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Minerals Income Investment Fund

Also known as: MIIF

Minerals Income Investment Fund — manages mineral royalty monitoring and collection in Ghana's extractive sector through inter-agency coordination.

2026-04-282026-06-15

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  1. June 2026
  2. Business & Financial Times

    For Ghana, and particularly the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), this development can be viewed as a missed strategic opportunity to secure meaningful national participation in one of the world’s most important emerging mineral value chains.

    Atlantic Lithium: A Missed Strategic Opportunity
  3. May 2026
  4. The Chronicle

    He further mentioned Wilberforce, a journalist with Asaase Radio, who was reportedly questioned over a report concerning operations at the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).

    Halt Creeping Culture Of Silence -Nana Akomea
  5. Business & Financial Times

    The actual collections also exceeded MIIF’s first quarter 2026 forecast of GH¢1.57 billion by 28 per cent.

    Mining sector delivers over GH₵2bn in royalties in Q1
  6. Joy Online

    The question for proponents of a “no renewal” stance should be “what is the demonstrable impact of royalties directed through government, which is split into 20% Minerals Development Fund (MDF), 2% Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) and the 78% Consolidated Fund in Tarkwa and

    Gold Fields Lease Renewal: Why the IEA’s case for resource nationalism fails the reality rest
  7. Joy Online

    The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), in collaboration with key state institutions within Ghana’s extractive sector, has revived an inter-agency committee aimed at strengthening the monitoring, verification and collection of mineral royalties and other mining-related revenu

    MIIF leads effort to strengthen mineral royalty monitoring
  8. Joy Online

    The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), in collaboration with key state institutions within Ghana’s extractive sector, has revived an inter-agency committee aimed at strengthening the monitoring, verification and collection of mineral royalties and other mining-related revenu

    MIIF leads renewed push to strengthen mineral royalty monitoring
  9. Business & Financial Times

    The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), in collaboration with key state institutions within Ghana’s extractive sector, has revived a inter-agency committee aimed at strengthening the monitoring, verification and collection of mineral royalties and other mining-related revenue

    MIIF leads renewed push to strengthen mineral royalty monitoring
  10. Joy Online

    The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Justina Nelson, has led a high-powered delegation from the Fund to pay a working visit to Newmont Corporation’s Ahafo North Mine in the Ahafo Region.

    MIIF delegation visits Newmont Ahafo North Mine
  11. Business & Financial Times

    Instead, it assembled fragments, often pointing to vehicles like the Minerals Income Investment Fund as evidence of equivalence.

    RE-IMAGINE GHANA with H. Aku Kwapong, PhD: From advisory commission, the case for blowing up the NDPC to executive platform
  12. April 2026
  13. Joy Online

    This article interrogates the economic, institutional, and developmental implications of the rise of Electrochem Ghana Limited and argues that sustained and strategic backing from the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) is indispensable for unlocking the full potential of the

    Electrochem needs govt-MIIF support to unlock potential
Mining & Energy

Huayou Cobalt acquires Atlantic Lithium's Ghana Ewoyaa Project

The News

Chinese firm Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd. is in final stages of acquiring Australia's Atlantic Lithium Ltd. in a $210 million all-cash deal to secure Atlantic's lithium tenements in Ghana, including the Ewoyaa Project. An opinion piece argues this represents a missed strategic opportunity for Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund to participate in the emerging lithium value chain.

Why it matters

Chinese firm Huayou Cobalt's $210 million acquisition of Atlantic Lithium's Ghana Ewoyaa Project signals major foreign investment in Ghana's emerging lithium sector.

2 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Tuesday 2 June

  1. Huayou Cobalt acquires Atlantic Lithium's Ghana Ewoyaa Project

    Chinese firm Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd. is in final stages of acquiring Australia's Atlantic Lithium Ltd. in a $210 million all-cash deal to secure Atlantic's lithium tenements in Ghana, including the Ewoyaa Project. An opinion piece argues this represents a missed strategic opportunity for Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund to participate in the emerging lithium value chain.

