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Minerals found in Zimbabwe and areas of verified deposits.
A Hidden Treasure Trove of Minerals
Zimbabwe is a geological marvel with every one of its 64 districts holding at least one known mineral deposit, making it one of the most resource-rich nations on Earth. From the rolling gold belts to the lithium-rich plains, Zimbabwe’s underground wealth is as vast as it is varied.
Home to over 63 different minerals, including high-value resources like Gold, Lithium, Platinum, Coal, Chrome, Copper, and Diamonds, the country stands as a prime destination for bold mining investment and exploration.
Below is a table of Zimbabwe’s mineral wealth and the verified locations where these valuable deposits lie waiting to be mined.
| Mineral | Location Found in Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 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 |
