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		<title><![CDATA[Manson Creek Secures Drill Contractor for Meridian Gold- Silver Project.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CALGARY, ALBERTA, Apr 2, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Manson  Creek Resources Ltd. Manson Creek (TSX VENTURE:MCK) is pleased to  announce that it has secured Stikine Contracting Ltd. based in Salmon  Arm, British Columbia, to complete a minimum 1,500 meter m diamond  drill program on the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Acquisition of Remaining Meridian Gold Shares Approved by Shareholders]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200712/ai_n21170883]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MERIDIAN GOLD INC. (TSX: MNG)(NYSE: MDG) and YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI)(NYSE: AUY)(LSE: YAU) today announced that Meridian has received shareholder approval relating to the completion of the plan of arrangement under which Yamana will acquire the remaining approximate 10 percent of Meridian common shares.  The remaining Meridian shares...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Acquisition of Remaining Meridian Gold Shares Approved by Shareholders.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO, Dec 20, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- MERIDIAN  GOLD INC. (TSX:MNG)(NYSE:MDG) and YAMANA GOLD INC.  (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) today announced that Meridian has received  shareholder approval relating to the completion of the plan of  arrangement under which Yamana will acquire the remaining approximate 10  percent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold Completes Formal Offer for Meridian Gold; Acquires Approximately 90% of Meridian Shares]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI)(NYSE: AUY)(LSE: YAU) today announced that it has taken up and accepted for payment an additional 13.3 million common shares of Meridian Gold Inc. as part of the ordinary course extension of its offer. Together with the approximately 78 million shares previously taken up and accepted...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold Completes Formal Offer for Meridian Gold; Acquires Approximately 90% of Meridian Shares.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5559/is_200711/ai_n22574707]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO, Nov 5, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- YAMANA  GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) today announced that it has taken  up and accepted for payment an additional 13.3 million common shares of  Meridian Gold Inc. as part of the ordinary course extension of its  offer. Together with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold and Meridian Gold Provide Exploration Update]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200710/ai_n21045240]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI)(NYSE: AUY)(LSE: YAU) and MERIDIAN GOLD INC. (TSX: MNG)(NYSE: MDG) today announced a resource and exploration update at the Gualcamayo gold project in Argentina, an update on the Jacobina expansion project, and exploration updates for the El Penon mine in Chile and the Mercedes project in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold's Tender Offer for Meridian Gold Successfully Accepted by Shareholders; Yamana and Meridian Provide Combined Third Quarter Operational Highlights]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI)(NYSE: AUY)(LSE: YAU) and MERIDIAN GOLD INC. (TSX: MNG)(NYSE: MDG) today announced that as of the tender deadline on October 12, 2007, 79,873,250 common shares of Meridian Gold had been validly deposited to Yamana's offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Meridian. Yamana has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold's Tender Offer for Meridian Gold Successfully Accepted by Shareholders; Yamana and Meridian Provide Combined Third Quarter Operational Highlights.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO, Oct 15, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- YAMANA  GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) and MERIDIAN GOLD INC.  (TSX:MNG)(NYSE:MDG) today announced that as of the tender deadline on  October 12, 2007, 79,873,250 common shares of Meridian Gold had been  validly deposited to Yamana's offer to acquire all...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AXcess News: Meridian Gold Ends Era for Nevada; Now the Clean Up Begins]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Reno-based Meridian Gold finally agreeing to sellout to Canada's Yamana Gold, the 'big brand' precious metals company was one of the last Nevada-based miners to hold out, but the State's mineral holdings are still vast and even larger are the millions of yards of tailings that remain an environmental...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold and Meridian Gold Reach Agreement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200709/ai_n20516336]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI)(NYSE: AUY)(LSE: YAU) and MERIDIAN GOLD INC. (TSX: MNG)(NYSE: MDG) today announced that they have entered into a definitive support agreement pursuant to which Yamana has agreed to revise its offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Meridian and Meridian's Board of Directors...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold and Meridian Gold Reach Agreement; Yamana increases cash consideration; extends offer to acquire Meridian Gold.