Meridian Gold Inc. ("Meridian Gold" or the "Company")
(TSX:MNG) (NYSE:MDG) is pleased to announce that the Company's past
producing Beartrack Mine has been selected to receive two awards for
the Company's excellence in its reclamation process in Salmon, Idaho. The Bureau of Land Management's 2006 Hardrock Mineral
Environmental Award recognizes effective environmental stewardship. Meridian Beartrack was chosen due to the Company's demonstrated track
record of successfully meeting or exceeding federal, state or local
reclamation requirements with minimal oversight. Company management
accepted the award in Washington D.C. at a dinner hosted by the
National Mining Association on September 21, 2006. Meridian Beartrack has also been selected to receive the award for
Excellence in Reclamation-Hardrock Mines Over 75 Acres from the Idaho
Inter-Agency Reclamation Awards Committee. The award will be presented
by the State Board of Land Commissioners and directors of the state
and federal agencies on October 10, 2006 in Boise, Idaho. Meridian Gold Inc. is a different kind of gold company. The focus
is on profitability, and the quality of the ounces produced, not the
quantity of ounces produced. The quality of these ounces is measured
by the value delivered to all stakeholders during the process;
including all shareholders, employees and the communities and
environment in which Meridian lives and operates.
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actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or other
future events, including forecast production, earnings and cash flows,
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