TORONTO, June 20, 2012 /CNW/ - Atlanta Gold Inc. (TSXV:
ATG; OTCQX: ATLDF) announces that Wm. Ernest Simmons, formerly Vice President, Mining
and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, has been appointed
President and CEO of the Company to facilitate transition of the
Atlanta gold project from
exploration through ongoing development. Mr. Simmons, who has dual
Canadian-U.S. citizenship, replaces Warren
Holmes as Interim President and CEO. Mr. Holmes will
continue with the Company as Vice Chairman of the Company. Mr.
Simmons has 40 years of mining industry experience and has been
with the Company since January 2008
as Chief Operating Officer and has a long history in the Canadian,
U.S. and Mongolian mining industry as a miner, supervisor, manager
and corporate director. Mr. Simmons is a graduate of the Haileybury
School of Mines and Regis University,
Denver.
"Mr. Simmons moved to Boise 4½ years ago to join the Company and has
contributed immeasurably to the development of the Atlanta project and we look forward to his
continued leadership," said James K.
Gray, Chairman of the Board of Directors. "I would
also like to thank Warren Holmes for
his extraordinary efforts and dedication during his tenure as
Interim President and CEO and we look forward to the Company
benefiting from this new organization."
This change marks an important step in the
organizational development of the Company outlined in the Company's
news release of June
6th.
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
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.