Background
Hesse, Christian August was born on June 20, 1925 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of William Albert and Anna Gunhilda (Baumann) Hesse.
mining and underground construction consultant
Hesse, Christian August was born on June 20, 1925 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of William Albert and Anna Gunhilda (Baumann) Hesse.
Bachelor in applied Science with honors, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1948.
Registered profile engineer, Canada. Chartered engineer, United Kingdom In various mining and construction positions, Canada, 1944-1961. Junior shift boss New Jersey Zinc Company, Gilman, Colorado, 1949.
Assistant layout engineer International Nickel Company, Sudbury, Ontario, 1949-1952.
Shaft and tunnel engineer Perini-Walsh Joint Venture, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 1952-1954. Construction project engineer B. Perini & Sons (Canada) Limited., Toronto, Ottawa, and New Brunswick, 1954-1955.
Field engineer Aries Copper Mines Limited., Northern Ontario, 1955-1956. Instructor in mining engineering U. Toronto, 1956-1957.
Planning engineer Stanleigh Uranium Mining Corporation Limited., Elliot Lake, Ontario, 1957-1958, chief engineer, 1959-1960.
Subway field engineer Johnson-Perini-Kiewit Joint Venture, Toronto, 1960-1961. Delegate Commonwealth Mining Congress, Africa, 1961. With United States Borax & Chemical Corporation,1961-1990.
Managing director Yorkshire Potash, Limited., London, 1970-1971, general manager, president Allan Potash Mines Limited., Allan, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1974, chief engineer United States Borax & Chemical Corporation, Los Angeles, 1974-1977, vice president engineering, 1978-1981, 87-90, vice-president and project manager Quartz Hill molybdenum project, 1981-1990.
Vice president Pacific Coast Molybdenum Company, 1981-1990, vice president mining development, 1984-1990. Company-author publications on submarine tailings disposal.
Sault Daily Star scholar, Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada, 1944.
Fellow Institute Mining and Metallurgy (London). Member Small and Medium Size Enterprises/American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (chairman southern California mining section 1994-1995), Canada Institute Mining and Metallurgy (life), Association Professional Engineers Ontario, Prospectors and Developers Association, Northwest Mining Association, Alaska Miners Association, Los Angeles Tennis Club.
Married Brenda Nora Rigby, November 4, 1964. Children: Rob Christian, Bruce William.
