GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 13, 2011 /CNW/ --
<<
>>
Atna Resources Ltd. ('Atna' or the 'Company') (TSX: ATN / OTCBB: ATNAF) is pleased to report new drilling results from its Briggs Mine, Inyo County, California ('Briggs'). Drilling continues to confirm and extend the North Main Briggs and Deep Briggs gold zones.
<<
Highlights of the July and August drill results include:
North Main Briggs
-- 40 feet (12.2 m) grading 0.024 oz/ton gold (0.84 g/t) from 220 feet to
260 feet (67.1-79.3 m) in hole NMB11-076
-- 35 feet (10.7 m) grading 0.065 oz/ton gold (2.22 g/t) from 160 feet to
195 feet (48.8-59.5 m) in hole NMB11-077
Deep Briggs
-- 90 feet (27.4 m) grading 0.030 oz/ton gold (1.03 g/t) from 50 feet to
140 feet (15.2-42.7 m) and 150 feet (45.7 m) grading 0.018 oz/ton
gold
(0.63 g/t) from 395 feet to 545 feet (120.4-166.2 m) in hole number
BMD11-079
-- 95 feet grading 0.017 oz/ton gold (0.59 g/t) from 405 feet to 500 feet
(123.5-152.4 m) in hole number BMD11-084 25 feet (7.6 m) grading 0.064
oz/ton gold (2.19 g/t) from 55 feet to 80 feet (16.8-24.4 m) in hole
BMD11-087
>>
'We anticipate that the strong 2011 drilling results and the substantial increase in gold price should
[...]