Letter from Brigadier R. S. G. Stokes

Brigadier R. S. G. Stokes of Sherborne, Dorset, is the oldest surviving member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He joined in 1904 and has been a member for 77 years. Book review Sittig, M. Hand book of catalyst manufacture. Park Ridge (U.S.A.), Noyes Data Corporation, 1978. The detailed information in this book is based on patents issued in the U.S.A. that deal with catalysts and their commercial technology. Project management The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is to hold a Colloquium on Project Management in the Metallurgical Industry in March 1980. Ingenieurs-in-opleiding in die weermag Op 'n onlangse vergadering van die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad vir Professionele Ingenieurs is daar besluit om kwytskelding van jaargeld aan geregistreerde ingenieursin- opleiding wat tans met hulle tweejaar nasionale diensplig besig is, te verleen met dien verstande dat.... Engineers-in-training in the army At a recent meeting of the South African Council for Professional Engineers it was resolved that a remission of annual fees would be granted to registered engineers in- training who are doing compulsory two-year national service, provided that.... Processing of fine particles The Society of Mining Engineers of AIME is organizing an International Symposium on Fine Particles Processing, which is to be held in Las Vegas from 24th to 28th February, 1980. Economics of precious metals International Precious Metals Institute announces a Special Course for all interested in economic aspects of today's precious metals.