The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Justina Nelson, has embarked on a familiarisation visit to selected quarry sites in the Greater Accra and Eastern regions.
The visit by the MIFF CEO and her delegation to Regimanuel Concrete Products Limited at Ablekuma, Massey Stone Ghana Limited and Eastern Quarries Limited at Shai Hills, was part of efforts to strengthen engagement within Ghana’s quarry industry.
It also forms part of the Fund’s 2026 stakeholder outreach strategy. It provided MIIF’s leadership with first-hand insight into operational performance, regulatory compliance, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices across the sector.
Beyond inspection, the tour, the first of the year, was aimed at reinforcing strategic partnerships with operators, affirming MIIF’s active oversight role, and positioning the Fund as a committed long-term investment partner within Ghana’s quarry and broader mining value chain.
Mrs Nelson was accompanied by the Chief Technical Officer, Kwabena Barning, the Acting Head of Technical and Operations, Nana Abaka Tandoh; and other senior officials of the Fund.
Officials of the Commercial Quarry Operators Association, including Chairman Ebenezer Mireku and Secretary Georgina Dziwornu, also participated in the engagements, underscoring the importance of the visit and providing a platform for operators to directly present their concerns and perspectives to the Fund.
Briefing the media after the tour, Mrs Nelson disclosed that plans are underway to establish an intergovernmental task force to address persistent encroachment and compliance challenges confronting quarry operators nationwide.
She explained that the initiative forms part of renewed efforts to safeguard mineral concessions, improve royalty mobilisation, and promote sustainable operations within the extractive sector.
The proposed task force, working in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Minerals Commission, will be deployed more frequently to monitor activities in the field and strengthen regulatory enforcement.
The initiative will also involve closer engagement with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to curb encroachment on legally acquired quarry concessions and protect investments in the sector.
By Timothy Antwi-Otoo|3news.com|Ghana
