Severstal said its indirect subsidiary Lybica Holdings struck a heads-of-terms agreement with Afferro Mining to buy its 38.5 percent interest in the Putu iron-ore project in Liberia.
Severstal already holds a 61.5 percent interest in Putu, the company said Monday in a regulatory statement.
It will make an initial cash payment of $65 million on completion of a definitive agreement by Feb. 28, it said. A deferred cash payment will be made in an amount to be determined.
(Bloomberg)