Atna Resources 20-F 2010 FY Annual report (foreign)

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, James K. B. Hesketh, the Chief Executive Officer of Atna Resources Ltd. (the “Company”), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) the Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  March 23, 2011	/s/ James K. B. Hesketh
	James K. B. Hesketh Chief Executive Officer

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, David P. Suleski, the Chief Financial Officer of Atna Resources Ltd. (the “Company”), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) the Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  March 23, 2011	/s/ David P. Suleski
	David P. Suleski Chief Financial Officer