Josef Gotthard Schmitz

Background

Schmitz, Josef Gotthard was born on April 4, 1926 in Juelich, Germany. Son of Lambert and Sophie (Kuepper) Schmitz.

Education

Doctor rerum naturalium, Rheinsche Friedrich Wilhelm U., Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 1951.

Career

Field and engineering geologist, Geological Survey, Krefeld, Federal Republic of Germany, 1951-1953; field and mining geologist, S.W. Africa Co, Grootfontein, Namibia, 1953-1956; chief geologist, Roan Selection Trust (name changed to ZCCM), Luanshya, Zambia, 1956-1965; managing director, Squirrel and Popplewell Drilling Company, Kitwe, Zambia, 1965-1971; managing director, Julius Meister & Company Ltd., Harare, Zimbabwe, 1971-1976; deputy manager, GKN-Keller, Arabian Gulf Branch, Manama, Bahrein, 1976-1977; managing director, Klöckner Industrial and Mining Consult AG, Tehran, Iran, 1977-1980; consultant in mineral exploration, mining geology and mineral beneficiation, Klöckner Industrial, Anlagen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1980-1990; mng.dir., JGS Cons., since 1991. Consultant in mineral geology.

Achievements

• Certified european engineer, chartered engineer.

Membership

Fellow Institute Mining and Metallurgy, Society Economics Geologists. Member Assn.Deutscher Metallhütten and Bergleute.

Connections

Married Margot Auler, January 15, 1951 (deceased March 1986). Children: Barbara, Christopher, Elizabeth.

Father:

Lambert Schmitz

Mother:

Sophie (Kuepper) Schmitz

Spouse:

Margot Auler

child:

Christopher Schmitz

child:

Barbara Schmitz

child:

Elizabeth Schmitz