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December 21st, 2010
Almaden Completes 2010 Ixtaca Program, Announces 2011 Plans

December 1st, 2010
Goldgroup Announces First Caballo Blanco Drill Results

November 24th, 2010
Almaden Extends Ixtaca Zone, Intersects 126.22m of 0.86g/t Au and 61.7g/t Ag including 19.18m of 2.84g/t Au and 160.2g/t Ag

November 23rd, 2010
Almaden Confirms Ixtaca Discovery: Intersects 94.65 meters of 1.33g/t Au and 79.9g/t Ag including Multiple High Grade Intervals

October 22nd, 2010
Goldgroup Announces Caballo Blanco Drilling Underway

October 22nd, 2010
Almaden Commences Nevada Work Program

October 21st, 2010
Almaden Intersects 14.5 meters of 1.96 g/t Au at its Elk Deposit, BC

October 13th, 2010
Almaden Minerals Announces Closing of Private Placement

September 29th, 2010
Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement –Over-allotment Option

September 28th, 2010
Almaden Intersects 3.25 metres of 46.7 g/t at its Elk Deposit, BC

September 27th, 2010
Drilling underway at Almaden's Matehuapil Project, Mexico

September 22nd, 2010
Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement

September 14th, 2010
Goldgroup Announces Caballo Blanco Exploration Program 

September 13th, 2010
Almaden Options Caldera Project, Mexico

September 8th, 2010
Almaden Minerals Ltd. announces brokered private placement

September 13rd, 2010
Ixtaca Drilling to Recommence

August 17th, 2010
Almaden intersects 232.3 meters of 0.36 g/t Au and 34 g/t Ag (0.9 g/t AuEq, 57 g/t AgEq) in hole TU-10-3 and 32.69 meters of 0.15 g/t Au and 32 g/t Ag (0.6 G/T AuEq, 41 g/t AgEq) in hole TU-10-2 at the Ixtaca Zone, Mexico

August 16th, 2010
Almaden Acquires New Gold-Silver Project along Ixtaca Trend

August 9th, 2010
Almaden intersects 302.41 meters of 1.01 g/t Au and 48 g/t Ag (1.7 g/t AUEQ) and 1.67 meters of 60.66 g/t Au and 2112g/t Ag (93.2 g/t AUEQ) in the Ixtaca Zone, a NEW DISCOVERY in Mexico

August 13rd, 2010
Almaden generates BP carlin-type project in Nevada

July 5th, 2010
Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement and Provides Exploration Update

June 15th, 2010
Exploration Program Underway at the Elk Project

June 8th, 2010
Merit Gold Project Optioned

May 14th, 2010
Almaden Early Adopts International Financial Reporting Standards

March 30th, 2010
Warrant Extension March 17th, 2010 Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement

March 17th, 2010
Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement

March 10th, 2010
Update of Almaden's Exploration Activities and 2010 Coroporate Objectives

March 10th, 2010
Tuligtic Copper Project Update

February 22nd, 2010
Caballo Blanco Project Update

January 7th, 2010
High Grade Surface Gold Zone Expanded at the Yago Project



2009 News Releases

December 18th, 2009
Almaden Closes a $2.6 Million Financing

December 3rd, 2009
Almaden Raises $2.6 Million

November 5th, 2009
Almaden's Tarsis Discovers High-Grade Surface Gold Zone

October 6th,2009
Updated Resource Estimate for Elk Gold Deposit, Scoping Study Planned

August 20th, 2009
Almaden Deals Nicoamen Gold Project - Work Program Commences

June 30th, 2009
Drilling Underway at Almaden's Tuligtic Copper Project, Mexico

June 2nd, 2009
New Bulk Tonnage Gold Target Identified at Matehuapil, Mexico

April 22nd, 2009
Review of Almaden's Gold Projects

April 8th, 2009
Almaden announces results of winter drill program at ATW Diamond Property

April 8th, 2009
Caballo Blanco Progress Report

March 31st, 2009
Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement

March 23rd, 2009
Option Agreement with Antofagasta Minerals S.A.

