Thus, technologies were needed to see further into the Earth in order to discover new ore deposits. SGH^SM was one of the solutions “to see through” this overburden or cover rock which masked the deposits.

SGH^SM is a proprietary technology developed by in collaboration with Canadian Mineral Research Organization (CAMIRO), the governments of Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and Canada, as well as twelve major mining companies. The SGH^SM geochemistry built off the 1995 GC/MS technology. The first project of SGH^SM development (1997-1999) was conducted in collaboration with 12 major mining companies and demonstrated that the SGH^SM concept was highly successful. A second project (1999-2001) was conducted, in collaboration with leading geo-microbiological experts, to provide scientific evidence that could explain the link between the mineral deposits and the measured SGH^SM signals. This research was a critical link in the understanding of the geochemistry. We began marketing this technology in 2003.