People: Atna Resources Ltd (ATN.TO)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

David Watkins

 68 2010 Chairman of the Board

James Hesketh

 55 2009 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Rodney Gloss

 56 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President

Daniel Don

 49 2013 Chief Operating Officer, Vice President

William Stanley

 57 2004 Vice President - Exploration

Valerie Kimball

 Corporate Secretary, Investor Relations Manager

Glen Dickson

 63 2008 Independent Director

David Fagin

 74 2008 Independent Director

Christopher Herald

 59 2009 Independent Director

Ronald Parker

 62 2008 Independent Director

Paul Zink

 57 2011 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

David Watkins

 Mr. David H. Watkins is Chairman of the Board of Atna Resources Ltd. He has been a Director of the Company since 2000, he was appointed Executive Chairman in January 2009 and he stepped down as Executive Chairman becoming Chairman on July 1, 2010. Mr. Watkins has over 40 years experience in exploration, development, and mining operations. During the early part of his career, he served as exploration geologist for Newmont and Noranda. He later joined Falconbridge Copper Ltd. as an Exploration Geologist and rose to Chief Geologist responsible for exploration in Quebec and mine operations at Lake Dufault and Opemiska. Mr. Watkins was appointed Vice President, Exploration in 1986 and later became President of Minnova Inc., the successor company to Falconbridge Copper. Mr. Watkins served as President of Cyprus Exploration and Development Corporation and Senior Vice President, Exploration for Cyprus Amax Minerals Company for six years prior to joining Atna in 1999. Mr. Watkins served as President and CEO of Atna from 1999 to 2008.

James Hesketh

 Mr. James K. B. Hesketh is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Atna Resources Ltd. Mr. Hesketh became President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2009. Mr. Hesketh has a diverse career in the mining industry, with over 30 years in positions covering mining finance, corporate business development, mine operations, mine engineering and consulting with companies including NM Rothschild & Sons (Denver) Inc., Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Pincock, Allen & Holt, Inc., and Dresser Industries. He has been a Director of the Company since 2001.

Rodney Gloss

 Mr. Rodney D. Gloss is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Atna Resources Ltd., since October 3, 2011. Mr. Gloss has an background in the global mining and manufacturing sectors with experience in managing all aspects of accounting and finance. He is an experienced and proven leader with the analytical and financial know-how to reduce costs and grow enterprises in a profitable manner. Mr.Gloss has served as Corporate Controller for Alacer Gold; VP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Corporate Controller for Intrepid Potash; and CFO, VP, Controller, and Director of Treasury for Timminco Ltd. Mr. Gloss holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BS in Mathematics from Northern Arizona University. He is a CPA in the State of California.

Daniel Don

 Mr. Daniel Saint Don, PEng, has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Atna Resources Ltd., effective January 7, 2013. Daniel is a mining professional with over 26 years of experience in Engineering, Project Management, Operations and Business Management. Mr. Saint Don has held positions of increased responsibility in Canada and the US for DMC Mining Services, Boart Longyear, Stillwater Mining Co., Copper Range Co, (Inmet Mining), Winston Lake, (Minnova Inc.), and International Minerals and Chemicals, (currently Mosaic). Mr. Saint Don received a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan Technological University in 1987. Daniel also attended the Haileybury School of Mines in Haileybury, Ontario and received his MBA from the Gore School of Business, (Westminster College) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Saint Don is a licensed Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario.

William Stanley

 Mr. William R. Stanley is Vice President - Exploration of Atna Resources Ltd., since January 24, 2004. Mr. Stanley has over 35 years experience as a mineral exploration geologist. While the majority of Mr. Stanley’s exploration experience is in the western United States, he has also developed and led international exploration efforts in Mexico, Chile, and New Zealand. Mr. Stanley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, from Central Washington University, and a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University. Prior to joining Atna, Mr. Stanley was an independent mining consultant providing services to exploration firms. He has held positions with Cyprus Amax as the U.S. Exploration Manager, and Homestake Mining Company as Senior Exploration Geologist where he was responsible for several gold deposit discoveries, two of which were placed into production.