February 5th, 2009
36.6 metres grading 1.13 g/t GOLD intersected at Caballo Blanco, Mexico

February 4th, 2009
Almaden plans diamond drill program at ATW Diamond Property

January 23rd, 2009
Almaden Corporate Update


2008 News Releases

November 28th, 2008
Almaden’s Tarsis Drills 13.55% Zinc and 29.88g/t Silver over 40 meters at the Goz Project, Yukon

November 27th, 2008
Drilling Recommences at Caballo Blanco, Mexico

November 18th, 2008
Almaden Minerals Announces Closing of Private Placement

November 7th, 2008
Rock Samples Return Significant Gold, Copper and Silver From the Willow Gold-Silver Property, Nevada

October 22nd, 2008
Encouraging Results Received from the ATW Diamond Property

October 16th, 2008
Update of Mexican Exploration Activities

October 15th, 2008
New Copper-Gold Zone Discovered at San Carlos, Mexico

September 23rd,2008
54.86 Metres Grading 1.31 G/T Gold Intersected at Caballo Blanco, Mexico

September 8th, 2008
Almaden hosts money and gold seminar

September 8th, 2008
Almaden Updates U.S. Exploration

July 31st, 2008
64.01 meters grading 1.02 g/t Gold at Caballo Blanco, Mexico

July 10th, 2008
Encouraging Results from ATW Diamond Property

July 10th, 2008
Drilling Cuts 1.5 m of 10.7 g/t Gold and 516 g/t Silver at Almaden’s Bufa Project, Mexico

June 13th, 2008
Almaden Seeks Partner for Drill-Ready Fuego Project, Mexico

June 12th, 2008
Almaden Sells Prospector MTN., Retains NSR

June 11th, 2008
Almaden Initiates Work Program at the Munro Molybdenum-Copper Project, Canada

June 5th, 2008
80.8 meters grading 1.23 g/t GOLD and 89.9 meters grading 1.11 g/t GOLD Intersected at Caballo Blanco Project, Mexico

May 15th, 2008
Elk MET Test Achieves 95% Gold Recovery

April 22nd, 2008
94.49 Meters Grading 2.09 g/t GOLD Intersected at Caballo Blanco Project, Mexico

April 14th, 2008
82.3 Meters Grading 1.08 g/t GOLD Intersected at Caballo Blanco Project, Mexico

March 20th, 2008
Almaden Options Tropico Project, Mexico

March 18th, 2008
Drilling underway at the ATW Diamond Project, Canada

March 14th, 2008
Lincoln Gold Commences Drilling at Almaden's Bufa Project, Mexico

March 6th, 2008
13.13 meters of 1.12 g/t GOLD intersected at Caballo Blanco

February 21st, 2008
Apex Silver Commences Drilling at Almaden’s Viky Project, Mexico

February 20th, 2008
2007 Year Review of ALMADEN’s Canadian Activities

February 20th, 2008
New Mexican Property - Exploration Program Commences

January 17th, 2008
Almaden Intersects 3.16 m of 45.2 g/t at the Elk Project, B.C.

January 16th, 2008
Almaden Updates U.S. Exploration Program


2007 News Releases

December 18th, 2007
Almaden Options Nicoamen River to Zenith Industries Corp.

December 11th, 2007
Almaden Updates Resource for the Elk Gold Deposit, B.C.

December 6th, 2007
Almaden Options Matehuapil Project, Mexico to Apex Silver

November 30th, 2007
Drilling to Commence at Almaden's Caballo Blanco Project

November 21st, 2007
Almaden Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and Controller

November 6th, 2007
Almaden Completes Nevada Exploration Programs

October 2nd, 2007
Almaden Conducts Another Phase of Drilling on it Elk Gold Project in Southern B.C.

