More Arcon directors have continued to buy shares in the mining group, following the purchases last week by non-executive director Mr Paddy Hayes. Another non-executive director, Mr Jim McCarthy, has spent £129,000 in buying another 250,000 shares to take his stake to over 278,000 shares. Mr Jim Tilson bought 100,000 shares at an option price of 18 1/2p and is now sitting on a paper gain of £32,000 on his investment.