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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Meridian Gold Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of Meridian Gold Inc. of our report dated February 9, 2000, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of Meridian Gold Inc. as of December 31, 1999
and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and
changes in shareholders' equity for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1999, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual
report on Form 40-F of Meridian Gold Inc., and to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
October 30, 2000
