Ernest Robson Bawden died in West Africa, on September 18th, 1935, at the age of 52.
From 1897 to 1903 he was employed at various mines in Cornwall, and at the same time he received his technical training at the Redruth School of Mines.
In 1903 he went to South Africa, and was engaged in contracting work on the Rand for two years. He then was appointed assistant on the staff of the Egyptian and Sudan Mining Syndicate, Ltd., and in 1908 was assistant to the late Arthur Llewellyn during an inspection of mining properties in Nyasaland. The following year he entered the service of the Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd, and was engaged for upwards of three years in inspecting and reporting on mines, claims and prospects in India, Ceylon, Madagascar, Portuguese East Africa, and Nyasaland.
In 1913, he was appointed assistant underground agent to the Cordoba Copper Co., Ltd., Spain, and two years later assistant manager of the mines of the Anglo-Peninsular Mining & Chemical Co., Ltd.
Returning to England, he took over the management of the Threlkeld Lead Mines, Ltd., in Cumberland, for a short period, and then went to Nigeria as assistant mining engineer to the Niger Co., Ltd. In 1918, he was appointed manager of the Killifreth Mine in Cornwall, at position which he held for some years. Later he went to West Africa, to the Akanko mine, Gold Coast Colony, where he died.
Mr. Bawden was elected an Associate of the Institution in 1913.
Vol. 45, Trans I.M.M. 1935-36, p. 507
