Richard Austin Cooper, South African chemist (1889 – 31 March 1972)

Described mineral modderite (1924) 

Developed the chlorine process for extraction of platinum metals (1929)

SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY

With F.W. Watson. The development of the chlorine process of extraction of platinum metals from ores (1929)

A new platinum mineral in the Rustenburg norites. Chem. Metall. Mining Soc. South Africa 28:281-3, 1928

Platinum specimens from Onverwacht mine. Chem. Metall. Mining Soc. South Africa 26:228-30, 1926

Modderit. Chem. Metall. Mining Soc. South Africa 24:265, 1924

Mineral constituents of Rand conglomerates. Chem. Metall. Mining Soc. South Africa 24:90-3, 1924

Mineral constituents of the Rand banket. Chem. Metall. Mining Soc. South Africa 23:90-5, 1923

With W.F. Watson. The acidity of mine waters. Chem. Metall. Mining Soc. South Africa 22, 1921

Notes on the use of potassium permanganate as cyanide in sand-filling solutions (1914)

On determination of platinum metals in ores and concentrates

On manufacture of pig iron in Natal

Notes on manipulation of osmiridium concentrate

HONORS

Cooperite Wartenweiller 1928 (Mineral)