Update on Test-Processing Bulk Sample from Atlanta Gold Project

TORONTO, Aug. 1, 2012 /CNW/ - (TSXV: ATG; OTCQX: ATLDF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Knife River Corporation ("KRC") has completed transporting and crushing 107 of the 145 tons of bulk sample material from the Atlanta Shear Zone at the Company's Atlanta gold project in Idaho.  The crushed sample was then delivered to KRC's pad for processing.

The original 145-ton bulk sample was excavated from four existing surface trenches.  The trenches are approximately 150 feet (45.7 meters) apart and are open cuts across the Main Shear Zone east of the Monarch Shaft above the 6800-foot elevation.

"This 107-ton bulk sample has been crushed to minus 1/8-inch material, which is representative of mine feed. This next stage of test processing, the bench scale test run, will assist the Company in determining whether this beneficiation method for the resources is an option for on-site processing. There is also significant exploration potential to increase the Atlanta project's gold inventory both along strike, at depth and within other mineralized structures," said Wm. Ernest Simmons, President and CEO of the Company.

The proposed system of metallurgical recovery from the test processing plant has been successfully applied and achieved high gold recovery rates at a similar deposit within a 50-mile (80-kilometer) radius of the Atlanta property. The pilot scale model will be used to test the recovery of precious metals from the bulk sample and the Company expects to reduce the 107 tons of feed material to less than 1,000 pounds of gold and silver concentrate. No chemicals will be added because the gravity processing system only uses water.

Provided there are no delays during final processing of the bulk sample, assay results will be reported by news release in August 2012.

About the Company
Atlanta Gold Inc. holds through its 100% owned subsidiary, Atlanta Gold Corporation, leases, options or ownership interests in its Atlanta properties which comprise approximately 2,159 acres (8.74 square kilometers) located 90 air kilometers east of Boise, in Elmore County, Idaho. A long history of mining makes Atlanta very suitable for development of new mining projects. The Company is focused on advancing its core asset, Atlanta, towards mine development and production.

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SOURCE Atlanta Gold Inc.