George Bollen Butterworth died in London in August, 1929, at the age of 46.
He was born in Australia, and began his professional career in the Melbourne office of the Sulphide Corporation, Ltd., in 1899. In the same year he entered a three years’ course at the South Australian School of Mines, from which he graduated as an Associate in 1902. During his course, he visited or worked in various mining districts, acquiring practical experience. For the next few years he was employed respectively on the Broken Hill Proprietary, the Golden Horseshoe, and the great Boulder Main Reef properties, on the last named of which he worked for about 5 years in all.
In 1909, he went to West Africa, as reduction officer on Prestea Block ‘A ’, and subsequently, he became almost exclusively engaged in reporting work, which took him to Madagascar, Rhodesia, Northern China, the Republic of Colombia, and other countries. Latterly, he engaged in consulting work on his own account in London.
Mr. Butterworth was elected a Member of the Institution in 1914.
Vol. 39, Trans I.M.M. 1929-30, pp. 689-90
