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[McF]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.046.461 von mologuru am 17.10.07 13:31:46

Wie ist der Stand bei Northern Orion Ressources?
Erfolgte bereits der Zusammenschluss mit Yamana und nun
die gemeinsame Übernahme/Zusammenschluss von Meridian Gold?
Oder ist hier Yamana allein aktiv?

Gruß
M

[wotuzu17]

hab die aktie als kurzfristigen cfd- trade, deshalb setze ich mir hier eine bookmark

[mologuru]

Oct 17, 2007 15:54 ET
Yamana Gold Third Quarter Financial Results Notification and Conference Call
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 17, 2007) - YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) announces that as indicated in its press release dated October 15, 2007 the third quarter 2007 financial results will be released after the close of business on November 7, 2007. A conference call and audio webcast has been scheduled for November 8, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. EST to discuss the results.




Conference Call Information:----------------------------
Toll Free (North America): 866-542-4236International: [phone]Participant Audio Webcast: www.yamana.com
Conference Call REPLAY:-----------------------
Replay Call: 416-695-5800 Passcode 3239999#Replay Toll Free Call: 800-408-3053 Passcode 3239999#



The conference call replay will be available from 1:20 p.m. EST on November 8, 2007 until 11:59 p.m. EST on November 15, 2007.

[mologuru]

Oct 18, 2007 07:00 ET
Yamana Gold Announces Senior Operating, Exploration and Executive Teams, New Board Appointments and Strategic Plan
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 18, 2007) - YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) today announced the completion of the initial and most important phase of its transition and integration plan relating to the combination of Yamana, Meridian Gold and Northern Orion and the strategic plan of the combined company moving forward.

Appointments of Management and Board of Directors

The following is a summary of the management appointments and integration implemented to date.

- Appointment and promotion of new senior vice president and vice president positions forming the core of the executive management team whose members come from the Sao Paulo, Reno and Toronto offices:

-- Appointment of Darcy Marud as Senior Vice President, Exploration responsible for the exploration program and efforts throughout the Company;

-- Appointment of Edgar Smith as Vice President, Operations responsible for operations in Chile including El Penon and Minera Florida;

-- Appointment and promotion of Ludovico Costa as Senior Vice President, Operations responsible for all of the operations of the Company;

-- Appointment and promotion of Evandro Cintra as Vice President, Technical Services responsible for the company's extensive near development and development stage projects;

-- Appointment and promotion of Charles Main as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer;

-- Appointment and promotion of Greg McKnight as Senior Vice President, Business Development; and

-- Appointment of Darrin Rohr as Vice President, Human Resources.

- Retention of the entire exploration and operations groups at all companies from the Reno and South America offices;

- Retention of most of the accounting group at Meridian's Reno office; and

- Retention of all general managers and senior managers at the Company's seven mines.

Senior executive management will continue to be headed by Peter Marrone as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Antenor Silva as President and Chief Operating Officer. The senior management team also includes Jacqueline Jones as Vice President, Legal and General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary and Jodi Peake as Vice President, Public and Investor Relations.

The integration combines and complements the core competencies and skill sets of various groups in the respective companies. In particular, it recognizes:

- The significant exploration expertise and intellectual property from Meridian complemented by the equally significant construction and development expertise from Yamana;

- Contribution of operational depth from both companies;

- Corporate and management strength from Yamana; and

- Accounting strength from both companies

This brings together all the best practices and personnel in the various disciplines of company management.

"Yamana is entering the next phase of growth - one that is full of potential represented by the addition of resources and talent from both Meridian and Northern Orion. To fully realize that potential, we have moved quickly to build the executive team for the new company," said Peter Marrone, chairman and chief executive officer of Yamana. "In every respect, Yamana has never been stronger and with this team, we fully expect to achieve progressively higher levels of strategic and operational excellence. There is similarity in culture and approach and a great mix of talents. The team has now undertaken a process of determining the value added we intend to provide for all of our mines and properties."

