Ann: Company Update - Conglomerate-Hosted Gold Projects, page-45

Have you considered given them the benefit of the doubt ... ?



I'd say this Ball fellow was, well on the Ball:


http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000035b.htm

Born Sydney, 12 January 1877. Died Brisbane, February 1955. Educated University of Sydney (mining and metallurgical engineering). Broken Hill Proprietary's mine, Broken Hill ca 1899; Assistant geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1900; Deputy Chief Government Geologist 1921; geological surveyor 1931-36; Chief Government Geologist 1931-46; executive director, Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of North Australia from 1934.
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1890s
Education - Mining and metallurgical engineering studies at the University of Sydney
c. 1899
Career position - Metallurgist for Broken Hill Proprietary's mine, Victoria
1900
Career position - Assistant Geologist on the Geological Survey of Queensland
1921
Career position - Deputy Chief Government Geologist in Queensland
1931 - 1946
Career position - Chief Government Geologist for Queensland
1934 -
Career position - Executive Director of the Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of North Australia