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| | | David Watkins
Chairman
 Mr. Watkins is an international mining executive with over 40 years experience in exploration and development, acquisitions and mergers, and mining operations. During the early part of his career, Mr. Watkins worked with Newmont Mining and Noranda as an exploration geologist in various parts of the world, including Australia, Mexico, Ecuador, and Canada. Mr. Watkins joined Falconbridge Copper Ltd. as an Exploration Geologist in 1977 and became Chief Geologist responsible for exploration in Quebec and mine operations at Lake Dufault and Opemiska in 1980. Mr. Watkins was appointed Vice President, Exploration in 1986 and rose to the position of President of Minnova Inc., the successor company to Falconbridge Copper, in 1991.
Mr. Watkins was 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 Resources from 1999 to 2008, and is now Chairman of the Company. He graduated with a M.Sc. degree in Geology from Carleton University in Ottawa in 1970 and a B.A. in Geology from Queen's University at Kingston in 1967.
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