Charles E. Fipke

Charles Edgar "Chuck" Fipke CM (born 1946) is a Canadian geologist and prospector who discovered the existence of diamonds around Lac de Gras in Canada's Northwest Territories.

"My goal is to help UBC's Okanagan campus reach the leading edges of science, in order to recruit the top students and faculty from around the world.

At the time, the divorce settlement was the largest in Canadian history, with her portion of the assets estimated to be approximately CA$123,100,000.

[5] Upon graduation, Fipke worked for companies such as Kennecott Copper and Cominco, performing mineral explorations in locations such as Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Brazil.

"[7] Fipke is currently involved in multiple greenfield projects, involving searches for diamonds in Ontario with Metalex Ventures, for gold in the Yukon, Nevada and Yemen with Cantex Mine Development and for uranium along the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border with Northern Uranium.

His major winners include:[10][11] Fipke owns two farms in Kentucky where he houses roughly 75 broodmares.

[10] Fipke has received multiple honors, including:[6] He was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2013.