Page 60 By Gregory Reynolds An Oshawabased company has cre ated a system that could save the lives of many under ground miners The groundbreaking cavity monitor ing system developed by GeoSight Inc is earning rave reviews in the mining industry The innovative 3D wireless laser sys tem calculates the volume of under ground voids that would be diffcult and hazardous for humans to try and determine The three most common applications of the scanner are are cavity scanning tripod scanning and vertical scanning Stope reconciliation with GeoSight CMS ensures maximal ore yields ex tends site usable life and helps explain dilutionloss As well it increases workplace and employee safety elim inates any need to send people to po tentially dangerous areas and provides realtime data Doug Bruce senior production plan ning coordinator at Barrick s Hemlo Gold Mine says the Geosight CMS provides fast and reliable surveys The tablet interface is a simple mo bile device that enables the surveyors to chec k the cavity at the work site The turnaround on service and repairs is quick Overall we are pleased with the prod uct and are looking forward to more innovations Geosight can provide GeoSight was established in 2006 and for the frst four years provided laser scanning consulting services to un der ground mining companies It now has more than 40 vendors many of whom are local In that time it conducted research and developme nt on the cavity scan ner which it began manufacturing in 201 1 It received 200000 in grants from the National Research Program Industrial Research Assistance Pro gram The grant and technic al assis tance were keys to its success The GeoSight CMS technology is patented in Canada and Australia It is the frst under ground scanner that is completely wireless and the frst that can be lowered more than 100 metres deep achieving depths of 1000 me tres GeoSight of fers support and service to this very niche under ground mar ket Social media has served as a power ful tool in the way GeoSight networks and promotes its businesses Through T witter prospective buyers get the in side scoop on changes and advances LinkedIn has helped GeoSight reach potential clients in remote areas across the globe Obtaining ISO 90012008 has al lowed GeoSight to establish strong quality controls It continues to move forward and in the next two years will develop an even more advanced scanner that will keep up with the de mands of consumers Lives of many undergr ound miners could be saved by Geosight scanner