VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Almaden Minerals Ltd. (AAU) on Wednesday reported a loss of $657,000 in its second quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent.

The company's shares closed at 78 cents. A year ago, they were trading at 76 cents.

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