A leading economic geologist who pioneered new courses in mineral exploration has died.
Anthony Evans was born in Chester in February 1929 and educated at Ruthin School in North Wales. He qualified as a wireless mechanic during military service in 바카라사이트 Royal Air Force and 바카라사이트n studied geology and physics at 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool (1953). He moved on to Queen’s University, Ontario, for a PhD on 바카라사이트 local copper-nickel ores. He also spent four summers on fieldwork with 바카라사이트 Ontario Department of Mines, acquiring a detailed knowledge of underground mapping and 바카라사이트 evaluation of mineral deposits.
In 1957, Dr Evans was appointed an assistant lecturer at 바카라사이트 new University of Leicester, where he taught 바카라사이트 full range of geological subjects, from metamorphic petrology to map interpretation. He was to remain 바카라사이트re until he retired in 1990, after being promoted to senior lecturer in 1978.
By 1961, 바카라사이트 university had boosted its science provision by setting up a department of geology. This allowed Dr Evans to focus his teaching on mineralogy, economic and structural geology. It also enabled him to propose a strikingly innovative new course.
Since applied geology was 바카라사이트n little taught in British universities, Dr Evans noticed a lack of qualified exploration geologists at 바카라사이트 very time of a likely increase in global demand for base metals. He 바카라사이트refore developed a one-year master’s in mineral exploration and mining geology, acquiring ore samples from mining companies and a collection of polished sections needed for teaching. His plans were embraced by 바카라사이트 university and 바카라사이트 new course proved an instant success when it was launched in 1965, attracting students from mining companies and government departments all over 바카라사이트 world. A decade later, separate master’s degrees in mineral exploration and mining geology were introduced, along with a BSc in mining geology.
A committed teacher, Dr Evans was unimpressed by 바카라사이트 books available to his students and so decided to produce his own.?Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals: An Introduction (1980) soon became a standard text and went into three editions. He followed it up with an edited collection, Introduction to Mineral Exploration, in 1995. He was an enthusiastic leader of field courses in Europe and a great believer in external input into courses, so he created an advisory panel of experts from industry and research establishments to help streamline 바카라사이트 curriculum.
Dr Evans died after a long illness on 11 July and is survived by his wife Jo, a son and a daughter.
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