Atacama Pacific Grants Stock Options

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 21, 2016) - Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ATM) ("Atacama") announces it has granted an aggregate of 2,458,000 stock options of which 1,905,000 were granted to Atacama directors and officers and 553,000 were granted to employees and consultants. Each option entitles the holder to acquire one Atacama common share at an exercise price of $0.50 until March 18, 2021.

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