11:42 AM EST - Eldorado Gold Corp. : said that it has closed the acquisition of 57.97 million shares in the capital of Sino Gold Mining Ltd., under a share purchase and sale agreement with Gold Fields Australasia Ltd. Following completion of the transaction, Eldorado holds directly 19.83% stake in Sino Gold. Eldorado acquired the Sino Gold Shares for investment purposes and may acquire further shares of Sino Gold or dispose of some or all of its shares of Sino Gold as conditions warrant. Eldorado Gold Corp.
shares T.ELD are trading down $0.30 at $9.93.
