Mining Man of the Year (1992) PDAC's Prospector of the Year (1992) H.H. "Spud" Huestis Award for prospecting and mineral exploration (1997) Daniel C. Jackling Award for contributions to technical progress in mining, geology, and geophysics (2004) Robert M. Dreyer Award for outstanding achievement in applied economic geology (2005) He was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2013. Fipke's history forms a significant portion of the "narrative broth" from which author Kathy Reichs formed the plot of the novel Bones Are Forever. References Further reading Kevin Krajick, Barren Lands: An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic. 2001, Freeman/Henry Holt, . at Smithsonian Magazine Kathy Reichs, Bones are Forever'' 2012, Scribner, . Vernon Frolick, "Fire Into Ice: Charles Fipke and The Great Diamond Hunt" 2000, Raincoast Books, , and . LD Cross, "Treasure Under the Tundra: Canada's Arctic Diamonds" 2011, Heritage House Publishing Co, , and . External links Tribute Video produced by the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Living people Canadian geologists University of British Columbia alumni Canadian philanthropists 1946 births Canadian prospectors Canadian racehorse owners and breeders Members of the Order of Canada Scientists from Edmonton Owners of King's Plate winners