Minerals found in Zimbabwe and areas of verified deposits.
Zimbabwe is blessed with abundant mineral resources with each and every one of its 64 districts hosting at least one or more minerals, making it one of the richest countries in terms of natural resources. Endowed with over 63 Minerals including Gold, Lithium, Platinum, Coal, Chrome, Copper and Diamonds among many others below is the full list of minerals found in Zimbabwe and the areas of verified deposits…
In the table below are all the Minerals and Locations the minerals are found in Zimbabwe. These are Zimbabwe’s minerals areas they are found.
Mineral | Location Found in Zimbabwe |
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Agate | Nyamandhlovu, Chikomba, Lupane |
Aluminum | Mutare, Nyanga, Mwenezi |
Amazonite | Nyamandhlovu, Rushinga |
Amethyst | Nyamandhlovu, Hurungwe, Hwange, Makonde, Lupan |
Antimony | Kwekwe, Bubi, Mberengwa, Kadoma, Shurugwi |
Arsenic | Bubi, Shurugwi, Mutare, Gwanda |
Asbestos | Masvingo, Gwanda, Matobo, Mberengwa, Insiza, Makonde, Umzingwane |
Aventurine | Masvingo, Beitbridge |
Barites | Kwekwe, Mwenezi |
Beryl | Hurungwe, Kariba, Goromonzi, Harare, Mudzi, Rushinga, Mutoko, Bindura, Marondera, Gutu, Buhera, Bikita, Chegutu, Hwange, Mberengwa, Gweru |
Bismuth | Gwanda, Insiza, Goromonzi, Hwange |
Cesium | Mudzi, Bikita, Goromonzi |
Calcite | Hwange, Bindura, Chiredzi, Mwenezi |
Chromium | Mberengwa, Guruve, Makonde, Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurungwi, Chegutu, Kadoma, Gwanda, Insiza, Masvingo, Chirumanzu |
Citrine | Marondera, Harare, Goromonzi |
Clay | Harare, Bulawayo, Gwanda, Gweru |
Coal | Gokwe, Chiredzi, Beitbridge, Mwenezi, Hwange, Lupane, Binga, Kariba, Hurungwe, Bikita |
Cobalt | Kwekwe, Insiza, Shamva, Bubi, Bindura |
Copper | Makonde, Kadoma, Mutare, Chirumanzu, Chegutu, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Beitbridge, Gokwe, Bindura, Chipinge, Bikita, Insiza, Makonde, Harare, Bulawayo, Shamva, Chiredzi, Nkayi, Mudzi, Chegutu, Bindura, Kwekwe, Hurungwe, Bubi, Makonde, Bikita, Gwanda, Masvingo. |
Cordierite | Hurungwe, Beitbridge, Chimanimani, Rushinga, Makuti |
Corundum | Beitbridge, Chiredzi, Shurugwi, Marondera, Mberengwa, Mazowe, Rushinga, Insiza, Goromonzi, Wedza, Makoni |
Diamond | Gweru, Bubi, Beitbridge, Binga, Mwenezi, Mutare, Chivi |
Diatomite | Hurungwe |
Dolomite | Mutare, Beitbridge, Makonde, Mudzi, Masvingo, Rushinga. |
Emerald | Gutu, Masvingo, Insiza, Mberengwa, Hurungwe. |
Feldspar | Harare, Bikita, Umzingwane, Goromonzi |
Fireclay | Hwange, Chiredzi, Kwekwe, Lupane, Nkayi, Kadoma, Kwekwe |
Flint clay | Mwenezi, Beitbridge |
Fluorite | Hwange, Guruve, Binga |
Garnet | Beitbridge, Hurungwe, Mudzi, Guruve, Rushinga, Marondera |
Graphite | Hwange, Hurungwe, Kariba, Makonde |
Gypsum | Beitbridge |
Gold | Every district in Zimbabwe |
Iron | Kwekwe, Mberengwa, Harare, Kwekwe, Buhera, Gweru, Charter, Chiredzi, Masvingo, Mazowe, Kadoma. |
Jade | Masvingo |
Kaolin | Kwekwe, Mutare, Bubi, Hwange, Kadoma, Mazowe, Harare, Umzingwane, Nkayi, Chegutu |
Kainite | Hurungwe, Nyanga, Mudzi, Rushinga |
Lead | Mberengwa, Kwekwe, Gokwe, Mutare, Wedza, Hwange |
Limestone | Mberengwa, Gwanda, Bindura, Shamva, Mazowe, Kadoma, Umzingwane, Gweru, Chegutu, Chimanimani, Mudzi, Harare, Hurungwe |
Lithium | Goromonzi, Mudzi, Buhera, Bikita, Chegutu, Hwange, Harare, Insiza, Rushinga, Mutoko, Mutare, Hwange |
Magnetite | Gwanda, Nyanga, Kadoma, Mwenezi, Insiza, Buhera, Mberengwa, Beitbridge, Gweru |
Manganese | Kwekwe, Gweru, Makonde, Mberengwa |
Mercury | Bubi, Kadoma |
Mica | Hurungwe, Rushinga, Kariba, Hwange |
Molybdenum | Kwekwe, Insiza, Shurugwi, Makonde, Chipinge, Gweru, Mutare |
Mtorolite | Guruve, Mutare |
Nickel | Bubi, Makonde, Kwekwe, Insiza, Guruve, Shamva, Shurugwi, Matobo, Chegutu, Bindura, Gweru. |
Ochre | Gweru, Kwekwe |
Palladium | Kwekwe, Makonde, Shurugwi, Chegutu |
Phosphate | Buhera |
Platinum | Kwekwe, Makonde, Shurugwi, Chegutu, Centenary |
Pyrite | Shurugwi, Gwanda, Mazowe, Kadoma, Bulilimamangwe, Shamva, Hwange. |
Salt | Mwenezi |
Sapphire | Mudzi |
Selenium | Makonde |
Silica | Gweru, Kwekwe, Makonde, Chegutu, Gokwe, Harare, Goromonzi |
Sillimanite | Hurungwe |
Silver | Makoni, Makonde, Kwekwe |
Talc | Bubi, Guruve, Insiza, Nyanga, Mutare, Mt Darwin, Mberengwa, Goromonzi, Mutoko, Wedza, Kwekwe, Makoni |
Tantalum | Hurungwe, Guruve, Kariba, Mudzi, Mutoko, Shamva, Bindura, Harare, Goromonzi, Murehwa, Mt Darwin, Rushinga, Mazowe, Marondera, Gutu, Masvingo, Buhera, Bikita, Mutare, Hwange, Chivhu, Mberengwa, Chimanimani, Makoni, Insiza |
Tin | Hurungwe, Mudzi, Shamva, Bindura, Goromonzi, Harare, Rushinga, Mt Darwin, Nyanga, Gutu, Bikita, Hwange, Masvingo, Mutare |
Topaz | Hurungwe, Gweru, Mutare |
Tungsten | Hurungwe, Kariba, Shamva, Mazowe, Rushinga, Bindura, Guruve, Mt Darwin, Harare, Mudzi, Goromonzi, Bulawayo, Insiza, Matobo, Gwanda, Umzingwane, Bubi, Buhera, Mberengwa, Kadoma, Bikita, Shurugwi, Mutare, Chipinge, Chegutu, Kwekwe, Chiredzi, Wedza, Gweru, Hwange, Masvingo, Makoni |
Vanadium | Mt Darwin, Guruve, Bulawayo |
Vermiculite | Buhera, Mudzi |
Zinc | Kwekwe, Gokwe, Nyanga |