Eldorado brings on private equity partner for China gold project

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Eldorado Gold Corp has agreed to sell a minority stake in its Eastern Dragon gold project to Chinese private equity firm CDH Investments, the Canadian miner said on Monday.

Eldorado said CDH would acquire 20 percent of the project for $40 million in cash.

(Reporting by Allison Martell; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)

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