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The Prairie Meteorite Search is led by Alan Hildebrand (Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary) Peter Brown (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario) and Martin Beech (Department of Physics, University of Regina). The Prairie Searchers:

  • 2000 - Andrew Bird
  • 2001 - Dan Lockwood
  • 2002 - Brent Shelest
  • 2003 - Jenny Noland
  • 2004 - Michael Wamsteeker
  • 2005 - Tom Weedmark
  • 2006 - Adrian Karolko
  • 2007 - Nathan Seon
  • 2008 - Patrick Mah
  • 2009 - Jeff Kriz

August 30, 2007 - Prairie Searcher identifies weathered iron meteorite in Sask.

May 11, 2007 - First Canadian meteorite of 2007 discovered

During 2006 the Prairie Meteorite Search identified three new meteorites, one from British Columbia and two from Manitoba.

December 19, 2006 - BC man finds iron meteorite near Whistler, BC

During 2005 the Prairie Meteorite Search identified three new meteorites, one from Alberta and two from Manitoba.

December 15, 2005:  A record year for meteorite recovery in Canada

September 19, 2005:  Alberta's Centennial meteorite discovered near Edmonton

July 14, 2005:  Manitoba meteorite hunter scores again

During 2004 the Prairie Meteorite Search identified a new meteorite from Alberta.

June 10,  2004:  Alberta farmer finds Canada's newest meteorite:  Belly River Buttes

April 20, 2004:  Bernic Lake - another new meteorite from Manitoba

During the 2002 summer field season, the Prairie Meteorite Search identified a large meteorite strewn field in Saskatchewan:

Meteorite fragments litter farmers' fields near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
(September 27, 2002)

During the 2001 summer field season, the Prairie Meteorite Search identified two new meteorites from the province of Manitoba:

Another New Meteorite Discovered from Manitoba!
(March 5, 2002)

New Meteorite Discovered from Manitoba!
(August 17, 2001)

During the 2000 summer field season, the Prairie Meteorite Search identified two new meteorites from the Canadian prairies. See the links below for descriptions of these recoveries.

Description of Delaine, Saskatchewan!
(October 5, 2000)

Description of Kyle, Saskatchewan
(July 27, 2000)


The Prairie Meteorite Search has been made possible by the following organizations and programs:
2009 - ConocoPhillips Canada
Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary
2008 - Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council
ConocoPhillips Canada
Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary
2007 - ConocoPhillips Canada
Research grants held by Dr. Martin Beech, Campion College, University of Regina
Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary
2006 - Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council
ConocoPhillips Canada
The Canadian Space Agency
Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary
2005 - Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council
The Canadian Space Agency
Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary
2004 - Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council
The Canadian Space Agency
Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary
2003 -The provincial government of Saskatchewan student employment program
research grants held by Dr. Martin Beech, Campion College, University of Regina, Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary,
and Dr. Peter Brown, The University of Western Ontario
2002 - The provincial government of Saskatchewan student employment program
National Science and Engineering Research Council's Promotion of Science Program (administered by Canadian Astronomical Society)
2111 Foundation for Exploration
research grants held by Dr. Martin Beech, Campion College at University of Regina and Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary
2001 - Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council
Meteoritical Society
research grants held by Dr. Peter Brown, The University of Western Ontario and Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary
2000 - Meteorites and Impacts Advisory Committee to the Canadian Space Agency
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Superfund
Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council
Special Projects Fund of the University of Calgary

More information on Canada's meteorites:  The Canadian Meteorite Catalogue

A search to come:  October 14, 2001 Fireball

Don Fougere, of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, is the background researcher for the Prairie Meteorite Search fieldwork. Michael Mazur is the web page designer.

These pages were designed by Mike Mazur. Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002. All rights reserved, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary.