Mining & Industrial Transformation
When Change is
Not Optional,
We Activate Certainty
PACE.global works with mining and industrial leaders to make change stick,
safely and on schedule, and without burning out the people
doing the work.
52%
Development rates lifted, sustained
underground, Africa
$100M+
Operational value unlocked,
concentrators program, 10 countries
95%
Digital adoption, underground safety systems, North America
30+
Years combined mining and industrial transformation expertise on 4 continents
The Problem We Solve
Why Change Stalls on Mine Sites
We have worked underground, in concentrators, and in workshop bays across four continents. The problems repeat.
Good Strategies, Poor Adoption
The initiative is real. The pressure to deliver is real. What gets missed is that the site was never set up to absorb the pace of change being asked of it.
Change Fatigue
Crews have seen flavour-of-the-month programs before. That history does not disappear when the next initiative lands. You are not starting from zero,
you are starting with a credibility deficit.
Tools Without Behaviour Change
Digital systems get installed. Workflows, mental models, and communication stay the same. Shift lineups stay in Excel. Pre-ops stay on paper. Nothing actually changes.
WHAT WE DO
Three Service Lines. One Methodology.
High-risk, safety-critical sites do not need one of these in isolation. They need all three working together. That is what makes PACE.global different from a single-discipline consultancy.
Operational Excellence
Lean and Six Sigma adapted for mission-critical realities. Cage schedules, shift lineups, and the practical constraints of continuous production are built into every engagement, not treated as exceptions.
Digital Adoption
We connect executive strategy to the production team. Digital workflows designed around real constraints so tools actually replace legacy systems instead of sitting alongside them.
Six Steps. Site-Level Results.
The Change Acceleration Program (CAP) is a structured methodology for mining operations. Each step is sequenced to build momentum without outpacing site capacity.
Step 1
Diagnose Desire Assess readiness and resistance across leadership layers before committing to pace.
Step 4
Mobilize LeadersBuild guiding coalitions of coaches, not just sponsors who show up at kick-off.
Step 2
Align with KPIsMap change objectives directly to value driver trees and production targets.
Step 5
Establish CAP TeamDedicated change agents embedded at site level, not flying in and out.
Step 3
Benefit Identification & Sanity CheckPressure-test the value case against site realities before scaling.
Step 6
Visible Ownership of ResultsKPI-linked War Room dashboards. Results owned by the site.
Unlock Operational Excellence in Mining — Without Burning Out Your People
Good standards, poor adoption. Decentralized workshops. Basic execution gaps in scheduling, housekeeping, and competence planning. Change fatigue and skeptical crews. We’ve seen it all — and we’ve fixed it.
Connect
Align leaders and map culture
Guiding coalition mapping
Cultural diagnostics
Actualize
Rapid process transformation
Workshop excellence design
Pilot then scale
Transform
Leadership behaviour coaching
Short-term visible wins
Continuous diagnostics
Turn Mining Data into Decisions: Digital Adoption That Actually Sticks Underground
Five reasons digital fails in mining: tools don’t match real workflows, underground constraints are ignored, change management is an afterthought, leaders are overloaded, and no common approach exists across sites. We solve all five.
Mining-first, not generic IT change
We design workflows around tools — not the other way around. Offline use, poor connectivity, and device limitations are built into every rollout plan.
From boardroom to heading face
Executive strategy through supervisors and lineups. We replace fragmented Excel templates and improve shift handover quality at every level.
Integrated change + technology
Methodology and digital tools designed together. SIC apps, pre-ops, shift lineups, and MOS platforms adopted — not just installed.
Digital and AI fluent
Helping leaders use AI tools for real work, not just experimentation. Capability building that outlasts the engagement.
Our Approach
Connect. Actualize. Transform.
Change fails when the pace of the initiative does not match site reality. CAT is specifically designed for high-risk, unionized, safety-critical environments.
Phase 01
Connect
Align leaders, understand site reality, and build the coalition that will carry change forward.
Phase 02
Actualize
Design and execute rapid process transformation. Pilot, learn, scale. Tools built around how work actually gets done.
Phase 03
Transform
Embed the change. Capture wins. Build capability that holds after we leave.
