Almaden Minerals Ltd. (USA) (AMEX:AAU) percentage change fell -6.49%, to close at $4.47 and its overall traded volume was 609,395.00 shares on Thursday, against its average volume of 820,971.00. AAU opened the day at $4.84, it made an intraday low of $4.42 and an intraday high of $4.90. The stock has a 52 week low of $0.82 and 52 week high of $5.24. AAU’s market capitalization is 246.18M and it has 55.07M outstanding shares. Almaden Minerals Ltd. (Almaden) is an exploration-stage company. Almaden is engaged in the business of the acquisition, exploration and when warranted, development of mineral properties. The Company has property interests in Canada, United States and Mexico. The Company has two primary property interests: the Elk gold, silver property, which includes the Siwash Gold deposit in Canada and the Caballo Blanco gold, silver, copper prospect in Mexico The Company’s secondary property interests include the ATW diamond prospect in Canada, the Merit prospect in Canada, the San Carlos prospect in Mexico, the Yago prospect in Mexico (100% interest), the Tuligtic prospect in Mexico (100% interest), the Matehuapil prospect in Mexico (100% interest subject to a 60% option agreement earn in right by Apex Silver Mines Limited) and the Caldera prospect in Mexico. In February 2010, the Bufa prospect in Mexico was sold to Lincoln Mining Corporation subject to a 2% net smelter return royalty (NSR).