TORONTO, April 22, 2014 /CNW/ - Atlanta Gold Inc.
(TSXV: ATG) (OTCQX: ATLDF) (the "Company") announces today that
the Pilot Water Treatment Facility (PWTF) continues to maintain
compliance with the drinking water standards as set by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality. The water sample testing results
provided by Analytical Laboratories, Inc., Boise, Idaho, support the company's reporting
records. The summary of the last six-month weekly averages
are as follows:
|
Drinking
water
standards
|
Six-month
average
|
Arsenic
|
10 ppb
|
3 ppb
|
Iron
|
1,000 ppb
|
86 ppb
|
Total Suspended
Solids
|
30 ppm
|
<3 ppm
|
Note: ppb = parts per billion; ppm=parts per million
President and CEO, Wm. Ernest
Simmons, says "The results of the past six months verifies
that the innovative PWTF with the additional 2013 filtration system
is capable of achieving successful treatment without chemical
additives. The Company continues to improve the system to
address potential seasonal variations to flow volumes and
surges. The capture of suspended solids in the pre-pond
filters has demonstrated there is recovery of byproduct
minerals. Research and analysis of the collector filtration
recovered materials is ongoing and we are pleased with the
results."
About Atlanta Gold Inc.
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.