Yamana has also appointed from the Meridian Board of Directors Robert A. Horn, Richard P. Graff and Carl L. Renzoni to its Board of Directors effective October 16, 2007. These appointments supplement Yamana's existing board. The total board is now comprised of ten board members.

Mr. Horn previously served as Vice President, Exploration for Inco Limited, FMC Gold Company and BP Canada. He has been on Meridian's board since 2004 and is a member of the compensation committee.

Mr. Graff is a retired partner from Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP where he served as the audit leader in the United States for the mining industry. Mr. Graff has been on Meridian's board since 2005 and is the chairman of the audit committee and serves on the corporate governance committee. Mr. Graff will also join the Company's audit committee.

Mr. Renzoni retired from BMO Nesbitt Burns in 2001 where he was employed since 1969 and most recently served as a managing director. Mr. Renzoni has been on Meridian's board since 2000 and serves as the chairman of the corporate governance committee.

"With their impressive public sector credentials and industry knowledge, Mr. Horn, Mr. Graff and Mr. Renzoni represent a strong addition to the expertise of our existing board," said Peter Marrone, chairman and chief executive officer of Yamana. "We look forward to benefiting from their collective experience," added Mr. Marrone.

Strategic Plan

Yamana's strategic plan is focused on organic growth initially targeting production of 1.2 million ounces of gold in 2008 and progressively increasing to a sustainable level of 2.2 million ounces of gold in 2012. Production at these levels will be driven from enhancements, expansions, improvements and development of existing assets. Exploration successes from the Company's impressive and robust exploration portfolio will support and supplement these levels.

Specific aspects of the strategic plan include the following:

- Sustainability of production;

- Low cost production both before, and particularly after, by-product credits;

- Focus on growth in resources, production, cash flow and earnings;

- Organic resource and production growth from development of existing projects and further exploration efforts from one of the most impressive portfolios of exploration concessions in the Americas;

- Focus on locations friendly to industry, and mining in particular, with mining pedigree, culture and history;

- Focus on areas with developed infrastructure;

- Focus on programs with manageable and modest capital costs;

- Results driven approach to exploration, development, construction and operations;

- Ensuring priority is given to environmental, community, health and safety issues; and

- Focus on government, community and social relations.

Yamana owns seven producing mines, two of which are undergoing expansion, five development stage projects and an extensive exploration portfolio in the Americas. Yamana's mining approach is to target low cost of production both in reliance on and independently of by-product credits.

The principal components of targeted production to a sustainable production level of 2.2 million ounces of gold in 2012 include the following:

- Increasing sustainable gold production at the Chapada mine from a baseline of 170,000 ounces of gold in addition to copper with plant capacity increases;

- Increasing production at the El Penon mine initially to 420,000 gold equivalent ounces (GEO) and potential to achieve approximately 500,000 ounces (GEO) with modest plant capacity increases and tailings improvements;

- Increasing production at the Jacobina mine to exceed 200,000 ounces of gold largely from development of new mine areas including Canavieiras and Morro do Vento;

- Increasing production at the Gualcamayo property from an initial target of 200,000 ounces of gold to over 300,000 ounces of gold from growing resources at satellite and potential underground areas;

- Increase production at the Minera Florida mine to approximately 120,000 ounces of gold from plant capacity increases;

- Develop the Mercedes property to a production level of up to 200,000 ounces of gold per year with a target date for production of 2009;

- Develop the C1 Santa Luz property to over 100,000 ounces of gold per year with a target date for a feasibility study of December 2007;

- Develop the Jeronimo project to a production level of 150,000 ounces of gold per year;

- Pursue an expansion at the San Andres mine for a production level of 90,000 to 100,000 ounces of gold per year;

- Improvements and enhancements at the Sao Francisco mine to increase production to up to 140,000 ounces of gold per year; and

- Continue development efforts at the Sao Vicente, La Pepa, Amancaya and other projects.

