The current minister is Don Antonio Oburu Ondo, appointed in 2023.

[3] The production of minerals such as gold and iron in Equatorial Guinea began in the pre-colonial period,[4][5][6] although it did not reach commercial levels until after the Spanish era, while agriculture and forestry were the pillars of the colonial economy.

[7] After independence, studies carried out by geologists from the Soviet Union (1975), the French Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (1980 to 1985) and GEMSA, a consortium between the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Spanish Empresa Nacional Adaro de Investigaciones Mineras (ENAIMSA).

[1] These studies resulted in the discovery of important deposits of uranium, gold and other minerals.

In this period, the Mines portfolio lost the rank of ministry and became a General Directorate that depended directly on the presidency until 1985, when through a decree, the portfolio returned to Ministry status.