Mr. Ernie Simmons reports
ATLANTA GOLD IMPROVES ITS WATER FILTRATION TREATMENT SYSTEM
Atlanta Gold Inc.'s subsidiary, Atlanta Gold Corp. (AGC), has
successfully modified its passive water filtration system (PWFS)
located near its Atlanta project, by adding two additional solid
removal filters. The additional filters increase the capacity of the
PWFS to treat the effluent discharge emanating from the historic (1917)
900 crosscut and adit.
The installation of the filters was completed in July, 2013, and
successfully removed the inert sediments thereby improving the
efficiency of the final filter. The new filters were test operated in
parallel and in series. The results of the tests were evaluated as the
bedded materials used for treatment matured. Recent test results with
the two cells in series verified successful removal of 99.62 per cent of
arsenic and continued compliance with the United States Clean Water Act.
This modification of the PWFS eliminates the need to construct the
previously approved 200,000-gallon East Pond cited in AGC's
supplemental plan of operations (SPOO) which was approved by the U.S.
Forest Service on Aug. 2, 2012.
"The initial results from the changes to the PWFS are certainly
beneficial and are cause for the company to expect further improved
water management and continued compliance with the Clean Water Act,"
said Ernie Simmons, chief executive officer of Atlanta Gold. "Innovative action was needed
to install a system within limited space, with reduced time of exposure
of water to extreme weather conditions and with improved capacity, so
as to maintain compliance with the Clean Water Act. The completion of
the approved SPOO will allow the company to apply best management
practices (BMP) and ultimately achieve control of the flow of water --
thereby substantially reducing the risk to all stakeholders, with full
implementation of the approved SPOO scheduled to be completed prior to
Dec. 31, 2014."
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