I,
          David
          H. Watkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
 
 1.  I
          have
          reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Atna Resources Ltd. (the
“Company”);
 
 2.  Based
          on
          my knowledge, this annual 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 period covered by this annual
          report;
 
 3.  Based
          on
          my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included
          in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
          condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and
          for,
          the periods presented in this annual report;
 
 4.  The
          Company’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and
          maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
          Act Rules
          13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company and have:
 
 a)
                designed
                    such disclosure controls and procedures 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 annual report is
                    being
                    prepared;
 b)
                evaluated
                    the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as
                    of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual
                    report
                    (the “Evaluation Date”); and
 c)
                presented
                    in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness
                    of the
                    disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as
                    of the
                    Evaluation Date;
 
 5.  The
          Company’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
          recent evaluation, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of
          Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
          function):
 
 a)
                all
                    significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
                    controls
                    which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process,
                    summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
                    Company’s
                    auditors any material weaknesses in internal control;
                    and
 b)
                any
                    fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
                    employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls;
                    and
 
 6.  The
          Company’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report
          whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
          other
          factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
          the date
          of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard
          to
          significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
  
 Date:  March
          1,
          2005
 
 
 
 /s/
          David
          H. Watkins
 David
          H.
          Watkins
 President
          and Chief Executive Officer