TORONTO,
Feb. 11, 2014 /CNW/ - Atlanta Gold
Inc. (TSXV: ATG) (OTCQX: ATLDF) (the "Company") announces that
its subsidiary, Atlanta Gold Corporation ("AGC") has continued to
maintain compliance with the United States Clean Water Act for the
past four months. The Company's innovative water treatment
facility installed in October 2012
and expanded in 2013, is treating water discharge from the 900
level adit of the historic Atlanta
mine. The expanded facility became fully functional in
September of 2013 and since early October, has been successful in
improving the quality of the water to standards better than the
effluent compliance thresholds set by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") for arsenic, iron and
suspended solids. The water treatment facility is an integral
part of the Company's overall environmental plan.
"We are very proud of our water treatment facility. It has
removed the contamination emanating from the historic (1917) mine
tunnel and flowing into Montezuma Creek, a tributary of the Boise
River, and changed it to one of the cleanest water sources," said
Eric Berentsen, Vice President of
AGC. "We made various upgrades to the system in the past four
months eliminating chemical additives and the need for electrical
power. The system upgrades also expanded our capacity to
treat increased flows during high run-off years. Any time
that you can reduce or eliminate a contaminant, this is a success
and to do so to a virtually non-detectable level is a significant
win for all concerned."
All water samples are submitted to Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
located in Boise, Idaho, an EPA
certified lab. The EPA standards and the results achieved by
AGC during the fourth quarter of 2013 and January 2014 were as follows:
|
Arsenic |
Suspended Solids |
Iron |
Measurement Unit |
ppb |
ppm |
ppb |
EPA Standard |
10 |
30 |
1,000 |
Sampling Date
4th Quarter 2013 |
Arsenic |
Suspended
Solids |
Iron |
|
Sampling Date
1st Quarter 2014 |
Arsenic |
Suspended
Solids |
Iron |
10/7/2013 |
5 |
<3 |
<50 |
|
01/06/2014 |
5 |
<3 |
60 |
10/14/2013 |
<5 |
<3 |
<50 |
|
01/13/2014 |
5 |
<3 |
50 |
10/21/2013 |
9 |
<3 |
100 |
|
01/21/2014 |
<5 |
<3 |
<50 |
10/28/2013 |
7 |
<3 |
70 |
|
01/26/2014 |
<5 |
<3 |
<50 |
11/4/2013 |
<5 |
<3 |
<50 |
|
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11/12/2013 |
<5 |
<3 |
<50 |
|
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11/18/2013 |
<5 |
<3 |
115 |
|
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12/02/13 |
<5 |
<3 |
95 |
|
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12/09/13 |
<5 |
<3 |
63 |
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12/16/13 |
<5 |
<3 |
70 |
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12/22/13 |
<5 |
<3 |
91 |
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12/30/13 |
9 |
<3 |
70 |
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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
kilometres) located 90 air kilometres 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.