SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                       POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                  FORM S-8
                           REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                   UNDER
                         THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                            ATLAS MINING COMPANY
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Idaho                                         82-0096527
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(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

    630 East Mullan Avenue
         Osburn, Idaho                                           83849
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(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


                         2002 CONSULTANT STOCK PLAN
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                          (Full title of the plan)

                              William Jacobson
                           630 East Mullan Avenue
                            Osburn, Idaho 83849
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                  (Name and address of agent for service)

                               (208) 556-1181
       (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                      CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


                             Proposed       Proposed
Title of      Amount         Maximum        Maximum
Securities    to be          Offering       Aggregate      Amount of
to be         Registered     Price Per      Offering       Registration
Registered    (1)            Share (2)      Price (2)      Fee
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Common Stock  5,000,000      $.20           $1,025,000     $129.87
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(1) Includes an indeterminate  number of additional shares that may be
issued to adjust the number of shares issued  pursuant to the stock plan
described  herein as the result of any future stock split, stock dividend
or similar adjustment of the registrant's outstanding common stock.

(2) Estimated  pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating
amount of registration  fee, based upon the average of the bid and asked
price reported on September 14, 2004, as reported on the OTC Electronic
Bulletin Board.




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                     GENERAL INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION

This  Registration  Statement is being filed for the purposed of increasing
the number  of  securities  of the  same  class  as  other  securities  for
which a Registration  Statement  of the  Registrant  on Form  S-8  relating
to the same consultant stock plan is effective.

THE CONTENTS OF THE REGISTRANT'S  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 FILED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION ON AUGUST 27, 2002 (FILE NO.
333-98821) IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

                                  PART II

             INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

              ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

     The following  documents  are hereby  incorporated  by reference  into
this registration statement:

     (a) The Annual Report for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 2003
filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on Form 10KSB on March 30, 2004,  which  contains  audited
consolidated  financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for
which such  statements  have been filed.

     (b) The Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 filed on
Form 10QSB on August 20, 2004.

     (b) The description of the registrant's  common stock, which is
included in the Registrant's Annual Report for fiscal year ended December
31, 2003, filed on Form 10KSB with the Commission on March 30, 2004.

     (c) In  addition,  all  documents  subsequently  filed  by  the
registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),  13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act, prior to the  filing of a  post-effective
amendment  which  indicates  that all securities  offered  have been sold
or which  deregisters  all  securities  then remaining  unsold,  shall be
deemed to be  incorporated  by reference  into this registration  statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.


              ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

     Law Offices of Gary L. Blum  has  given an  opinion  on the  validity
of the securities  being  registered  hereunder.  Gary L. Blum,
principal  in the law firm,  is  eligible to receive  shares of the
Company's common stock pursuant to this Form S-8 registration statement.




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ITEM 8.   EXHIBITS.

     5.   Opinion regarding legality

     23.1 Consent of Chisholm, Bierwolf & Nilson, LLC

     23.2 Consent of Law Offices of Gary L. Blum (included in Exhibit 5)






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                                 SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it
meets all of the requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly
caused  this  registration statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by
the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly authorized,  in the City of  Osburn,
State of  Idaho,  on this 15th day of September, 2004.

                                ATLAS MINING COMPANY


                                /s/ William Jacobson
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                                By: William Jacobson
                                Its:  Chief Executive Officer



     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,
this registration  statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following
persons  in  the capacities and on the dates indicated:


Dated:  September 15, 2004
                                /s/ William Jacobson
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                                William Jacobson, Chairman


Dated:  September 15, 2004      /s/ Kurt Hoffman
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                                Kurt Hoffman, CFO, Director


Dated:  September 15, 2004      /s/ Jack Harvey
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                                Jack Harvey, Director


Dated:  September 15, 2004      /s/ Marqueta Martinez
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                                Marqueta Martinez, Director



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                             INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     Exhibit
     Number    Description
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     5.        Opinion regarding legality

     23.1      Consent of Chisholm, Bierwolf & Nilson, LLC

     23.2      Consent of Law Offices of Gary L. Blum (included in Exhibit
               5)



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