To translate strategy into member value, ASMMMON should operationalise a set of fee-for-service and membership services that generate revenues for the association while delivering high ROI for members. Below is a prioritized product roadmap — from quick wins to medium-term investments — with rationale.
Quick wins (0–6 months)
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Regulatory newsletter and licence tracker (monthly subscription): converts government bulletins and Ministry releases into member actions.
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Assay-and-grading voucher scheme: negotiate discounted lab rates with accredited labs and sell vouchers to members.
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Legal helpdesk clinic: monthly virtual clinics where a retained mining lawyer answers licensing and compliance questions.
Near term (6–18 months)
4. Regional aggregation & assaying hubs (public-private partnership model): low capital hubs where members drop product for grading and aggregation; revenue from handling fees. Align with commodities that dominate by mass (e.g., limestone). msmd.gov.ng
5. Cooperative incubation programme with micro-financing partners: facilitates cooperative registration, business plan development, and linkages to micro-credit providers.
6. Market intelligence portal: paywalled commodity dashboards, price indices, and buyer directories.
Medium term (18–36 months)
7. Shared beneficiation facility (processing joint venture): pooled capital from member investors and external financiers to build commodity-specific processing plants (cement feedstock, barite wash plants, gold doré refining, etc.). This responds directly to government policy favouring local processing. Reuters
8. Traceability platform and export compliance service: digital provenance records meeting international buyer due diligence and export documentation.
Each of these services should be piloted in a single geopolitical zone with a commodity focus (e.g., limestone/gypsum in southwest; barite and gold where local geology supports it), measured for impact, and scaled once the business case is proven.
