(Sharecast News) - A director of Taseko Mining sold options in shares of the copper mining outfit.

Russell Hallbauer, who according to the company had led on the advancement of Taseko by expanding its production and through asset acquisitions since joining in 2005.

The company said that on 24 January the director had sold options on 50,000 shares ar $2.40 apiece on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Those options were part of a grant that had been due to expire on 10 January 2024.

Taseko was the operator of Gibraltar mine, Canada's second-largest open pit copper mine.

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