Minerals and areas of verified deposits in Zimbabwe
March 26, 2020
Minerals and areas of verified deposits in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is blessed with abundant mineral resources in every district making it one of the richest countries in natural resources. Zimbabwe is endowed with over 60 Minerals including Diamonds, Gold, Lithium, Platinum, Coal, Chrome, Copper among others.
In the table below are all the Minerals and Locations the minerals are found in Zimbabwe. These are Zimbabwe minerals.
| 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 |