Almaden Minerals 2013 Drilling Program Intersects High Grade Zones at Ixtaca

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Almaden Minerals Ltd. (TSX:AMM, NYSE:AAU) announced the first drill results from their 2013 drill program at the Ixtaca Zone in the Tuligtic project in Mexico.

As quoted in the press release:

Highlights from the holes released today include the following intercepts :
Hole TU-13-248
MAIN IXTACA ZONE, (AZIMUTH 070, DIP -40)
97.30 meters @ 0.44 g/t gold and 20.4 g/t silver (0.9 g/t gold equivalent)
Including: 38.4 meters @ 0.67 g/t gold and 43.1 g/t silver (1.5 g/t gold equivalent,8.80 meters @ 1.37 g/t gold and 58.8 g/t silver (2.5 g/t gold equivalent) and 2.30 meters @ 9.45 g/t gold and 85.3 g/t silver (11.2 g/t gold equivalent).

Almaden’s Chairman, J.D. Poliquin, said:

Our 2013 exploration drilling program is underway. Today’s results from this program further show the potential of the overall Ixtaca vein system. Since the discovery in 2010 of the Main Ixtaca Zone we have found the parallel Ixtaca North Zone, the perpendicular Northeast Extension (Chemalaco) Zone and widespread mineralisation in the volcanic units.

To view the whole press release, click here.

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