CAU Canyon Resources Corp

Item 8.01		OTHER EVENTS.

On November 19, 2007, Canyon Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Canyon Resources”) held an investor conference call related to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Atna Resources Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Atna Acquisition Ltd., a Delaware corporation and Canyon Resources. A transcript of the conference call is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

In connection with the merger transaction, Canyon Resources will file with the SEC a proxy statement on Schedule 14A and other documents concerning the proposed merger transaction as soon as practicable. Before making any voting or investment decision, stockholders are urged to read these documents carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. The final proxy statement will be mailed to the stockholders of Canyon Resources. In addition, the proxy statement and other documents will be available free of charge at the SEC’s Internet Website.

Canyon Resources and its directors and officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed merger transaction. Information regarding Canyon Resources’ directors and executive officers is detailed in its proxy statements and annual reports on Form 10-K, previously filed with the SEC, and the proxy statement relating to the proposed merger transaction, when it becomes available.