Mining Executives & Tech Leaders:
Stop Speculating. Start Collaborating.
Turning Innovation Into Measurable Impact
Bridging the gap between mining operations and decarb technology.
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Three Ways We Bridge the Mining-Tech Divide
Whether you're a mining executive navigating technology decisions or a tech innovator breaking into the mining market, we've built specialized solutions to bridge the gap and deliver measurable results.
About The Wan Collective
Win-Win Collaboration Moves the Needle
The thing we're most energized about? Creating win-win collaborations that actually move the needle. We don't just connect mining companies with decarb tech innovators. We help both sides speak the same language, align their needs and capabilities, and deploy sustainable technologies at scale... profitably.
Deployment Done Right is everything because the transition to Net Zero mining isn't just about having great technology. It's about deploying it right, at scale, and without compromising performance.
Innovate
The Mining-Tech Disconnect is
Costing Billions
Ready to Bridge the Gap Between Mining Operations and Game-Changing Technology? The Time is Now
Mining companies are facing challenges that have no proven solutions. Tech innovators are building breakthrough solutions. Yet they're operating in parallel universes, and it's costing everyone.
The pressure is mounting from all sides. Analysts project that 25% of copper contracts now include carbon footprint specifications, making decarbonization not just an environmental imperative, but a business survival requirement.
Yet the track record reveals a costly pattern:
More than 80% of mining projects exceed their budgets, with over half experiencing cost overruns averaging 49%. Meanwhile, 66% of technology projects fail partially or completely. The common thread? Solutions developed in isolation from operational reality.
Here's the deeper issue:
It's not a competence problem, it's a collaboration problem.
Mining executives have deep operational expertise but limited visibility into emerging technology capabilities. Tech innovators have breakthrough solutions but limited insight into complex mining operational requirements. Both sides are incredibly skilled at what they do.
The result? Promising technologies that struggle to scale in real mining environments. Innovation roadmaps that don't align with operational needs. And missed opportunities that compound as decarbonization deadlines approach.
The disconnect between mining operations and breakthrough technology isn't just inefficient—it's costing the industry billions while the clock ticks on urgent transformation goals.
From Guesswork
to Guaranteed Impact
The Wan Collective bridges the mining decarbonization - technology gap by translating needs, aligning goals, and ensuring innovation actually lands where it matters most so that you can transform technology deployment from guesswork into guaranteed impact…
→ Win-Win Partnerships That Actually Work
Creating win-win partnerships where mining operations get proven results and tech innovators achieve successful market penetration, with measurable outcomes that benefit everyone involved.
→ Our Bridge-Building Approach Delivers Results
We use our bridge-building approach in ALL of our engagements to deliver industry-leading collaboration success, that's why our clients see technology implementations that actually work and innovation roadmaps that drive real operational improvements.
Everyone Wins When Goals Align
Clear technology strategies with quantified value and managed implementation risk.
Deep mining insights and go-to-market strategies that ensure their innovations land successfully in the field.
Partnerships built on shared goals, not competing agendas.
28 Years of
Mining Experience.
One Clear Solution.
A Word From Our Technical Director/Co-Founder, Peter Wan:
Over 28 years I have seen many great technologies over promise and under deliver in mining operations.
I witnessed many solutions repeat the same cycle over my three decades at Teck, Modular Mining and Wenco. The same frustrating pattern, innovative technologies struggling to find their footing in mining operations, while operators searched for solutions that truly understood their world.
Billions lost in translation. I saw breakthrough technology developed in isolation, mining strategies built without innovation input, and billions in potential impact lost in translation.
The Problem Wasn't Quality—It Was Connection
That's why we launched The Wan Collective. After leading mobile fleet decarbonization at Teck Resources and managing technology programs across copper, zinc, and applied mineralogy, I knew the problem wasn't the quality of innovation or operations or even people—it was the disconnect between them.
Ready to bridge the critical divide between mining operations and breakthrough technology?
Let's explore what's possible.
Innovation You Can't Ignore
Which Best Describes You?
For Mining Operations Innovation Roadmap & Implementation
Define your technology strategy with precision. We help mining executives build innovation roadmaps, quantify value, manage risk, and implement breakthrough technologies that deliver measurable impact to your operations.
For Technology Innovators Go-to-Market Strategy & Mining Intelligence
Navigate mining customer needs with confidence. We bridge the gap between your breakthrough technology and real mining operations, ensuring your innovation lands, scales, and delivers the results your customers actually need.
For Growing Businesses Fractional Leadership & Launch Support
Scale with strategic precision. From communication flows and product launches to entrepreneurial operating systems and leadership coaching—get fractional COO, Chief of Staff, and executive coaching support when you need it most.
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