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THE Gold Medal of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, the highest distinction which the Council of the Institution has power to grant, has been awarded to Mr. G. Carleton Jones, resident director in South Africa of New Consolidated Gold Fields, Ltd., in recognition of his distinguished services to the gold mining industry of South Africa, and in particular to the development of the West Rand. Honorary membership of the Institution has been conferred on Dr. William Cullen, Dr. T. A. Rickard and Prof. S. J. Truscott, in recognition of their long and valued services to the mining and metallurgical profession and to the Institution. The "Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa, Ltd." Gold Medal has been awarded jointly to Dr. Anthony Caplan and Mr. J. K. Lindsay, for their work on the effect of high temperatures on working efficiency in deep mines.
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Institution of Mining and Metallurgy : Awards. Nature 161, 923–924 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161923f0
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