Background
Foots, James William was born on July 12, 1916.
mining executive mining engineer and company director
Foots, James William was born on July 12, 1916.
Coburg and University High Schools, Melbourne and Melbourne University.
Engineer, with North Broken Hill Ltd. 1938-1943, Allied Works Council 1943-1944, Lake George Mines Ltd. 1944-1945, Zinc Corporation Ltd.
1946-1954; Assistant General Manager Zinc Corporation and New Broken Hill Consolidated Ltd. 1952-1954; General Manager Mount Isa Mines Ltd. 1955-1966, Director since 1956, Manager Director 1966-1970, Chairman 1970-1981.
Chief Executive M.l.M. Holdings Ltd. 1970-1981, Chairman 1970-1983, Deputy Chairman 1983-1987. Director Westpac Banking Corporation 1971-1989, Chairman 1987-1989, ASARCO Inc.
1985-1987, Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd. 1983-1985; Chairman Queensland University Foundation Ltd. 1982-1985, Governor since 1985.
President Australian Mining Industry Council 1974, 1975. President Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1974. President 1986 Congress, Council of Mining and Metallurgical Instituts.
Honorary D.Eng.
Member of Council Mining & Metallurgical Institutes (president congress 1986), Australasian Institute Mining & Metallurgy (president 1974).
Married Thora H. Thomas, 1939. 3 children.