HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - April 26, 2012) - Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene" or "Company") (News - Market indicators), invites you to participate in its live conference call with senior management providing an update on the Donkin Coal Project on Friday April 27, 2012 at 10:30am Eastern Standard Time (11:30am Atlantic Standard Time).

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are:

• In Toronto 1-647-427-7450
• Outside Toronto (toll-free, within North America) 1-888-231-8191
• If calling from outside North America, please see below for the appropriate toll-free dial-in numbers

In order to join this call you will be required to provide the conference call ID 76214130. To ensure your participation, please dial-in five minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. You will be required to identify yourself and the organization on whose behalf you are participating. If you cannot participate in the live call, a replay will be archived on the Company's website.

International toll-free dial-in numbers:

About Erdene

Erdene Resource Development Corp. is a diversified resource company with multiple projects at various stages of development from exploration to production; all focused on high-growth commodities. Erdene is a TSX listed company with headquarters in Halifax, Nova Scotia and an office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In addition to its interest in the Donkin Coal Project, the Company is very active in Mongolia where Erdene's management have over 15 years of experience in the country's resource sector. A dedicated technical and management team has assembled a strong portfolio of molybdenum-copper, copper-gold, and coal projects throughout the country. In addition, the company is active in industrial mineral projects in North America through a royalty interest in an operating quarry, equity in a TSX-V listed producer, and direct interests in early stage projects. Erdene has 95,802,901 common shares issued and outstanding and a fully diluted position of 103,410,901 common shares. For more information on Erdene, visit www.erdene.com.