John Ivanac at his private garden in Queensland, Australia
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Biography of John Francis Ivanac
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1925 | Born in the shadow of gold mines in Boulder, WA. Lived in Kalgoorlie on the edge of the township and prospected for gold with his father. I received early advice on minerals from a prospector from Coen, Queensland |
| 1946 | Graduated in Science, Major in Geology from the University of WA. Received the Edward Sydney Simpson Prize. |
| 1947-1955 | Joined Bureau of Mineral Resources. Was a member of the sub-Antarctic Team and worked on Heard and Macquarie Island and the Kerguelen Islands. Later worked in Tennant Creek, Rum Jungle, Cloncurry, Harts Range, Pakistan (as expedition member in the Colombo Plan) Himalayas, Gilgit, Hunza and Chitral. Central Australia – advised Albert Namitjira on copper claim near Areyonga. Explored East Coast of Australia for rutile, iluminte and zircon. |
| 1956-1959 | Peru- lived in the high Andes at over 14,000 feet in Inca country. Was Chief Geologist for Cerro de Pasco corporation at the Morococha and Cerro de Pasco mines. |
| 1960-1966 | Papua New Guinea, Kimberley WA Top End – Northern Territory Java, Indonesia |
| 1966-1968 | New South Wales, Western Australia |
| 1968-1977 Central Pacific Minerals |
Sydney Yuendemu NT (worked with Walpiri Tribe on uranium Harts Range NT, WA Goldfields, oil shale (Qld) and New Zealand, Tonga Fiji |
| 1977-1988 | Became consultant – worked in Australia, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Germany, USA, Canada, Italy, Sicily, Greece, Belgium, Holland, Scotland and South Africa. |
| 1988 | Reduced consulting load and returned to painting seriously |
| 1996 | Consulting work in South America |