Minerals found in Zimbabwe and areas of verified deposits

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Minerals found in Zimbabwe and areas of verified deposits.

Zimbabwe is blessed with abundant mineral resources with 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.

Zimbabwe is endowed with over 63 Minerals including Gold, Lithium, Platinum, Coal, Chrome, Copper, Diamonds and many others making it a heaven for mining investment.

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In the table below are Minerals found in Zimbabwe and the areas of verified deposits.

MineralLocation Found in Zimbabwe
AgateNyamandhlovu, Chikomba, Lupane
AluminumMutare, Nyanga, Mwenezi
AmazoniteNyamandhlovu, Rushinga
AmethystNyamandhlovu, Hurungwe, Hwange, Makonde, Lupan
AntimonyKwekwe, Bubi, Mberengwa, Kadoma, Shurugwi
ArsenicBubi, Shurugwi, Mutare, Gwanda
AsbestosMasvingo, Gwanda, Matobo, Mberengwa, Insiza, Makonde, Umzingwane
AventurineMasvingo, Beitbridge
BaritesKwekwe, Mwenezi
BerylHurungwe, Kariba, Goromonzi, Harare, Mudzi, Rushinga, Mutoko, Bindura, Marondera, Gutu, Buhera,
Bikita, Chegutu, Hwange, Mberengwa, Gweru
BismuthGwanda, Insiza, Goromonzi, Hwange
CesiumMudzi, Bikita, Goromonzi
CalciteHwange, Bindura, Chiredzi, Mwenezi
ChromiumMberengwa, Guruve, Makonde, Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurungwi, Chegutu, Kadoma, Gwanda, Insiza,
Masvingo, Chirumanzu
CitrineMarondera, Harare, Goromonzi
ClayHarare, Bulawayo, Gwanda, Gweru
CoalGokwe, Chiredzi, Beitbridge, Mwenezi, Hwange, Lupane, Binga, Kariba, Hurungwe, Bikita
CobaltKwekwe, Insiza, Shamva, Bubi, Bindura
CopperMakonde, 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.
CordieriteHurungwe, Beitbridge, Chimanimani, Rushinga, Makuti
CorundumBeitbridge, Chiredzi, Shurugwi, Marondera, Mberengwa, Mazowe, Rushinga, Insiza, Goromonzi, Wedza,
Makoni
DiamondGweru, Bubi, Beitbridge, Binga, Mwenezi, Mutare, Chivi
DiatomiteHurungwe
DolomiteMutare, Beitbridge, Makonde, Mudzi, Masvingo, Rushinga.
EmeraldGutu, Masvingo, Insiza, Mberengwa, Hurungwe.
FeldsparHarare, Bikita, Umzingwane, Goromonzi
FireclayHwange, Chiredzi, Kwekwe, Lupane, Nkayi, Kadoma, Kwekwe
Flint clayMwenezi, Beitbridge
FluoriteHwange, Guruve, Binga
GarnetBeitbridge, Hurungwe, Mudzi, Guruve, Rushinga, Marondera
GraphiteHwange, Hurungwe, Kariba, Makonde
GypsumBeitbridge
GoldEvery district in Zimbabwe
IronKwekwe, Mberengwa, Harare, Kwekwe, Buhera, Gweru, Charter, Chiredzi, Masvingo, Mazowe, Kadoma.
JadeMasvingo
KaolinKwekwe, Mutare, Bubi, Hwange, Kadoma, Mazowe, Harare, Umzingwane, Nkayi, Chegutu
KainiteHurungwe, Nyanga, Mudzi, Rushinga
LeadMberengwa, Kwekwe, Gokwe, Mutare, Wedza, Hwange
LimestoneMberengwa, Gwanda, Bindura, Shamva, Mazowe, Kadoma, Umzingwane, Gweru, Chegutu, Chimanimani,
Mudzi, Harare, Hurungwe
LithiumGoromonzi, Mudzi, Buhera, Bikita, Chegutu, Hwange, Harare, Insiza, Rushinga, Mutoko, Mutare, Hwange
MagnetiteGwanda, Nyanga, Kadoma, Mwenezi, Insiza, Buhera, Mberengwa, Beitbridge, Gweru
ManganeseKwekwe, Gweru, Makonde, Mberengwa
MercuryBubi, Kadoma
MicaHurungwe, Rushinga, Kariba, Hwange
MolybdenumKwekwe, Insiza, Shurugwi, Makonde, Chipinge, Gweru, Mutare
MtoroliteGuruve, Mutare
NickelBubi, Makonde, Kwekwe, Insiza, Guruve, Shamva, Shurugwi, Matobo, Chegutu, Bindura, Gweru.
OchreGweru, Kwekwe
PalladiumKwekwe, Makonde, Shurugwi, Chegutu
PhosphateBuhera
PlatinumKwekwe, Makonde, Shurugwi, Chegutu, Centenary
PyriteShurugwi, Gwanda, Mazowe, Kadoma, Bulilimamangwe, Shamva, Hwange.
SaltMwenezi
SapphireMudzi
SeleniumMakonde
SilicaGweru, Kwekwe, Makonde, Chegutu, Gokwe, Harare, Goromonzi
SillimaniteHurungwe
SilverMakoni, Makonde, Kwekwe
TalcBubi, Guruve, Insiza, Nyanga, Mutare, Mt Darwin, Mberengwa, Goromonzi, Mutoko, Wedza, Kwekwe,
Makoni
TantalumHurungwe, 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
TinHurungwe, Mudzi, Shamva, Bindura, Goromonzi, Harare, Rushinga, Mt Darwin, Nyanga, Gutu, Bikita,
Hwange, Masvingo, Mutare
TopazHurungwe, Gweru, Mutare
TungstenHurungwe, 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
VanadiumMt Darwin, Guruve, Bulawayo
VermiculiteBuhera, Mudzi
ZincKwekwe, Gokwe, Nyanga
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