"Yamana has always believed in a three-pronged strategy to achieve sustained growth - by focusing on operational excellence and enhanced mine-site production, through exploration and through strategic acquisitions that deliver value," continued Mr. Marrone. "By communicating the core elements within our strategic plan, in addition to production targets by mine-site, Yamana is clearly ready to deliver upon each key growth strategy."

Analyst Day

Yamana will be hosting an analyst day in Toronto today, Thursday, October 18, 2007. Presentations by Peter Marrone, Chairman and CEO, and Antenor Silva, President and COO, will be webcast live on October 18, 2007 at 9:15 am (EST). The webcast can be accessed on the Company's website at www.yamana.com. Further presentations will be made by exploration and operations personnel of the combined company and will be available on Yamana's website.

[mologuru]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.052.681 von McF am 17.10.07 18:29:51

Yamana Gold completes 1st phase of integration plan; focuses on organic growth
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Yamana Gold Inc (Nachrichten) said it has completed the initial and most strategic phase of its transition and integration plan for the combination of Yamana, Meridian Gold Inc and Northern Orion, adding that its strategic plan moving forward is based on organic growth.

The Canadian gold producer said it is initially targeting production of 1.2 mln ounces of gold in 2008 and progressively increasing to a sustainable level of 2.2 mln ounces in 2012, and said production at these levels will be driven from enhancements, expansions, improvements and development of existing assets.

The company has appointed Darcy Marud as senior vice president of exploration; Ludovico Costa as senior vice president of operations; and Charles Main as senior vice president of finance, and chief financial officer.

The company said the senior executive management will continue to be headed by Peter Marrone as chairman and chief executive officer and Antenor Silva as president and chief operating officer.

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[mologuru]

On Monday, Yamana (AUY), and Meridian (MDG) announced that 79,873,250 common shares of Meridian Gold had been validly deposited to Yamana, which equates to approximately 78 percent of Meridian’s common shares on a fully diluted basis.

Consequently, all of the conditions to Yamana’s agreement with Northern Orion (NTO) were met, and Yamana’s acquisition of Northern Orion was completed, and took effect on October 13, 2007. Northern Orion shareholders will receive 0.543 of a Yamana common share, and C$0.001 in cash for each Northern Orion share.

We have long been a fan of Northern Orion, having included it in our list of the Top 8 Gold Stocks, although technically, it is more of a copper play than gold. We first highlighted Northern Orion back in February of this year, when we stated that:


NTO has been on a steady decline since May of 2006, forming a descending triangle pattern. This pattern often forecasts a breakout and should be seen as bullish with clear support around $3.75. This support line has been tested three times over the past year and has held every time. Although it is still early to confirm, technical indicators are turning North for both the RSI and MACD, confirming the bullish sentiment.

Bullish indeed! NTO bounced off support at $3.75, and rocketed all the way to $7.50, thereby doubling in value. Yamana’s offer of .543 shares roughly equates to that amount, as Yamana recently closed at C$13.43 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Congratulations to our readers who went along for part or all of the ride! There are several other takeover targets waiting to be snatched up by the resource-hungry majors. A few that we place high on that list can be found in our article titled “Newmont Grabs Miramar - Who Is Next Gold Takeover Target?”

As always, good luck and happy investing!

AUY vs. MDG vs. NTO 1-yr chart:

[mologuru]

By Romina Maurino, The Canadian Press

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TORONTO - Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI) plans to double production by 2012 by expanding seven mines and developing five projects following its acquisitions of Meridian Gold Inc. (TSX:MNG) and Northern Orion Resources Inc. (TSX:NNO).


The miner, which on Monday reported 78 per cent of Meridian's stock has been tendered to its $3.5-billion offer, said Thursday its expansion plans involve increasing plant capacity and developing underground areas at its various properties.


