CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13(a)-14(a)/15d-14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
 I, James
K. B. Hesketh, certify that:
 
 1.           I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Atna Resources
Ltd.;
 
 2.           Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the periods covered by this report;
 
 3.           Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this  report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as
of, and for, the period presented in this report;
 
 4.           The
company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the companyand have:
  a) Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
 
 b)           Designed
such internal control over financial reporting , or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
  c)           Evaluated
the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
 
 d)           Disclosed
in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the period
covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over
financial reporting; and
 
 5.           The
company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s
auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
 
 a)           All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and
 
 b)           Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
  /s/ James K. B.
    Hesketh
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    Date:
      March 26, 2010James
      K. B. Hesketh, Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13(a)-14(a)/15d-14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
 I, David
P. Suleski, certify that:
 
 1.           I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Atna Resources
Ltd.;
 
 2.           Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the periods covered by this report;
 
 3.           Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this  report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of,
and for, the period presented in this report;
 
 4.           The
company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the companyand have:
  a) Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
 
 b)           Designed
such internal control over financial reporting , or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
  c)           Evaluated
the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
 
 d)           Disclosed
in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the period
covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over
financial reporting; and
 
 5.           The
company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s
auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
 
 a)           All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and
 
 b)           Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
  /s/ David P. Suleski
                
                
                
                
                Date:
      March 26, 2010David
      P. Suleski, Chief Financial Officer