Thomas Arthur Rickard

Thomas Arthur Rickard
Thomas Arthur Rickard
Born	August 29, 1864; Crotone, Italy
Died	August 15, 1953 (aged 88); Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Mining Engineer
Spouse	Marguerite Lydia Rickard
Children	Thomas Jr. (1901–1919); John (1904–1979)
Parent(s)	Thomas Rickard (1834-1916); Octavia Rachel Forbes (1837-1879)

T. A. Rickard (1864–1953), formally known as Thomas Arthur Rickard, was born on 29 August 1864 in Italy. Rickard's parents were British, and he became a mining engineer practising in the United States, Europe and Australia. He was also a publisher and author on mine engineering subjects.

Biography

Family and education

Thomas Arthur Rickard was born in Crotone, Italy, the son of Thomas Rickard, a Cornish mining engineer. His grandfather was a Cornish miner, Captain James Rickard. His cousin Tom Rickard was mayor of Berkeley, California at the time of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. He was educated in Russia and England. In 1882 Rickard entered the Royal School of Mines, London from which he graduated in 1885.

Career

1885 Assayer, British mining firm, Idaho Springs, Colorado
1886 Assistant Manager, California Gold Mining Co., Colorado
1887 Manager, Union Gold Mine, San Andreas, Calaveras County, California
1889-1891 Consultant investigating mines in England and Australia
1891 In charge, Silver/Lead/Gold mines, French Alps/Isere district
1892-1893 Investigating mines in Western U.S.A.
1894 Manager, Enterprise Mine, Colorado
1895-1901 State Geologist, Colorado - appointed by Governor McIntyre and re-appointed by the next two governors
1897-1898 Consultant investigating mines in Australia and Canada and other work.
1903 Editor-in-chief, Engineering and Mining Journal, New York
- In 1903 W.E. Ford published an article in the American Journal of Science naming a new mineral Rickardite after Rickard.
1905 purchased Mining and Scientific Press, San Francisco
1906-1909 Editor, Mining and Scientific Press, San Francisco
1909-1915 Founding Editor, Mining Magazine, London
1915-1922 Editor, Mining and Scientific Press, San Francisco
1922-1925 contributing editor, Engineering and Mining Journal, following the amalgamation of Mining and Scientific Press with that Journal
1925- Devoted his time to writing

Death

Rickard died in Oak Bay, British Columbia on 15 August 1953.

Memberships and awards

Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
- 1896 elected Member
- 1903-1909 Member of Council
- 1932 awarded Gold Medal "in recognition of his services in the general advancement of mining engineering, with special reference to his contributions to technical and historical literature"
- 1948 made Honorary Member "in recognition of his long and valued services to the mining and metallurgical profession and to the Institution"
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Member
University of Colorado
- Honorary D.Sc.
Royal School of Mines (Old Students’) Association
- 1913 Founder
- First Honorary Secretary
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (AIME)
- 1935 made Honorary Member

Published works

‘Minerals which accompany gold and their bearing upon the richness of ore deposits’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 6, 1897-8
‘Cripple Creek goldfield’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 8, 1899-1900
A guide to technical writing (1908)
'Across the San Juan Mountains', 1907, Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco
‘Standardization of English in technical literature’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 19, 1909–10
‘Domes of Nova Scotia’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 21, 1911–12
‘Persistence of ore in depth’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 24, 1914–15
‘The later Argonauts‘ Trans I.M.M., vol. 36, 1926-7
‘Copper mining in Cyprus’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 39, 1929–30
‘Gold and silver as money metal’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 41, 1931-32
Man and Metals (1932)
A History of American Mining. New York & London: McGraw-Hill (1932)^: 365
‘The primitive smelting of copper and bronze’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 44, 1934–35
‘The primitive use of gold’ Trans I.M.M., vol. 44, 1934–35
Retrospect (1937) - his autobiography
"Indian Participation in the Gold Discoveries." British Columbia Historical Quarterly 2:1 (1938): 3-18^: 374
The Romance of Mining. Toronto: Macmillan (1944)^: 365
Historic Backgrounds of British Columbia. Vancouver: Wrigley Printing (1948)^: 365
Autumn Leaves. Vancouver: Wrigley Printing (1948)^: 365

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Thomas Arthur Rickard". Trans I.M.M. 63: 503–504. 1953–54. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "T. A. Rickard (Deceased 1953)". American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers. AIME. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
↑ Payton, Philip (2005). The Cornish Overseas: A History of Cornwall's 'great Emigration'. Fowey: Cornwall Editions. p. 388. ISBN 9781904880042. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
↑ "Rickardite". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 1 December 2019. Ford, W.E. (1903) Rickardite, a new mineral. American Journal of Science: 165: 69-70.
↑ Rickard, Thomas (1980). Across the San Juan Mountains. Ouray, Colorado: Bear Creek Publishing Co. p. 130. ISBN 0-941026-03-5.
1 2 3 4 5 Marshall, Daniel Patrick (2000). Claiming the land: Indians, goldseekers, and the rush to British Columbia (PhD). University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[transimm-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Thomas Arthur Rickard". Trans I.M.M. 63: 503–504. 1953–54. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[aime-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "T. A. Rickard (Deceased 1953)". American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers. AIME. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[3] Payton, Philip (2005). The Cornish Overseas: A History of Cornwall's 'great Emigration'. Fowey: Cornwall Editions. p. 388. ISBN 9781904880042. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

[mindat-4] "Rickardite". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 1 December 2019. Ford, W.E. (1903) Rickardite, a new mineral. American Journal of Science: 165: 69-70.

[5] Rickard, Thomas (1980). Across the San Juan Mountains. Ouray, Colorado: Bear Creek Publishing Co. p. 130. ISBN 0-941026-03-5.

[marshall-6] 1 2 3 4 5 Marshall, Daniel Patrick (2000). Claiming the land: Indians, goldseekers, and the rush to British Columbia (PhD). University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[7] Only includes Rickards who were mining engineers and their wives.

[transimm-8] 1 2 3 "Thomas Arthur Rickard". Trans I.M.M. 63: 503–504. 1953–54. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[9] "Deaths". The Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet, and General Advertiser. Truro, Cornwall, England. 9 March 1860. p. 5.

[kiernan-10] Kiernan, Michael T. (2016). The Engineers of Cornwall at the Mines of Pontgibaud in France. ISBN 9781326553418. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[bg-18960311-11] 1 2 "R. Rickard's Life". Berkeley Gazette. Berkeley, California. March 11, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[12] "From the Antipodes, A Letter from Thomas Rickard". Berkeley Gazette. Berkeley, California. May 12, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[13] "Died". San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. April 3, 1895. p. 13. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[14] "Obituary Thomas Rickard". Mining and Scientific Press. Vol. 102, no. 13. San Francisco, California: Dewey Publishing Company. 1 April 1911. p. 483. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[15] "EDGAR RICKARD, 77, ENGINEER, IS DEAD; Associate of Herbert Hoover on Belgian Relief Commission Well Known, in Mining Father Also an Engineer Manufacturing Firms Officer". January 22, 1951 – via NYTimes.com.

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Thomas Arthur Rickard
Born	(1864-08-29)August 29, 1864 Crotone, Italy
Died	August 15, 1953(1953-08-15) (aged 88) Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Mining Engineer
Spouse	Marguerite Lydia Rickard
Children	Thomas Jr. (1901–1919) John (1904–1979)
Parent(s)	Thomas Rickard (1834-1916) Octavia Rachel Forbes (1837-1879)