VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Almaden Minerals Ltd. (“Almaden” or “the Company”; TSX: AMM; NYSE American: AAU) reports that, given the perceived rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the municipality of Ixtacamaxtitlán, it has elected to pause drilling for two weeks out of an abundance of caution.