 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 07, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Almaden Minerals Ltd. Almaden or the Company; TSX: AMM; NYSE American: AAU is pleased to report initial results from the first hole drilled in 2021 in the Southeast Alteration Zone SE Alteration Zone of the Ixtaca property in Puebla State, Mexico. Drilling at Ixtaca has been planned to take a phased approach and will initially focus on targets established at the SE Alteration Zone which is located approximately one kilometre from the Ixtaca deposit area See Figure 1. 