Atacama Pacific Grants Stock Options

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 31, 2014) - Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ATM) ("Atacama") announces it has granted an aggregate of 995,000 options of which 645,000 were granted to directors and officers of the Company and 350,000 were granted to employees and consultants. Each option entitles the holder to acquire one Atacama common share at an exercise price of $1.00 until January 31, 2019.

About Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation

Atacama's business is the acquisition, exploration and development of precious metals resource properties in Chile. Atacama's goal is to become a producer of gold through the exploration and development of the its Cerro Maricunga gold project, located in Region III, 117 kilometres northeast of the city of Copiapo. Atacama also has interests in four other mineral properties within close proximity of Cerro Maricunga and a fifth property in Chile's Region I.

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