Sir George Fisher was Chairman of Mount Isa Mines during the company's major expansion of copper and silver-lead-zinc production from 1953 to 1970. He studied engineering at Adelaide University. Post-graduation, Fisher landed a job with the Zinc Corporation at Broken Hill where he stayed for many years apart from a period of war service construction in Darwin. Rose through the ranks of the Zinc Corporation to become General Manager and finally Director. He travelled to Mount Isa in 1952 to take up the post of Vice-Chairman of Mount Isa Mines, then became Chairman the following year. Was the inaugural President and founder of the Australian Mining Industry Council, now known as the Minerals Council of Australia. He was President three times and also Vice-President and Councillor of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), and was a Director of the Australian Industry Development Corporation. Also served as Chancellor at James Cook University of North Queensland. Knighted in 1967.