Arthur William Ross died at Handborough, Oxfordshire, on 14th November, 1918, at the age of 69.
He was born in Australia and received his professional training at Sydney University from 1899 to 1902 mid then worked for a year as acting manager of Rosedale Mining Co., New South Wales. In 1906 he was employed as metallurgist to Crœsus South Gold Mines, Ltd., Kalgoorlie, and a year later became manager. He joined Great Fingall Consolidated, Ltd., Day Dawn, Western Australia, in
November, 1909, as plant foreman, but after seven months joined Vivien Gold Mining Co., Ltd., as metallurgist, shortly afterwards leaving to manage Mitchell’s Creek Gold Mines, Ltd., Wellington, N.S.W.
In 1911 Mr. Ross took up the position of metallurgist to Bibiani, Ltd., Gold Coast, and from 1913 to 1914 was assistant manager of Nuraguta (Nigeria) Tin Mines. He went to Burma in 1915 on his appointment as assistant manager of Hermyingyi Mining Co., Ltd., of which he was made superintendent in 1919. He left in 1921 to become manager of Rangoon Mining Co., a position which he hold for six years before being appointed superintendent of Consolidated Tin Mines of Burma, Ltd., in 1928.
From 1933 to 1939 Mr. Ross held the post of assistant general manager to Maroe, Ltd., Sierra Leone, and after a short period at the Dokuripe mine in Northern Territory, Gold Coast, he returned to England. Owing to ill-health he was unable to resume his profession.
Mr. Ross was elected to Associateship of the Institution in 1912 and to Membership in 1921.
Vol. 58, Trans I.M.M., 1948-9, p.593
[Brother of H.R. Ross?]
