Philip Francise Patterson died on 27th September, 1948, at his home in Wadhurst, Sussex, at the age of 69.
He attended Liverpool University College for Civil Engineering in 1893, and from 1894 to 1898 was an apprentice engineer at the White Star works, Bootle. He then entered the Royal School of Mines and graduated with the A.R.S.M. in Mining in 1902. On graduation he was appointed surveyor and assayer at the Gaika mine of the Rhodesia Exploration and Development Co., Ltd., and in 1906 joined Goldfields Rhodesia Development Co., with which he was associated over 18 years. Until 1909 he was manager of the Golden Kopje Proprietary mines, and in 1910 travelled for the company. He managed the Asp Gold Mining Co. from 1910 to 1911, and from 1912 to 1914 was manager of the Planet Arcturus Gold Mining Co.
During the 1914-1918 war he served in France and Belgium with the 7th Bn. Yorks and Lancs. Regt, as captain and adjutant, and was mentioned in despatches in 1917.
He was released for civil employment in January, 1919, and returned to Rhodesia as underground manager, and later mine manager, of the Falcon mines, Umvuma. Mr. Patterson left Goldfields Rhodesia Development Co. in 1924 to inspect and report on Gold Coast properties for Taquah and Abosso Consolidated, Ltd. ln June, 1928, he was appointed general manager to Lyndhurst Deep Level (Gold and Silver), Ltd., Ashanti-Axim, and later became adviser in London for gold reef interests of Anglo-Oriental and General Investment Trust, Ltd. In 1936 he held the position of consultant and technical adviser to mining companies in London, and was an director of mining companies in Rhodesia and Australia, but did little active professional work after 1939.
Mr. Patterson was elected to Studentship of the Institution in 1902, and was transferred to Associateship in 1906 and to Membership in 1922.
Vol. 58, Trans I.M.M., 1948-9, p.592
