He sieves the earth, runs it through magnetic drums and centrifuges and electromagnetic separators. 'We take samples, hey, from gravel and streambeds all over the world,' Fipke says. * Photo: Andrew Hetherington * Behind an unmarked door in a faded business park outside Kelowna, British Columbia, in a maze of rooms crowded with desks, computers, and floor-to-ceiling shelves, Chuck Fipke sifts through 20-pound bags of dirt.
Diamond hunter Chuck Fipke spreads out maps of potential new discoveries.
