James Moth Morris died on 7th May, 1952, at the age of 78.
After studying chemistry at Wiesbaden, he entered the Royal School of Mines in 1891 and obtained the A.R.S.M. in mining in 1895. During this period he also worked underground for a year in the Isle of Man. On graduation he went to South Africa, working first with New Kleinfontein Co., Ltd., and joining the staff of East Rand Proprietary Mines, Ltd., in 1896. Two years later he was promoted to assistant to the general manager and chief surveyor, and he subsequently became joint general manager of E.R.P.M., a post which he held until 1910. He was then appointed general manager of City Deep, Ltd., and in 1912 he became wholly engaged in reporting and examination work.
During the following four years Mr. Morris visited Rhodesia, Turkey, Brazil and Spain in the course of his professional work. From 1916 until February, 1918, he served in France with the Royal Engineers (Tunnellers), and from then until his demobilization in 1919 was attached to the Southern Command in England.
Mr. Morris resumed his consulting practice after leaving the Army, and reported on mineral properties in many parts of the world, spending nearly four years on an investigation of the coalfields of New South Wales for Broken Hill Proprietary, Ltd. For many years before his death he was connected with Buhemba Mines in Tanganyika Territory.
Mr. Morris was elected to Studentship of the Institution in 1895, and was transferred to Associate Membership in 1899 and to Membership in 1920.
Vol. 62, Trans IMM 1952-53, pp.258-9
