Minerals found in Zimbabwe and areas of verified deposits
March 26, 2020
Minerals found in Zimbabwe and areas of verified deposits.
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’s minerals areas they are found.
| 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 |