MIIF confident incubation programme will transform sub-sector
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) is banking on its Small-Scale Mining Incubation Programme (SSMIP), a comprehensive initiative, to reshape the domestic small-scale gold mining industry. This sector, contributing approximately 40 percent of Ghana’s gold output and employing about 10 percent of the working population, has long been a critical yet challenging component of the country’s economy. Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng, Chief Executive of MIIF, outlined the programme’s objectives in a recent interview. “The small-scale mining sector is a significant employer, outpacing even large-scale mining in job creation,” Koranteng stated. However, it is also where we face our most pressing...
