Background
Brown, Ivor John was born on April 20, 1937 in England.
Brown, Ivor John was born on April 20, 1937 in England.
Mining diploma, Staffordshire University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Leicester University, 1975.
Various mining positions National Coal Board, Shropshire, England, 1952-1959, underground manager England, 1959-1962. Lecturer mining and quarrying Doncaster College, Yorks, England, 1963-1968, Grantham College, Lincolnshire, England, 1968-1971. Group engineer for land reclamation Telford Development Corps., Shropshire, England, 1972-1976.
County minerals and waste disposal officer West Yorkshire Council, 1977-1986, Leeds City Council, 1986-1991, Staffordshire Council, 1991-1993. Minerals, reclamation and planning consultant engineer, Wakefield, England, since 1993.
Director Peak District Mining Museum Ltd., since 1992, Welsh Mines Preservation Trust Ltd., 1994-1997. Fellow Institute Mining Engineers, Institute Quarrying (vice chairman, chairman Yorkshire branch 1988-1992), National Association Mining History Organizations (vice chairman, chairman since 1985).