Frederick Aubrey Grantham Maxwell died on 26th December, 1948, at the age of 74.
He was born in Freemont, Nebraska, and was educated in Denver before entering the Colorado School of Mines, where he graduated E.M. in 1895. He went to South Africa in the same year and was employed as draughtsman to Eastleigh Gold Mining Co. at Klerksdorp, and a few months later as assayer and cyanide manager to New Ariston Gold Mining Co.
From 1896 to 1898 he was cyanide manager to Porges Randfontein Gold Mining Co., Ltd., and held a similar position in 1899 at South Randfontein Gold Mining Co., Ltd., followed by a period of three years with Robinson Deep Gold Mining Co., Ltd., Johannesburg. I
n 1904 he was appointed metallurgist to Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Co. (Witwatersrand), Ltd., and after twelve years, in 1916, joined the General Mining and Finance Corporation, Ltd., as metallurgist, a position which he held until his death.
Mr. Maxwell was elected to Membership of the Institution in 1905.
Vol. 59, Trans IMM 1949-50, pp.?
