SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT

         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act

                                July 12, 2005
                                 Date of Report
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                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


                           ATLAS MINING COMPANY
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             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                             630 EAST MULLAN AVENUE
                             OSBURN, IDAHO 83849
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (208) 556-1181
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                         (Registrant's Telephone Number)

       IDAHO                         000-31380                82-0096527
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File          (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                 Number)             Identification No.)



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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This Form 8-K and other reports filed by Registrant  from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (collectively the "Filings")
contain or may contain  forward  looking  statements  and  information
that are based upon beliefs of, and information  currently available to,
Registrant's  management as well as estimates and assumptions made by
Registrant's management.  When used in the filings the words "anticipate",
"believe",  "estimate", "expect", "future", "intend",  "plan" or the
negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate  to
Registrant  or  Registrant's  management  identify  forward  looking
statements.  Such statements reflect the current view of Registrant with
respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other factors relating to Registrant's industry,
Registrant's  operations and results of operations and any businesses that
may be acquired by Registrant.  Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties  materialize,  or should the underlying assumptions prove
incorrect,  actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated,
believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

     Although Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the
forward looking  statements are reasonable,  Registrant cannot guarantee
future results, levels  of  activity,  performance  or  achievements.
Except  as  required  by applicable law,  including the securities laws of
the United States,  Registrant does not intend to update any of the
forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.


ITEM 5.02.  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

     On July 12, 2005, the board of directors of Atlas Mining Company
received and accepted the resignation of Tom Groce as member of the board
of directors. On July 12, 2005, the board of directors of Atlas Mining
Company appointed Dr. Ronald Price to fill the vacancy in the board of
directors created by Mr. Groce's resignation. There are no current or past
related party transactions between Mr. Price and the company.




                                SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,
the Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          ATLAS MINING COMPANY


                                    BY: /s/ WILLIAM T. JACOBSON, PRESIDENT
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                                             WILLIAM T. JACOBSON


DATE: July 12, 2005