Its goal is production of 2.2 million ounces of gold in 2012.


"We're staging the projects so that when one feasibility study completes another begins, and then when one construction project is well down the path another will begin," Peter Marrone, Yamana's chairman and chief executive, said in an interview.


"With a deeper team now and a larger portfolio of assets, we're better able to stage the development projects."


Yamana expects to increase output at the Chapada mine in Brazil from 170,000 ounces and raise production at the El Penon mine in Chile to 420,000 gold equivalent ounces with "modest" plant capacity increases and tailings improvements.


At the Jacobina mine in Brazil, it expects gold to exceed 200,000 ounces largely from development of new mine areas.


It will also be increasing production at the Gualcamayo property in Argentina to more than 300,000 ounces from an initial target of 200,000 thanks to growing resources, and sees an increase at Minera Florida in Chile to 120,000 ounces.


The Mercedes property in Mexico will aim for 200,000 ounces in 2009, while C1 Santa Luz, in Brazil, should be producing 100,000 ounces with a target date of December for a feasibility study.


The company also plans to expand the San Andres mine in Honduras, the Jeronimo project in Chile and the Sao Francisco mine in Brazil.


Its exploration budget for this year is $62 million, but Yamana is hoping to raise that to $75 million for 2008.


The company said it had not yet decided what to do about Agua Rica in Argentina, which it is acquiring through Northern Orion, and has no current plans to develop Meridian's Esquel property, also in Argentina.


"The local community has taken the position that they prefer not to have a mine, and so our position is that we're respecting that, and so we are withdrawing our efforts as they relate to Esquel," Marrone said during a call with analysts.


"With a little bit of luck and God willing, we'll be able to continue to mature the relations that we have in Argentina and we'll go from there."


Yamana is also unlikely to spend the $2 billion needed to bring Agua Rica to production, with Marrone telling analysts to treat the property "as an advanced exploration project."


He said in the interview that shareholders should see the effect of Yamana's efforts reflected in the stock price "immediately" based on the value of its portfolio, relationships in the countries it operates in, and the quality of its people.


He also said a dividend increase is "definitely on the table" for the near future, though "I don't know what the number is at this point."


In announcing its plans Thursday, Yamana said Darcy Marud, Meridian's vice-president of exploration, and Edgar Smith, vice-president of operations, will join the company.

Marrone will continue as chief executive, while three Meridian directors have been added to Yamana's board.

Meridian's exploration and operations groups, most of the accounting group at its Reno, Nev., office and all senior managers at all seven mines will be retained.

Ed Dowling, Meridian's president and chief executive officer, will be moving on.

Meridian, with mines in Chile and Nevada and exploration projects throughout the Americas, had resisted the takeover bid until it was sweetened in late September.

Shares in Yamana were up 40 cents or three per cent at $13.83 Thursday afternoon on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

[mologuru]

Auch alles nach zu lesen unter http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-aktien/yamana-go…

[buw]

Ich denke, ich mussdeinem posting Nr. 100 zustimmen. Bin heute ein wenig eingestiegen. Ein wenig ins Blaue hinein nach nur einem Tag Recherche, aber ich denke, der Goldpreis zwingt mich langsam, aber sicher dazu. Zudem hat mir sehr gefallen, was ich gesehen habe. Und wenn sie ihre Pläne annähernd umsetzen können ...
Und ich hab ja das Wochenende, um mich nochmal reinzuhängen.

Ansonsten scheint mir YRI die optimale Mischung aus K, ELD (mit Kisladaq) und ein wenig NG zu sein - sofern sich das überhaupt vergleichen lässt, versteht sich. Aber die drei kenn ich recht gut.

Auf eine goldene Zukunft,

buw

[McF]

Hallo Leute,

bin seit heute als Northern Orion Altaktionär mit an Bord.
Hoffe Yamana bereitet mir genauso Freude.

Jetzt kann Richtung Norden gehen.

Gruß
M