…as CEO engages Top Mining Investors
Ghana’s Minerals Income Investment Fund launched an assertive campaign at this year’s Africa Mining Indaba on Monday, securing high-level talks with three of the country’s largest gold producers as it seeks to expand its streaming and royalty portfolio.
The engagements, led by Chief Executive Justina Nelson, mark the Fund’s most visible presence yet at the continent’s premier mining investment conference.
Meetings with Asanko Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields centred on streaming arrangements, foreign exchange volatility and post-extraction land restoration – a sign that Accra is pushing harder for downstream value capture.
The 2026 Indaba, themed “Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships”, opened with Cape Town Executive Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis urging delegates to move beyond resource extraction rhetoric. “The one who joins the hand has the right to the meat,” he told the floor, deploying a West African proverb to press for regulatory predictability and institutional hardening.
MIIF’s delegation, which includes board members Hon. Yakubu Mohammed and Ama Mawusi Mawuenyefia, is seeking to position the Fund as a catalytic investor rather than passive recipient. Discussions with the gold majors also covered foreign currency exposure – a live issue for miners operating in Ghana, where cedi volatility has squeezed margins.
But the Fund is leaning heavily on environmental, social and governance credentials. Chief Technical Officer Kwabena Barning and Head of Investment Ernest Attiso led technical discussions on reforestation of mined-out areas, with companies agreeing to work with MIIF’s ESG teams on land restoration programmes.
Social licence featured prominently. The gold miners reaffirmed backing for MIIF’s Women from Mining Communities Scholarship scheme, pledging collaboration on STEM outreach. The programme targets female participation in technical roles – an area where African mining still lags.
By close of play Monday, MIIF had converted Indaba’s partnership rhetoric into working-level talks. For an institution still establishing its investment track record, the early engagement suggests a fund no longer content to wait at the sidelines. Whether streaming deals materialise before the gala dinner on Thursday will determine if this year’s handshake becomes next year’s term sheet.