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Atocha Receives Report on Graphite Properties, Grenville of QC.

Thursday, 24 January 2013 10:22 AM

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January 24, 2013 - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - Atocha Resources (the Company), TSX.V - ATT announces that it has received the report on the prospecting and mapping program conducted in the fall of 2012 on the St. Sixte and Montpellier graphite properties, located in the Grenville sub-province of the Precambrian Shield in Quebec.

The Saint Sixte property consists of 29 claims (1,740 ha), and is located five kilometres to the west of the town of Saint-Sixte, Quebec just off Route 317, approximately 65 kilometres from Ottawa. Located in a historic graphite mining district, it was initially explored for graphite in the early 1950's and again in the 1980's. The Montpellier property consists of 23 claims (1,475 ha) which covers 4 municipalities.

The Company was granted access by local landowners, as required by the Quebec mining act, to 7 private land holdings in the properties, representing approximately 1.5% of the total land package. Access rights were not given to 98.5% of the ground including the areas where the old workings had reported graphite occurrences. A total of 35 outcrops were prospected with 12 samples sent for trace element geochemistry. No graphite mineralization or anomalous values in any element including carbon (C) was located during the mapping/prospecting program on the two properties.

In light of the current economic conditions, the Company has initiated an assessment of its land holdings and their economic viability and potential for future discoveries. Each project has been evaluated on an individual basis. Based on this analysis, the Company will not be continuing exploration on the Montpellier or St. Sixte graphite properties.

The technical information in this news release has been reviewed by Derrick Strickland, P.Geo. a qualified person for the purpose of National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Properties, of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

Shareholders and Investors are encouraged to sign up to the Company mail list in order to receive timely updates. Please visit www.atocharesources.com or email [email protected] to add your contact details.

ABOUT ATOCHA

Atocha is a natural resources company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mining/exploration properties, mainly for gold and other precious metals. The Company has a 100% undivided interest in the McGillivray and KO Properties, in British Columbia, the Strike 101-114 gold property near Dawson City, Yukon, the Sol Riche and Tresor Nord/Sud REE properties in Montviel Township in Quebec, the Trove and Descouverte gold properties in the Abitibi of Quebec, the Montpellier and St. Sixte graphite properties in the Grenville region of Quebec, and the Stubble gold property in Saskatchewan.

For further information on Atocha, please refer to www.sedar.com.

For further information, please contact:

Marcy Kiesman, Chief Executive Officer

Telephone: 604.696.1111

Facsimile: 888.266.3983

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.atocharesources.com

Forward-Looking Statement

This document may contain or refer to forward-looking information based on current expectations, including, but not limited to timing of mineral resource estimates, future exploration or project development programs and the impact on the Company of these events. Forward-looking information is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, as actual results may differ materially from forecasted results. Forward-looking information is provided as of the date hereof and we assume no responsibility to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. For a detailed list of risks and uncertainties, as it relates to Atocha Resources Inc., please refer to the Company's Prospectus filed with SEDAR.

"Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release."

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