Afferro Mining, the AIM-listed iron ore explorer, is delaying the 115m-dollar sale of its stake in the Putu iron project in Liberia.
Afferro agreed to sell its 38.5% stake in the Putu operation to the majority owner Severstal but frustratingly for both firms the Liberian government decided to whack a 15% tax on the transaction.
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