Person
Evans, Henry James (1912 - 1990)
- Born
- 7 November 1912
Greymouth, New Zealand - Died
- 9 November 1990
South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
Henry James Evans, a geologist with Frome Broken Hill Pty Ltd, discovered the Weipa bauxite deposit in 1955 and was responsible for it being delineated and developed.
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Born Greymouth, New Zealand, 7 November 1912. OBE. Educated Reefton School of Mines. Senior Geologist, New Zealand Petroleum Company 1938-44; Chief Geologist, Zinc Corporation (Natural Gas & Oil Exploration) 1946; Geologist Frome Broken Hill Pty Ltd 1947-48; Superintendent, Associated Australian Oil Company (Oil Exploration Roma, Queensland) 1952; Manager, Enterprise Exploration Pty Ltd Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 1953; Chief Geologist, Frome Broken Hill Pty Ltd 1954-55; Field Superintendent, Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Exploration & Development Weipa Bauxite 1955-58; Chief Geologist, Comalco Industries Pty Ltd 1958-67; Chief Research Geologist, CRA Exploration Pty Ltd 1968-72, Consulting Geologist 1972-74.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Berkman, D. A., 'Evans, Henry James (Harry) (1912-1990)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K, Diane Langmore, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007). http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/evans-henry-james-harry-12467. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5723845. Details
- 'Evans, Henry James (1912-1990)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467128. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_e.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 29 September 2011
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