Our methodology integrates Prosci ADKAR, Kotter's 8-step model, and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), each adapted for mining's safety-critical, unionized, and operationally constrained reality.
WHY PACE
Four Reasons Mining Leaders Work With Us
01
Your Leaders Are the Face of Change
We coach, not replace. Supervisors, GCOMs, and site leaders own transformation. We build their capability to do it.
02
Fixed-Price Productized Engagements
Time-limited engagements. No open-ended retainers. Scope and budget discipline you can defend to the board.
03
We Work Through Your Meetings, Not Around Them
We don’t add to your calendar. We wire into the meetings you’re already running. Change happens in your rooms, through your agendas, with your people leading it.
04
Camera-Ready Communications, Done For You
Every update, every message, every stakeholder communication is written, designed and ready to send. Your leaders show up looking prepared. We make that happen invisibly.
PROVEN RESULTS
Our Clients
We never name our clients. What we can share are the outcomes — because results speak louder than references.
52%
Development Rate IncreaseMining OEM, underground operations, Africa. From 4.2 m/d to 7.0 m/d.
$100M+
Annualized Improvements IdentifiedGlobal concentrators program, 10 countries across 3 continents.
95%
Digital Adoption AchievedUnderground operations safety rollout, North America.
Underground Metals Miner, Multiple Sites
Project and operations teams were managing through ad-hoc decisions. No unified system. Schedule risk was growing.
Teams moved from ad-hoc decision-making to data-driven shift management, increasing schedule certainty and reducing escalations to senior leadership.
Mining OEM, Workshop Network, Multiple Countries
Inconsistent workshop standards across regions were creating quality risk, technician turnover, and customer disruption during peak maintenance cycles.
Standardized practices reduced quality escapes and technician turnover risk, with measurable improvement in customer satisfaction scores across the network.
Global Concentrators Program, 10 Countries
Fragmented practices across 10 countries made benchmarking impossible. Each site was operating as its own island.
Over $100M in annualized improvements identified and prioritized. Common framework enabled cross-site benchmarking for the first time.
Our Team
Mining DNA. Consulting Discipline.
Every PACE consultant has worked on mine sites, underground, in concentrators, in workshop bays. We do not bring a generic playbook and adapt it. We bring direct experience.
Principal Consultant, Mining and Operational Excellence
P.Eng. / PMP / Master Black Belt
Mining & Operational Excellence
Took development rates from 4.2 m/d to 7.0 m/d at an underground operation, sustained 18 months post-engagement.
25+ years in underground and surface mining, metals, and operational transformation.
Senior Consultant, Change Acceleration and Digital Adoption
CMP / PMP / Prosci Certified
Change Acceleration & Digital Adoption
Achieved 95% digital adoption across underground safety systems, replacing Excel-based templates across 3 sites in under 6 months.
18+ years in change management, industrial technology, and mining operations.
Principal Consultant, Lean and Process Transformation
P.Eng. / Six Sigma Black Belt
Lean & Process Transformation
Identified and prioritized $100M+ in annualized improvements across a 10-country concentrators program.
20+ years in metals, mining, and Lean transformation across 4 continents.
FAQ
Questions Mining Leaders Ask Us
Insights
Mining OpEx Intelligence
Practical thinking for mining leaders on change, operational excellence, and digital adoption. Written for the people making decisions on site, not the people writing about them.
Operational Excellence
Why Lean Programs Stall in Mining
The gap between Lean workshops and lasting improvement is rarely about methodology. Read the article.
Digital Adoption
The 5 Reasons Digital Tools Don't Stick Underground
Most digital rollouts are designed without accounting for how mining actually works. Read the article.
Change Management
What Is Change Acceleration? A Practical Guide
Change acceleration is a specific methodology for high-stakes environments, not change management rebranded. Read the article.
Project Management
How to Build a Mining Management Operating System (MOS) That Actually Works
Most Management Operating System (MOS) implementations fail because accountability and handover quality are treated as afterthoughts. Read the article.
Talk to Us About Your Site
Tell us what is not working. A stalled digital rollout, a workshop with inconsistent standards, a change program that lost momentum. We will map your situation to Connect, Actualize, Transform and give you 2 to 3 practical moves for the next 90 days. No obligation.
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