Almaden Minerals Ltd. (TSX:AMM)  (NYSE MKT:AAU) is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement involving the issuance of 2,519,407 units at $1.35 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half of one non-transferable common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant allows the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $2.00 per share until August 7, 2019. Fees consisting of $88,630.50 in cash and warrants to purchase 17,911 common shares at a price of $1.35 per common share until August 7, 2019 were paid to arms-length finders on a portion of the placement.

Almaden intends to use the proceeds of the private placement to advance the Ixtaca deposit towards the completion of pre-feasibility studies, continue permitting work, continue exploration drilling, and for general working capital.

Morgan Poliquin, President of Almaden, states, “this financing tops up our treasury and will allow us to continue aggressively drilling in and around the Amended PEA pit, where we have recently been announcing very encouraging new mineralization, as well as advancing the Ixtaca deposit towards a production decision, through advanced studies and permitting.”

About Almaden

Almaden Minerals Ltd. is a well-financed company which owns 100% of the Tuligtic project in Puebla State, Mexico, subject to a 2.0% NSR royalty held by Almadex Minerals Limited. Tuligtic covers the Ixtaca Gold-Silver Deposit, which was discovered by Almaden in 2010.