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Re: News Releases - Friday, August 07, 2009
Atna Announces Changes to Board of Directors
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Golden, CO -- Atna Resources Ltd. ("Atna") -- (TSX:ATN) is pleased to
announce that Mr. Christopher Herald (55) has been appointed to the
Board of Directors of Atna to replace Mr. William Coulter (75) who has
decided to retire from the Board after 25 years of service to Atna as a
founding director.
Chris Herald has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry and
has been President & CEO and a Director of Solitario Exploration and
Royalty Corp. since 1992. He also serves as Chairman of the Denver Gold
Group, a non-profit mining industry association recognized for
organizing the preeminent precious metal investment forums for
institutional investors. During his career he has held various
positions in Anaconda Minerals, Echo Bay Mines and Crown Resources.
Chris previously served as a director of TNR Gold Corp., Gryphon Gold,
Maestro Ventures and Battle Mountain Gold Exploration Corp. that was
successfully sold to Royal Gold in 2006. He is a former trustee of the
Northwest Mining Association and he currently serves as a member of the
Investment Committee for the Society of Economic Geologists. Mr. Herald
received a M.S. in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of
Mines and a B.S. in Geology from the University of Notre Dame. Atna
welcomes Mr. Herald to the Board.
The Board of Directors has granted Mr. Herald 100,000 stock options
with a term of five years to vest 50 percent immediately and 50 percent
over two years, to be granted at the market price on the date of grant
as determined by the Company's stock option plan.
Mr. Coulter became a director of Atna at its founding in 1984 and has
provided strong support and guidance to the company throughout this
period. The Board of Directors and Management of Atna would like to
express their sincere appreciation for the dedication and wise counsel
provided by Mr. Coulter over the years and wishes Mr. Coulter good
health and happiness over a long and enjoyable retirement.
For additional information on Atna Resources, please visit our website
at www.atna.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
James Hesketh, President and CEO - (303) 278-8464
Valerie Kimball, Investor Relations - toll free (877) 692-8182
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For more information visit our website at http://www.atna.com/ or send
mailto:info@atna.com
Message sent on Fri Aug 7, 2009 at 6:10:10 AM Pacific Time
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Atna Resources is a zinc and gold development stage company based in Canada. Atna Resources develops zinc, gold, copper, lead and silver in Canada, and holds various exploration projects in Canada. Its main asset in production is BRIGGS in USA, its main asset in development is WOLVERINE in Canada and its main exploration properties are KENDALL GOLD MINE, CONVERSE, ATLANTA (NEVADA), MOUNT EDNA, CLOVER, WOLF PROPERTY, TRAM PROSPECT, SAND CREEK JV, TREE PROPERTY, WHITE BULL, BEOWAWE, TY, UDUK, JARBRIDGE, ECSTALL PROPERTY, CONVERSE & SAND CREEK URANIUM, TRIPLE JUNCTION, GOLDTOOTH - BRIGGS, SEVEN-UP PETE GOLD, COLUMBIA PROPERTY, REWARD PROPERTY, PINSON, MT. EDNA and MCDONALD in Canada and CACHINAL and CELESTE in Chile. Atna Resources is listed in Canada and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 10.6 millions as of today (US$ 7.7 millions, € 7.0 millions). Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on December 29, 2006 at CA$ 2.56, and its lowest recent point on December 29, 2015 at CA$ 0.05. Atna Resources has 212 090 000 shares outstanding. |