Arthur Lovat Webb died at Dar-es-Salaam, East Africa, on November 16th, 1927, at the age of 46, of an illness contracted on the voyage from England.
In 1902 he graduated at the South African School of Mines, and on leaving the University he was employed for a few months at the De Beers mines, Kimberley. From 1903 to 1911 he was in the service of H. Eckstein & Co., first as draughtsman at the head office, afterwards as sampler and assistant surveyor at the City & Suburban, chief surveyor at the Robinson Central Deep, and chief surveyor, mine overseer and acting manager at the City Deep. In August, 1911, he transferred his services to the Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa, Ltd., as shift boss, mine overseer, acting manager and finally as manager of various mines controlled by the company. He obtained his degree of B.Sc. in 1918, having previously qualified as a mine-surveyor and received his blasting certificate.
In October, 1920, he left the Transvaal for West Africa where he was appointed superintending engineer of the Abbontiakoon, Prestea Block ‘A,’ and Wassau Exploring Syndicate mines, controlled by the Fanti Consolidated Mines, Ltd. In 1922 he went to Canada as engineer in charge of an expedition organized by the Canadian Mines Syndicate, Ltd., to prospect various sections of Quebec and Ontario. At the time of his death he was proceeding to East Africa on behalf of the Fanti Consolidated Investment Co., Ltd.
Mr. Webb was elected a Member of the Institution in 1922.
Vol. 37, Trans IMM 1927-28, p.582
