Atlantic Gold Announces First Assay Results from Beaver Dam Drill Program

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 14, 2015) - Atlantic Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AGB) (ASX:AGB) ("Atlantic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from the first nine holes of its 36-hole, 7,826m resource delineation diamond drilling program recently completed at the Company's Beaver Dam Gold Project in Nova Scotia.

The drilling was directed to defining resource extensions over 500m strike length on 50m-spaced sections (700E to 1,200E) beneath the resources drilled by the previous owner, Acadian Mining Corp., now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The drilling is therefore expected to extend the known mineralization to depth and identify additional in-pit resources. Geotechnical data for pit design are also being documented for a series of specified drill holes which are currently in progress.

Assay results for the first nine holes are presented in the table below. Accompanying cross-sections on 700E, 750E, 800E and 850E as well as the drill plan, which highlights drill hole collar locations, can be located on the Company's website (www.atlanticgoldcorporation.com):

*0.5g/t cut-off, max 3m internal dilution. 50.0g/t top cut for composite interval calculations over 1m.

All assays are on 1m samples of half NQ core sawn and sampled with formally randomized selection of halves, by total sample screen fire assay with 2x fines fire assays, and insertion of standards and blind blanks. Sample preparation and assaying is conducted at the Sudbury and Vancouver laboratories of ALS Canada Ltd, an entity having no other relationship with the Company. Core recovery is estimated for each metre and averages >98%. Standards and blanks assay results were acceptable.

True width of the mineralization is approximately 75% of the down-hole width.

Results are generally in line with expectations and provide encouragement that this drilling program will enable identification of additional in-pit resources.

The individual drill hole assay results underlying the mineralized intercepts listed in the table above have been verified by detailed checking against the original assays sheets. The lengths and average grades of each intercept have also been checked against the drill hole assay logs.

Neil Schofield MS - Applied Earth Sciences, MAusIMM, MAIG, an independent consultant to the Company, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"), has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Steven Dean, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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In making the forward-looking statements in this press release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, the assumptions that: (1) the receipt of necessary consents and approvals and satisfaction of all conditions precedent for the closing of the transaction in a timely manner; (2) market fundamentals will result in sustained gold demand and prices; (3) the receipt of any necessary approvals and consents in connection with the development of any properties; (4) the availability of financing on suitable terms for the development, construction and continued operation of any mineral properties; and (5) sustained commodity prices such that any properties put into operation remain economically viable. Information concerning mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates also may be considered forward-looking statements, as such information constitutes a prediction of what mineralization might be found to be present if and when a project is actually developed. Certain of the risks and assumptions are described in more detail in the Company's audited financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the quarter ended September 30, 2014 on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The actual results or performance by the Company could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements relating to those matters. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they will have on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company. Except as required by law, we are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.