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                                UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 14A

          Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
                    Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )

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                              MERIDIAN GOLD INC.
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               (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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   (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)


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                                IMPORTANT NOTICE

                               MERIDIAN GOLD INC.
                                CUSIP 589975 101



April 2, 2002



Dear Shareholder:

You recently were sent the proxy materials for the Meridian Gold Inc. Annual and
Special Meeting to be held on May 7, 2002.  Please note that the Proxy voting
card enclosed with the original mailing has been revised, and the revised form
has been enclosed with this correspondence.

In order to record your vote, you are required to use the new voting form
provided in this mailing to register your voting instructions with regard to the
items identified in the Notice and Management Proxy Circular sent with the
original materials.  If you have already voted, you must revote using the new
form.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.


MERIDIAN GOLD INC.


                                 REVISED FORM

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                               MERIDIAN GOLD INC.
                                   2002 PROXY

This proxy is solicited on behalf of management of Meridian Gold Inc. (the
"Corporation") for use at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the
"Meeting") of the Corporation to be held on May 7, 2002.

The undersigned shareholder hereby appoints Dr. David S. Robertson, Chairman of
the Board of Directors, or in his absence, Mr. Brian J. Kennedy, President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or instead of either of them,
_________________________________________ (see note 1 below), as proxyholder of
the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to attend, vote and act for
the undersigned at the Meeting, and at any adjournment or adjournments of the
Meeting.  The undersigned undertakes to ratify and confirm all of the actions of
the proxyholder pursuant to this proxy, and revokes any proxy previously given.

Without limiting the general authorization and power hereby given, the
proxyholder designated above is specifically directed to vote (or withhold from
voting) all of the shares registered in the name of the undersigned as specified
below (see note 2 below):

     MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ITEMS BELOW.
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1.    TO VOTE   [ ]    TO WITHHOLD FROM VOTING    [ ]
      in the election of the nominees proposed by management as directors of
      the Corporation;

2.    TO VOTE   [ ]    TO WITHHOLD FROM VOTING    [ ]
      in the appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors of the Corporation and
      to authorize the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration;

3.    TO VOTE FOR   [ ]    TO VOTE AGAINST    [ ]
      the Share Incentive Plan Resolution set out in Appendix "B" of the
      Management Information Circular dated March 29, 2002 (the "Circular"),
      which resolution shall implement the proposed amendments to the
      Corporation's Share Incentive Plan as described in the Circular.

4.    TO VOTE FOR   [ ]    TO VOTE AGAINST    [ ]
      the Shareholder Rights Plan Resolution set out in Appendix "C" of the
      Circular, which resolution shall reconfirm the adoption of the
      Corporation's Shareholder Rights Plan as described in the Circular.

Please see the Notice of Annual and Special Meeting and Management Proxy
Circular accompanying this proxy for further information.  See note 3 below for
instructions on completing this proxy.

     Dated this ___________________ day of __________________2002.

     Name of Shareholder (please print) _______________________________________

     Signature of Shareholder _________________________________________________

NOTES:
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1.  A SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT, AS HIS OR HER PROXYHOLDER, A PERSON
    (WHO NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) OTHER THAN THE NOMINEES DESIGNATED ABOVE BY
    INSERTING THE NAME OF THAT OTHER PERSON IN THE SPACE ABOVE.

2.  IF THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM OF PROXY ARE CERTAIN, THE
    SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS FORM OF PROXY WILL BE VOTED ON ANY BALLOT,
    AND WHERE THE PERSON WHOSE PROXY IS SOLICITED SPECIFIES A CHOICE WITH
    RESPECT TO ANY MATTER TO BE ACTED ON, THE SECURITIES WILL BE VOTED ON ANY
    BALLOT DULY CALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS SO MADE. IN THE
    EVENT THAT NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED WITH RESPECT TO VOTING OR WITHHOLDING FROM
    VOTING IN RESPECT OF ITEMS (1.), (2.) , (3.) OR (4.) ABOVE, THE NOMINEE
    DESIGNATED ABOVE IS INSTRUCTED TO VOTE FOR THAT ITEM(S). IF ANY AMENDMENTS
    OR VARIATIONS TO THE MATTERS REFERRED TO ABOVE OR TO ANY OTHER MATTERS
    IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING ARE PROPOSED AT THE MEETING (OR ANY
    ADJOURNMENT) OR IF ANY OTHER MATTERS WHICH ARE NOT NOW KNOWN TO MANAGEMENT
    SHOULD PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING (OR ANY ADJOURNMENT), THIS PROXY
    CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY ON THE PROXYHOLDER TO VOTE ON SUCH
    AMENDMENTS, VARIATIONS OR OTHER MATTERS IN THE BEST JUDGMENT OF THE
    PROXYHOLDER.

3.  Please complete, date and sign this proxy and return it as soon as possible
    in the envelope provided. Executors, administrators, trustees, attorneys or
    guardians should so indicate when signing and provide proof of appointment.
    Where shares are held in the names of two or more persons, each person must
    sign. If the shareholder is a corporation, this proxy must be signed by an
    authorized officer or attorney of the corporation with clear indication of
    his/her title. If this proxy is not dated it shall be deemed to bear the
    date on which is was mailed. Any resident of Quebec who signs this proxy
    confirms the express wish that this proxy and the documents relating to this
    proxy be drawn up in English.

4.  Properly executed forms of proxy must be received no later than 5:00pm
    (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 3, 2002 by the Corporation's registrar and
    transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada , 1800 McGill College
    Avenue, 6th Floor, Montreal, PQ H3A 3K9.