John Daniel died at his home at St. Ives, Cornwall, on March 26th, 1926, at the age of 59.
His early training end experience was in mechanical and notably marine engineering. He served his apprenticeship, from 1880 to 1885, at the works of George Forrester & Co., of Liverpool, and on completing his articles, he went to sea for 11 years, during the last six of which he held a chief engineer’s certificate.
Leaving the sea in 1896 he was appointed mechanical engineer and assistant manager of the Golden Cement Claims, Ltd., a West Australian gold mine. On leaving this mine, he was for six months construction engineer to the Newfoundland Iron Ore Co., Ltd., but in 1900 he came back to Cornwall as mechanical engineer and manager of the Hayford zine-blende mines. Three years later he was appointed manager of the Wheal Merth tin mine, and three years later still he became manager of the South Phoenix mine of the Cornish Consolidated Tin Mines, Ltd.
ln 1912 he went to Nigeria manager of the Ropp Tin, Ltd., which position he held until 1919. After that engagement he returned to Cornwall, but during the next few years his professional work caused him to visit Argentina, the Republic of Colombia, and the Gold Coast Colony.
Mr. Daniel was elected an Associate of the Institution in 1910.
Vol. 36, Trans IMM 1926-27, p.530
