the resale restrictions under Rule 144 of the United States Securities Act of 1933;


xx)

the Purchaser has the legal capacity and competence to enter into and to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and to take all actions required pursuant hereto, and the Purchaser is duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and all necessary approvals by its directors, shareholders and others have been given to authorize execution of this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the Purchaser;


xxi)

the entering into of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of any of the terms and provisions of any law applicable to, or the constating documents of, the Purchaser or of any agreement, written or oral, to which the Purchaser may be a party or by which the Purchaser is or may be bound; and



xxii)

this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes a valid obligation of the Purchaser legally binding upon the Purchaser and enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.


b)

The representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments of the Purchaser contained in this Subscription Agreement are made by the Purchaser with the intent that they may be relied upon by the Issuer in determining the Purchaser’s eligibility to purchase the Shares hereunder and the Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify the Issuer against all losses, claims, costs, expenses and damages or liabilities which it may suffer or incur, caused or arising from its reliance thereon and the Purchaser further agrees that by accepting the Shares, the Purchaser shall be representing and warranting that such representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments are true as at the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the Purchaser at the Closing Date and that they shall survive the purchase by the Purchaser of the Securities and shall continue in full force and effect notw ithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Purchaser of the Securities.


c)

The Issuer represents and warrants as at the date hereof and as at the Closing Date, that:


i)

the Issuer and its subsidiaries, if any, are valid and subsisting corporations duly incorporated and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of their incorporation;


ii)

the Issuer will reserve or set aside sufficient shares in the treasury of the Issuer to issue the Securities;


iii)

the Issuer is a “reporting issuer” as defined under the Applicable Securities Laws, and is not on the list of defaulting issuers maintained by the Commissions;


iv)

the Issuer is not a “qualifying issuer”, as that term is defined under Multilateral Instrument 45-102, and has not filed a current Annual Information Form with the Commissions;


v)

the Issuer shall use its best efforts to diligently seek and obtain the acceptance for filing of this Subscription Agreement by the Exchanges and will make all filings necessary to obtain the exemptions from registration and prospectus requirements available under the Applicable Securities Laws respectively in respect of the transaction contemplated hereby;


vi)

the issuance and sale of the Securities by the Issuer does not and will not conflict with and does not and will not result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of its constating documents or any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party;


vii)

this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer and constitutes a valid obligation of the Issuer legally binding upon it and enforceable in accordance with its terms;


9)

CLOSING DATE


a)

The closing of the transaction contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will  take place within five business days of the receipt by the Issuer of final acceptance for filing of this Subscription Agreement from the Exchanges (the date of closing being referred to herein as the “Closing Date”).


b)

Upon execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Issuer a certified cheque or banker’s draft for the total purchase price of the Shares or wire transfer the funds to a mutually acceptable escrow agent.


c)

On the Closing Date, the Issuer will deliver to the Purchaser, against payment for the Shares, the certificate representing the Shares registered in the name of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s nominee.



d)

On the Closing Date, the Issuer will deliver to the Purchaser such copies of approvals or other documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request.


e)

The acknowledgments, representations and warranties of the Purchaser and the Issuer herein shall survive the Closing Date.


10)

HOLD PERIODS


a)

The Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities may not be traded in British Columbia for a period of four months from the date hereof, except as may be otherwise permitted by the Applicable Securities Laws, and that the Securities are also subject to a four (4) month hold period under the policies of the TSX.  The certificates representing the Securities will contain a legend denoting the restrictions on transfer imposed by the Applicable Securities Laws and the Exchanges, and where applicable, Rule 144 of the United States Securities Act of 1933.  The Purchaser agrees to sell, assign or transfer the Securities only in accordance with the requirements of the Applicable Securities Laws and the Exchanges.


11)

POWER OF ATTORNEY


a)

Effective upon the acceptance by the Issuer of this Agreement, the Purchaser:


(a)

irrevocably appoints the President or Secretary of the Issuer (the “Attorney”) as the Purchaser’s attorney and agent, with full power of substitution, to execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, make, file, amend and record when and as necessary, any instrument, pooling agreement, acknowledgment, undertaking, direction or other document required to be filed by the Issuer or the Purchaser with any competent securities regulatory authority or stock exchange in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities, or necessary, in the opinion of the Attorney, to complete or perfect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation, any required corrections or insertions necessary to complete the attached form of Corporate Placee Registration Form and Acknowledgment if required under the Applicable Securities Laws;


(b)

declares that the power of attorney hereby granted is irrevocable and will survive the death, incapacity or bankruptcy of the Purchaser and will extend to and bind the Purchaser and the Purchaser’s heirs, assigns, executors, trustees in bankruptcy or other legal representatives or successors; and


(c)

agrees to be bound by any representations made or actions taken by the Attorney if such representations or actions are made or taken in good faith and in accordance with the power of attorney hereby granted, and the Purchaser waives any and all defences which may be available to the Purchaser to deny, contest, or disaffirm any such representations or actions.


12)

MISCELLANEOUS


a)

Upon acceptance of the subscription contained herein by the Issuer, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding agreement between the parties, subject only to the approval thereof by the Exchanges.


b)

The parties to this Subscription Agreement will execute and deliver all such further and other deeds, documents and assurances, and will perform all such further and other acts as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Issuer, be necessary for the purposes of giving effect to or perfecting the transaction contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.


c)

This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and there are no representations, warranties or collateral agreements, express or implied, other than as expressly set forth herein.


d)

The parties to this Subscription Agreement may amend this Subscription Agreement only in writing.



e)

Time is of the essence of this Subscription Agreement and will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Interpretation Act (British Columbia).


f)

This Subscription Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia and the parties hereby irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction of the Courts of such Province.


g)

A party to this Subscription Agreement will give all notices to or other written communications with the other party to this Subscription Agreement concerning this Subscription Agreement by hand or by registered mail addressed to the address given above.


h)

This Subscription Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and is binding upon the parties to this Subscription Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed and delivered this Subscription Agreement as of and from the date first above written.


Purchaser:



“Victoria Luis”

“James E. Sinclair”


Witness

JAMES E. SINCLAIR


99 Amenia Union Road,

Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.A., 06069


Address



ACCEPTED BY the Issuer as of and from the date first above written.


TAN RANGE EXPLORATION CORPORATION




“James E. Sinclair”

By:

“Victoria M. Luis”                                                                                         

Authorized Signatory







EXHIBIT 12.1

CERTIFICATIONS


I, James E. Sinclair, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Tan Range Exploration Corporation;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The Company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and have:


(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)

Omitted;


(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  November 28, 2005


“James E. Sinclair”

James E. Sinclair,

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)










EXHIBIT 12.212.1

CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATIONS


I, Victoria Luis,James E. Sinclair, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Tan RangeTanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The Company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:


(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)

Omitted;Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  November 28, 20052006


Victoria Luis”James E. Sinclair”

Victoria Luis,James E. Sinclair,

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)










EXHIBIT 12.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Regina Kuo-Lee, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The Company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:


(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  

November 28, 2006


“Regina Kuo-Lee”

Regina Kuo-Lee,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial Officer)











Exhibit 13


CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF

TITLE 18,UNITED STATES CODE)



Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers ofTan RangeTanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify with respect to the Annual Report of the Company on Form 20-F for the year ended August 31, 20052006  as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Form 20-F”) that, to the best of their knowledge:


(1)

the Form 20-F fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)

the information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:

November 28, 20052006





“James E. Sinclair”

James E. Sinclair,

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)





Victoria M. Luis”Regina Kuo-Lee”

Victoria Luis,Regina Kuo-Lee,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial Officer)