George Charles King died suddenly from heart failure, while on at visit of inspection to the Halkyn Mine, North Wales, on July 18th, 1935, at the age of 60.
He was Australian by birth and received his technical training at the South Australian School of Mines, where he obtained his Associateship in Metallurgy. During this course he acted, from 1888 to 1894, as assistant to the Government Analyst in South Australia. In 1895 he was appointed chief chemist and assistant metallurgist to the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd., New South Wales, and in 1900 he was appointed metallurgist to the Golden Horseshoe Estates, Boulder, Western Australia. In 1902 he became general manager of the Fremantle Smelting Works, end two years later joined the staff of the Great Boulder Perseverance Co., Ltd., first as acting general manager and later in full control.
In 1906 he was appointed general manager of the Phillips River Gold and Copper Co., at the same time acting as consulting engineer to the Mount Cattlin Copper Co., at Ravensthorpe. Two years later he was appointed superintendent of the Great Fingall. Subsequently, he acted as representative in Australia of Messrs. Bewick, Moreing & Co., a position when he continued to hold up to the time of his death. He was a director of a number of mining companies, which included the Zinc Corporation, Ltd., the Electrolytic Zinc Co. of Australasia, the Gold Mines of Australia, Mt. Coolon and others. He was a prominent Member of the AustraIasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
Mr. King was elected a Member of the Institution in 1906 mid was Overseas Representative for Australia for 1923-24. He was a Member of Council from 1927 to 1934, end for four years of that period held the office of Vice-president.
Vol. 45, Trans IMM 1935-36, p.515