Valerie Kimball

Glen Dickson

 Mr. Glen D. Dickson is Independent Director of Atna Resources Ltd., since December 2002. Mr. Dickson obtained his B.Sc. (Advanced) degree in Geology in 1974 and has been involved in mineral exploration continuously since then. Mr. Dickson served as Senior Geologist with Asamera Minerals Inc. from 1987 to 1992, and later served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cumberland Resources Ltd. from 1993 through 2002. Most recently, Mr. Dickson was the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Gold-Ore Resources Ltd., until it merged with Elgin Mining Inc. on April 30, 2012. Mr. Dickson currently serves as a Director of Elgin Mining Inc.

David Fagin

 Mr. David K. Fagin is Independent Director of Atna Resources Ltd., since March 18, 2008. From 1992 to 1996, he served as Chairman and CEO of Golden Star Resources Ltd. and then as non-executive Chairman for an additional two years. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman and CEO of Western Exploration and Development Ltd., and later as consultant and Corporate Director. Mr. Fagin has served as President and Director of Homestake Mining Company, Rosario Resources Corporation, and as Vice President of AMAX Inc. He is currently Director of Pacific Rim Mining Ltd.

Christopher Herald

 Mr. Christopher Engle Herald is Independent Director of Atna Resources Ltd., since August 7, 2009. He has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry and has been President and CEO and a Director of Solitario Exploration and Royalty Corporation since 1992. Mr. Herald also serves as Chairman of the Denver Gold Group, a non-profit mining industry association recognized for organizing the preeminent North American, European and Asian gold precious metal forums for institutional investors. He was instrumental in discovering the 1.5 million ounce high-grade Buckhorn Mountain Gold deposit for Crown Resources and its subsequent sale to Kinross Gold in 2006. Chris was also responsible for the initial exploration successes of the 1.5 million ounce Kettle River open pit and underground deposits. During his career, he has held various positions in Anaconda Minerals, Echo Bay Mines and Crown Resources.

Ronald Parker

 Mr. Ronald D. Parker was appointed a Independent Director of Atna Resources Ltd., since March 18, 2008. From 2002 to 2012, Mr. Parker served as President and CEO of Gammill Inc, a manufacturing company. From 1998 to 2002, he served as President and CEO of Apollo Gold Inc. Mr. Parker has held several positions with Homestake Mining Company and its subsidiaries including Vice President of Homestake Mining Company, President of Homestake Canada, Inc., President of Prime Resources Group, Inc. and General Manager of the McLaughlin Mine.

Paul Zink

 Mr. Paul H. Zink is Independent Director of Atna Resources Ltd since April 5, 2011. Paul was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Americas Bullion Royalty Corp. in March 2013. Prior to that he served as President of Eurasian Capital, the royalty and merchant banking division of Eurasian Minerals Inc., from July 2010 through January 2013. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial and extractive industries. He began his career in the metals and mining industry with a 17-year tenure at J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc., where he performed merger and acquisition analysis, banking and project finance advisory work for European mining companies, and sell-side equity research on U.S. mining stocks. His extractive industry experience includes managing Pegasus Gold, Inc.'s acquisition efforts and serving as Chief Financial Officer for Koch Mineral Services, a unit of Koch Industries Inc. From 2008-2010, Mr. Zink served as President and Director of International Royalty Corporation ("IRC") and was a key member of the senior management team that negotiated IRC's sale to Royal Gold, Inc. in February, 2010.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

David Watkins

 89,764

James Hesketh

 616,559

Rodney Gloss

 345,063

Daniel Don

 --

William Stanley

 366,266

Valerie Kimball

 --

Glen Dickson

 50,000

David Fagin

 --

Christopher Herald

 --

Ronald Parker

 --

Paul Zink

 --
As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

David Watkins

 583,000 392,860

James Hesketh

 0 0

Rodney Gloss

 0 0

Daniel Don

 0 0

William Stanley

 325,000 372,500

Valerie Kimball

 0 0

Glen Dickson

 0 0

David Fagin

 0 0

Christopher Herald

 0 0

Ronald Parker

 0 0

Paul Zink

 0 0

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