Trevor Andrews, director and company secretary at emerging Australian iron ore producer Murchison Metals Ltd, has acquired 1,000,000 ordinary shares in the company, escrowed until April 1, 2007, as part of his remuneration package. The total consideration was estimated at $390,000.Hampton Hill Mining NL chairman Neil Tomkinson and non-executive director Joshua Pitt increased their direct interests in the company through acceptance of pro-rata entitlements by 6,769,787 ordinary fully paid shares, for the consideration of 12 cents per share, taking their total interests in the company to 43,859,187 shares. Union Resources Ltd non-executive director James Collins-Taylor has reduced his interest in the company by 6,077,125 shares for a total consideration of $514,543, leaving his interest in the company at 41,155,769 shares. Medec Ltd director Josef Plattner reduced his interest in the company through the on-market trade of 972,087 ordinary fully paid shares for a consideration of $485,249. After the transaction, his interest in the company was 10,289,913 shares. He further reduced his interest in the company through another transaction of 1.706 million ordinary fully paid shares for a consideration of $714,055, leaving him with an interest in the company of 8,583,913 shares.