Ben Dickinson

Sir Samuel Benson "Ben" Dickinson (1 February 1912 – 2 February 2000) was an Australian geologist. He was government geologist in South Australia, before being appointed director of exploration for Rio Tinto Australia in 1956. In the 1960s he was a mining consultant working from Sydney, which include exploration work for Gove Bauxite Corporation in the Northern Territory. He retired in 1975, but continued to serve as a ministerial advisor in Adelaide for a further 10 years. He was knighted in the 1980 Birthday Honours.

Early life and education Samuel Benson Dickinson was born in Hobart, Tasmania, on 1 February 1912. and Margaret Dickinson, née Clemes, and was raised a Quaker. in 1942, and Director of Mines from 1948 to 1956. During this time, he created the Geological Survey of South Australia.

On nominal retirement in 1975, he returned to Adelaide, where he served as a ministerial advisor for a further 10 years. (4 March 1910 – 16 March 1993) on 22 November 1941 in Adelaide. They had two sons.

Death and legacy Dickinson died on 2 February 2000. He was survived by his sons from his first marriage as well as his second wife and their two children.

Recognition 1980: Knighted in the 1980 Birthday Honours. Commemorated by a bronze plaque on North Terrace, Adelaide, a supplementary addition to the original 150 plaques Elected Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM)

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