John Daniel

John Daniel (1866-1926)

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1926 Obituary

"Mr. John Daniel, a well-known Cornish engineer, died at St. Ives on March 12th 1926. Mr. Daniel began his professional career as a marine engineer, and in that capacity he visited many parts of the world. Later, he turned his attention to mechanical and mining engineering, and at the age of twenty nine he took up a post on the Kowna and Kalgoorlie goldfields in Western Australia. On his return to this country he was engaged at the Hayford mine and afterwards at the Wheal Mirth, in Cornwall, and during the tin boom of 1906 he was in charge of the opening up and general lay-out of the South Phoenix Mine at Liskeard. He remained associated with that undertaking until 1912, with the exception of a short period when he went to the Argentine to advise on certain mechanical question at Fematina. From 1912 until 1919 he was general manager of the well-known Ropp tin-fields in Nigeria, which were ably managed by him. Before he retired Mr. Daniel had carried out mining surveys of property in Cornwall and other parts of the world, including Colombia and the Gold Coast. He was an associate of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and an associate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He was in his sixtieth year."

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1926 Obituary

JOHN DANIEL was born at St. Ives, Cornwall, on 10th April 1866.

He received his early education at the Penzance Grammar School, and was apprenticed during the years 1880 to 1885 to Messrs. George Forrester and Co., of the Vauxhall Foundry, Liverpool.

On leaving he became a marine engineer, and after service in various vessels gained his First Class Board of Trade Certificate in 1892.

Four years later, in 1896, he turned his attention to mining matters. He spent some years on the Goldfields of Western Australia, generally inspecting and reporting, and on returning to this country he acted as mechanical engineer and manager on the Hayford Mines and Wheal Merth in Cornwall, and in 1906 became general manager of the South Phoenix Mine, near Liskeard.

With that undertaking he remained associated until 1912, when he was appointed general manager of Ropp Tin Limited, with mining properties in Northern Nigeria, where operations were successfully carried out, notwithstanding the difficulties imposed on the Industry by the War.

Since 1919, Mr. Daniel travelled extensively, visiting and reporting on mining properties, principally alluvial, in various parts of the world.

His death occurred at St. Ives on 12th March 1926.

He became an Associate Member of this Institution in 1910.

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