The Chamber is a voluntary private sector employers association representing companies and organizations engaged in the minerals and mining industry.

[3] On 6 June 1928, the Gold Coast Chamber of Mines was officially incorporated as a private company and had its operations in Tarkwa, in the Western Region.

[7] The Ghana Chamber of Mines has since remained a voluntary private sector association, with its activities funded by its member companies.

These companies are responsible for producing Ghana's minerals, which include gold, bauxite, manganese, and diamond.

In its initial phase, the Fund is slated to receive a combined yearly allocation ranging from Four Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($400,000) to Four Hundred and Forty Thousand US Dollars ($440,000), contributed collectively by the Chamber's member companies engaged in production, contract mining, and explosive manufacturing.