Mining & Technology

Canada

Canada’s mining sector is at a crossroads — balancing legacy assets with the promise of new frontiers. Mature, world-class districts like the Sudbury Basin are redefining productivity and sustainability, while emerging regions such as Ontario’s Ring of Fire and British Columbia’s Golden Triangle represent the next chapter of responsible, high-tech resource development.

As ore bodies become deeper, geographies more complex, and environmental expectations higher, technology has become the decisive factor in whether projects thrive. Success now depends on strong digital and technology roadmaps that improve safety, enhance reliability, accelerate project delivery, and attract the next generation of skilled talent.

Our Stake

Technology as a value driver

At Daybreak Strategy, we help mining organizations move beyond one-off digital initiatives to build connected strategies that deliver measurable value — improving NPV, efficiency, and sustainability across the mine lifecycle.

Our focus areas include:

Electrification & Low-Carbon Operations — using data analytics and automation to aid in reducing emissions and ventilation costs while improving underground conditions.
Semi-Autonomous & Remote Operations — enhancing safety and productivity in challenging environments.
Instrumentation, IIoT & Sensoring — enabling real-time insight and predictive maintenance across assets.
Data Modernization — creating a single source of truth to support analytics, digital twins, and faster decision-making.
Reliability Engineering & Asset Performance — extending equipment life and reducing downtime using condition monitoring, data analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Project Acceleration & NPV Improvement — applying digital tools and technology to shorten schedules and strengthen capital efficiency.
Reporting compliance - our in-house, on-prem tools utilize the latest large language models to delve into large datasets to help inform areas of reporting weakness and practical pre-due-diligence self-checks.

Local insight, global impact

Daybreak’s Canadian Advisory Practice is led by Peter Scaife, a recognized advisor in industrial digitalization. Peter brings three decades of experience across electrification, semi-autonomous operations, instrumentation, data modernization, reliability, project acceleration and technology-driven NPV improvement.

From Sudbury to the Ring of Fire and the Golden Triangle, our team partners with mining clients to design and execute digital programs that bridge strategy and delivery — creating tangible outcomes for production, people, and planet.

Building the roadmap forward

Our approach connects strategy, data, and technology with pragmatic execution:

Define the business case and align leadership on measurable outcomes.
Establish the data foundation and integration architecture.
Pilot and scale technologies that accelerate production and decarbonization.
Build internal capability and governance for sustainable digital growth.

Canada’s mining industry is changing — fast.

With deep sector knowledge and hands-on experience, Daybreak Strategy helps mining companies unlock the power of technology to operate smarter, safer, and more sustainably.