September 26th, 2007
Almaden Terminates Tuligtic Option

September 26th, 2007
Almaden’s Tarsis Drills 5.46 meters of 1.20% Copper, 2.85% Zinc, 1.4 g/t Gold and 56 g/t Silver and 7.80 meters of 1.18% Copper, 1.52% Zinc, 1.3 g/t Gold and 52 g/t Silver

August 30th, 2007
Almaden Stakes Six Gold Projects in Nevada

August 16th, 2007
Almaden Options Ponderosa Project to Strongbow Exploration

August 16th, 2007
Management News Release

July 23rd, 2007
Almaden Deals Silver-Zinc Properties

July 19th, 2007
New Gold Projects acquired in Mexico

July 16th, 2007
New Copper-Gold Porphyry Zone discovered at Caballo Blanco

July 11th, 2007
Update of Mexican Exploration Activities

July 10th, 2007
Update of Caballo Blanco Exploration Program

May 10th, 2007
Almaden deals Yukon zinc-silver properties

April 17th, 2007
Almaden options Caballo Blanco to Canadian Gold Hunter

March 21st, 2007
Caballo Blanco Work Program Identifies New Areas of Alteration and Mineralization

March 19th, 2007
Almaden Amends Elk Property Techical Report

March 2nd, 2007
Almaden commences regional exploration in Mexico

February 21st, 2007
Almaden Options Viky Project, Mexico to Apex Silver

February 20th, 2007
Almaden buys Comaplex out of Caballo Blanco

February 19th, 2007
Almaden Clarifies Elk Resource

February 19th, 2007
Almaden Options Yago Project to Spire Ventures

February 12th, 2007
2006 Results from the Skoonka Creek Project, B.C.

January 24th, 2007
Drilling in 2006 intersects High-grade Gold at the Elk Project, B.C.

January 8th, 2007
Almaden Will Advance the Caballo Blanco Project in 2007

January 4th, 2007
2006 Year review of ALMADEN’s exploration activities


2016 News Releases

December 20th, 2006
Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement Financing

December 12th, 2006
Trenching at Ponderosa, B.C. returns 6.6 meters of 2.83 grams per tonne gold

November 15th, 2006
Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement Financing

October 5th, 2006
Drill Program Expanded at the Elk Project

September 22nd, 2006
Update of Mexican Exploration Activities

August 9th, 2006
Caballo Blanco, Mexico: Drillhole CB06-03 intersects 144 m of 1.0 g/t gold, 76 m of 1.7 g/t gold, and 26m of 2.5 g/t gold

August 9th, 2006
Surface Sampling Averages 2.4g/t over 10.5m at Ponderosa, B.C.

July 25th, 2006
Tuligtic Copper-Gold Project, Mexico Optioned to Pinnacle Mines

June 21st, 2006
Almaden Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement Financing

June 1st, 2006
A Review of Almaden’s Portfolio of Silver, LEAD AND ZINC Projects

May 26th, 2006
New Mexican Silver-Lead-Zinc Project Acquired

May 25th, 2006
Three British Columbia Gold-Silver Properties Optioned

May 19th, 2006
Expiration of Accelerated Warrant Exercise Date-Warrants Fully Exercised

May 4th, 2006
ELK Gold Deposit Resource Increased with New Drilling and New 43-101 Resource Calculation

April 20th, 2006
Drilling Underway at Caballo Blanco and an Update of Mexican Exploration Activities

April 5th, 2006
Results of Drilling Program and of Soil Sampling and Mapping at the Fuego Gold-Silver Project, Mexico

April 4th, 2006
ATW Diamond Project Sonic Drill Program at MacKay Lake Cancelled due to Road and Ice Conditions

March 30th, 2006
New Programs announced on Spences Bridge Gold Properties

February 27th, 2006
Surface Work Program Completed on the Tuligtic Cu-Au Project, Mexico, Copper-Gold-Silver Mineralisation Identified

February 17th, 2006
Drilling, Geochemical and Geophysical Program Completed at the Santa Isabela Project, Mexico

January 12th, 2006
Drilling Confirms Fuego Vein System, Mexico and will Recommence in January 2006

January 11th, 2006
Drilling Intersects High-Grade Gold at the Elk Project, BC