Atocha Welcomes New CFO

November 10, 2011 - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA – Atocha Resources (the Company), TSX.V – ATT is pleased to welcome the appointment of Mr. Jaisun Garcha as the new Chief Financial Officer for the Company.

Mr. Garcha has vast experience working with public companies over the past 6 years and is a Certified General Accountant.  Mr. Garcha is currently CFO for two other publicly listed companies.  Atocha’s President, Marcy Kiesman stated “We are excited to have Mr. Garcha join our team and work closely with the Board to increase shareholder value.”

The Board of Directors would like to extend a warm “thank you” to Ms. Veronica Liu for her service and contribution to Atocha over the past few years and wishes her well in her future endeavours.

The Company is pleased to report its debut on the popular radio show, “Turning Hard Times into Good Times” with market guru Jay Taylor on November 8th, 2011.  A link to the interview is available on the corporate website www.atocharesources.com.

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 info@atocharesources.com 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 copper and precious metals.  The Company has a 100% undivided interest in the McGillivray Property, located in the Kamloops Mining Division of British Columbia. The Company has an option to acquire a 100% undivided interest in the Atkinson (Detour Lake) gold project in Ontario, the Trove, Descouverte and Bijou gold properties in the Abitibi of Quebec.  Atocha owns the Sol Riche and Tresor Nord/Sud REE properties in Montviel Township in Quebec and the Strike 101-114 gold claims near Dawson City, Yukon.

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: mmk@atocharesources.com
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.

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