    2 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Friday 22 May

  1. NPP official urges Mahama to curb arrests linked to political speech

    The Chairman of the NPP's Communications Committee has called on President Mahama to halt what he describes as a "creeping culture of silence," arguing that speech-related matters should be addressed through civil remedies rather than criminal prosecution. He cited several recent arrests of individuals linked to political commentary or public criticism, maintaining they do not meet the threshold for sedition offences.

    22 May 2026 · The Chronicle

Wednesday 20 May

  1. Ghana mining sector delivers over GH₵2bn in Q1 royalties

    Ghana's mineral royalty receipts rose to more than GH¢2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 40 per cent increase from GH¢1.43 billion in Q1 2025, driven largely by strong large-scale and mid-tier gold mining performance. Large-scale gold mining alone generated GH¢1.97 billion, a 46 per cent year-on-year increase.

    20 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Tuesday 19 May

  1. Opinion: IEA's resource nationalism case against Gold Fields lease flawed

    An opinion piece argues that the Institute of Economic Affairs' call for Ghana to deny Gold Fields' mining lease renewal in favour of local ownership overlooks the company's consistent tax and environmental compliance and Ghana's need to maintain investment-friendly frameworks for attracting foreign capital.

    19 May 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 12 May

  1. Ghana revives inter-agency committee on mineral royalty monitoring

    The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) and key state institutions have reconstituted an inter-agency committee to strengthen monitoring, verification and collection of mineral royalties and mining revenues. The committee, chaired by the acting commissioner of GRA's Domestic Tax Revenue Division, held its inaugural meeting in Accra on 8 May 2026 to address gaps created during institutional transitions and tackle issues like undeclared production and royalty leakages.

    12 May 2026 · Joy Online

  2. MIIF revives inter-agency committee for mineral royalty monitoring

    The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has reconstituted an inter-agency committee comprising representatives from Ghana's extractive sector institutions to strengthen monitoring, verification and collection of mineral royalties and mining revenues. The committee, chaired by the Acting Commissioner of the Domestic Tax Revenue Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, held its inaugural meeting on 8 May 2026, focusing on restoring coordination and addressing concerns including undeclared production, royalty leakages and weak regulatory oversight.

    12 May 2026 · Joy Online

  3. MIIF leads committee revival to strengthen mineral royalty monitoring

    Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund has reconstituted an inter-agency committee comprising representatives from state institutions including the Ghana Revenue Authority, Minerals Commission, and others to strengthen monitoring, verification and collection of mineral royalties and mining-related revenues. The committee, chaired by the GRA's Acting Commissioner of Domestic Tax Revenue, held its inaugural meeting on 8 May 2026 and aims to address coordination gaps, undeclared production, royalty leakages and weak regulatory oversight in the mining sector.

    12 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Thursday 7 May

  1. MIIF delegation visits Newmont's Ahafo North Mine

    The Minerals Income Investment Fund led a delegation to Newmont Corporation's Ahafo North Mine in the Ahafo Region to strengthen ties with mining companies and review operations, royalties, safety and environmental performance. The mine, which poured its first gold in September 2025, is meeting expectations and its lifespan could extend beyond the initial estimate of about 14 years.

    7 May 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 4 May

  1. Ghana's development challenge rooted in institutional architecture, says Kwapong

    H. Aku Kwapong, PhD, argues that Ghana's development problem stems not from a lack of ideas but from institutional structures that separate planning from execution and resources, and that the country has a habit of partial institutional imitation rather than complete systems learning.

    4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Tuesday 28 April

  1. Electrochem needs government and MIIF support to unlock potential

    An opinion piece argues that symbolic recognition of Electrochem Ghana Limited and its leader at the Ghana CEO Summit must be backed by sustained strategic support from the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) to translate into real industrial transformation and unlock the salt industry's full potential.

    28 April 2026 · Joy Online

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