The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Justina Nelson, says Ghana’s mineral royalty performance for 2025 shows strong sector-wide growth, with significant gains recorded across gold, manganese, quarrying, and sand mining during the first three quarters of the year.
New MIIF data indicates that large-scale gold mining remained the backbone of mineral revenue, generating US$291.87 million in royalties as of September 2025 — a 40.18% rise from the US$208.20 million recorded within the same period in 2024.
Mid-tier gold mining also saw notable improvement, with royalties increasing from GH₵40.61 million to GH₵59.44 million, representing 46.38% growth.
The manganese sector delivered one of the strongest performances, achieving a 170% jump in royalty inflows from US$4.72 million in 2024 to US$12.75 million in 2025, driven by improved production and strengthened compliance.
The quarry industry posted a 13.12% increase in royalties, rising from GH₵11.62 million to GH₵13.15 million, while sand mining royalties grew by 21.48%, up from GH₵364,998.58 to GH₵433,406.41.
Mrs Nelson praised the overall progress, describing the results as a motivation for the Fund to intensify its efforts.
“We will not rest on our oars even with this achievement because we know there is more work to be done to end the year and, in the years, ahead,” she said.
She added that MIIF will continue collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure operators honour their obligations and that growth within the mining value chain is sustained.
Mrs Nelson expressed confidence that the Fund is on track to close the year strongly, reaffirming MIIF’s commitment to ensuring Ghana’s mineral wealth continues to benefit both current and future generations.
