04:41 PM EST - Erdene Gold Inc. : reported a positive independent assessment for the Donkin coal project in Cape Breton. Halifax-based Erdene holds a 25 percent stake in the Donkin Coal Alliance, with Xstrata Coal Donkin Ltd., a subsidiary of Xstrata PLC, owning 75 percent. Erdene Gold Inc.
shares T.ERD are trading up 9 cents at $1.20.