Richard Provis died at Brighton in April, 1913.
He began the study of mining engineering in 1878 at the, Dolcoath Mines, and in January, 1881, entered the office of T.B. Provis, A.M.I.C.E., and subsequently conducted the Cornish practice of his kinsman under occasional supervision until December, 1885, when he commenced practice on his own account as a civil and mining engineer. During the next four years or so he was engaged in survey work in the British Isles and in directing mining operations at several Cornish mines.
In 1890 he went to Tasmania to become general manager of the Tasmanian silver mine, and subsequently of the Major gold mine. From 1896 to 1897 he acted as consulting engineer to the Anglo-Continental Gold Syndicate, for which syndicate he was engaged in the examination of several mines in Tasmania, New Zealand and Western Australia. From 1897 to 1899 he was consulting engineer to the United Australian Exploration, Ltd. During that time he was in simultaneous control of the Woodley’s Reward, Crown United, City of Chester, Three-in-hand and Mount Ida gold mines, and was also joint consulting engineer of the Long Reef gold mine for about 12 months.
From 1890 to 1905 Mr. Provis was in practice London as a consulting mining engineer, and visited on professional business Northern Nigeria, Egypt, the Sudan and Tasmania. In 1906 he was associated with the Orsk Goldfields, Ltd., Siberia. For the last few years of his life he had made his home in Cornwall, but at the time of his death he was living at Brighton.
Mr. Provis was elected a Member of the Institution in 1905.
Vol. 23, Trans I.M.M., 1913-14, pp.526-7
