Webcast Alert: Meridian Gold Presentation at Informed Investors Canadi

    Business Editors/Mining Editors

    RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2005--Meridian Gold, Inc. (TSX: MNG) (NYSE: MDG) will present at the following forum:

What: Meridian Gold (TSX: MNG, NYSE: MDG) will give a presentation at Canadian Precious Metals & Mining On-line Forum.

Sponsored by: Wallstreetwinners.net & GoldColony.com

Elliott Gue, Editor of Wall Street Winners and David Tice, Manager of Prudent Bear Fund will give keynote presentations.

When: April 14, 2005 @ 10:00 AM Eastern Time

Where: Informed Investors Canadian Precious Metals Virtual Forum

How: Live over the Internet--Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Contact: Kelsey Peters, Contact for Investor Relations, kelsey.peters@merdidiangold.com, (775) 850-3702
    If you are unable to attend the live event, the forum will be available via webcast at http://www.informedinvestors.com/IIF_Forum.asp?ForumID=89464

    Meridian Gold, Inc. is a mid-tier gold producer with world-class mining operations in Chile and a pipeline of promising exploration projects throughout the Americas. Our success to date is based on six grass-roots gold discoveries, a low-cost strategy, and a different yet better approach to balanced growth. Meridian is dedicated to building a better future for our shareholders and employees, contributing to the progress of the communities in which we operate and implementing strict practices designed to preserve our environment.
    Meridian's goal is to become a million ounce gold producer by 2008 with costs in the lower quartile of the industry. The growth strategy we have developed to achieve this goal has three main components: maintain a returns focus, mine high grade underground resources and to discover new grass-root discoveries through organic growth exploration. Over our history, we have been highly successful in using each of these paths to growth and are confident that future results will keep us on target in our evolution as a million ounce low-cost producer.

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CONTACT: For Meridian Gold, Inc.: Cary Loeser, 804-327-3407 cloeser@wilink.com www.informedinvestors.com

KEYWORD: NEW YORK NEVADA CHILE INTERNATIONAL CANADA LATIN AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MINING/METALS CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD RETAIL ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Meridian Gold, Inc.

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