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5559/is_200709/ai_n22569342]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 24, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- YAMANA  GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) and MERIDIAN GOLD INC.  (TSX:MNG)(NYSE:MDG) today announced that they have entered into a  definitive support agreement pursuant to which Yamana has agreed to  revise its offer to purchase all of the outstanding common...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold Increases Cash Consideration; Reduces Minimum Tender Condition; and Extends Offer for Meridian Gold]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI)(NYSE: AUY)(LSE: YAU) today announced that it has reduced the minimum tender condition relating to the offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Meridian Gold Inc. to 50.1 percent and extended the offer deadline to 8:00 pm Toronto time on October 2, 2007....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold Increases Cash Consideration; Reduces Minimum Tender Condition; and Extends Offer for Meridian Gold.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 20, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- YAMANA  GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) today announced that it has  reduced the minimum tender condition relating to the offer to acquire  all of the outstanding common shares of Meridian Gold Inc. to 50.1  percent and extended the offer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold Announces Waiver of Meridian Gold Shareholder Rights Plan]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200709/ai_n19498233]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI)(NYSE: AUY)(LSE: YAU) today announced that the Ontario Securities Commission, in a decision dated today, ordered that the Meridian Gold Inc. shareholder rights plan be cease traded at 9:00 am Toronto time on September 11, 2007 as per Yamana's request.  Yamana's offer to Meridian shareholders...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Gold Announces Waiver of Meridian Gold Shareholder Rights Plan; - Final obstacle to the strategic combination of Yamana, Northern Orion and Meridian removed -.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 5, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- YAMANA  GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) today announced that the Ontario  Securities Commission, in a decision dated today, ordered that the  Meridian Gold Inc. shareholder rights plan be cease traded at 9:00 am  Toronto time on September 11, 2007...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meridian Gold, Inc. - New High Grade Vein Discovery at El Penon, along with Additional Significant Exploration Results]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Sept_4/ai_n19494378]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev. -- Meridian Gold, Inc. ("Meridian Gold" or the "Company") (NYSE:MDG) (TSX:MNG) today announced the exciting discovery, at its flagship El Penon mine in Chile, of another new high-grade vein and the extension of the Al Este vein, forming a major new nucleus of high grade gold and silver...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meridian Gold Rejects Yamana's Amended Offer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[2.9% Increase Not Meaningful  Revised Offer Continues to Be Inadequate  RENO, Nev. -- Meridian Gold Inc. ("Meridian Gold" or the "Company") (TSX: MNG) (NYSE: MDG) today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders reject the amended unsolicited offer by Yamana Gold Inc. ("Yamana") and not...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Increases Offer for Meridian Gold; Northern Orion Continues to Recommend the Business Combination With Yamana]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northern Orion Resources Inc. (TSX: NNO)(AMEX: NTO) -  Yamana Gold Inc. ("Yamana") announced today that it has provided a final offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Meridian Gold Inc. ("Meridian"), waived the due diligence condition and extended the offer deadline to September 7, 2007. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Extends Offer for Meridian Gold and Increases Cash Consideration to C$4.00 Per Share]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200708/ai_n19466763]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI)(NYSE: AUY)(LSE: YAU) today announced that it has increased the cash component of its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Meridian Gold Inc., waived the due diligence access condition and extended the offer deadline to September 7, 2007.  Yamana has raised...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yamana Increases Offer for Meridian Gold; Northern Orion Continues to Recommend the Business Combination With Yamana.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5559/is_200708/ai_n22563844]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Aug 14, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX  -- Northern Orion Resources Inc. (TSX:NNO)(AMEX:NTO) -    Yamana Gold Inc. ("Yamana") announced today that it has  provided a final offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares  of Meridian Gold Inc. ("Meridian"), waived the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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