Which minerals are mined in Zimbabwe?

gold

Minerals mined in Zimbabwe and their properties.

diamond
Diamond is mainly found in the Chiadzwa area of Manicaland in Zimbabwe

These are Minerals mined in Zimbabwe. 

AgateBattlefieldsSiO2 silicon dioxide
AdamiteSanyati mineZn2AsO4OH
AngelisiteSanyati minePbCu[(OH)2|SO4]
AndalusiteKaroiAl2SiO5
AnhydriteNorah mineCaSO4
AnthophylliteSanyati☐Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2
AruciteEthel Mine, Mutorashanga
AragoniteMangula Mine, Mhangura,CaCO3
AntimonyKadomaSb2O3
ArsenicKadomaH3AsO4 or AsH3O4
BerylHurungweBe3Al2(SiO3)6
BorniteMangula Mine,Cu5FeS4
BismuthKadoma[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
CoalStrange’s deposits, Mashambanzou
CobaltGreat dyke, Mhangura mines[Ar] 3d7 4s2
CopperMangula Mine, Mhangura, Great Dyke[Ar] 3d10 4s1
ChalcociteMangula Mine, Mhangura,
CalciteMiriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mhangura,CaCO3
CorundumChegutu areaAluminium oxide, Al
2O
3
ChromiteGreat Dyke(Fe, Mg)Cr2O4
ChalcopyriteMangula MineCuFeS2
ChromiteMutorashanga, ngezi Great dyke(Fe, Mg)Cr2O4
DolomiteSanyati mine; TengweCaMg(CO3)2
GoldKadoma, Chegutu, Chinhoyi, Karoi, banket, Zimplats[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
GypsumSanyatiCaSO4·2H2O
Galena (Lead)Hurungwe, KadomaPbS
GraphiteHurungwe, Makonde, SanyatiC
FireclayMac farm KadomaAl2O3·2SiO2·2H2O
Hematite (Iron ore)Miriam mine(Sanyati district)iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3, α-Fe2O3
JasperBattlefields
Kaolinite ClaySt Annes mine, Mwami, KadomaAl2Si2O5(OH)4
KyaniteHurungweAl2SiO5
CorndianBattlefields
Limonite ClaySanyati mine, KadomaFeO(OH)·nH2O
LimestoneChidamoyo-hurungwe area, Makonde, Chegutu
Marble
MuscoviteHurungweKAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
ManganeseMakonde, Kadoma
MolybdenumMakonde[Kr] 4d5 5s1
MercuryKadoma, Battlefields
MtoroliteMutorashanga areaSilica (SiO2)
MagnesiteKadomaMgCO3
ModaliteKaroi, Mwami
MonaziteHurungwe, Sanyati(Ce,La)PO4
LepidoliteHurungweK(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
SlatesMakonde
PhylliteHurungwe
NickelGreat Dyke, Mhangura, Makonde, Sanyati[Ar] 3d8 4s2 or
[Ar] 3d9 4s1
SphaleriteZinc(Zn,Fe)S
PolluciteHurungweCs(Si2Al)O6.nH2O
OrthoclaseHurungwe districtKAlSi3O8
Platinum/PGMsMakwiro[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
PyriteMangula mine, SanyatiFeS2
QuartzMwami, Karoi districtSiO2
Rutile (Titanium)HurungweTiO2
SillimaniteHurungweAl2SiO5
SchorlEthel mine Mtorashanga , Mwami karoi(Ca,K,Na,[])(Al,Fe,Li,Mg,Mn)3(Al,Cr, Fe,V)6
(BO3)3(Si,Al,B)6O18(OH,F)4
SerpentineGreat dyke(Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
SilverAll gold mines(Ag,Au) ; (Ag,Au,Hg,As,Sb)
ScheeliteKadoma, BattlefieldsCaWO4
TungstenHurungwe, Makonde, Sanyati(Mn,Fe)WO4
Tantalite-columbiteHurungwe,[(Fe, Mn)Nb2O6]
WolframHurungwe(Mn,Fe)WO4

Accordingly, popular mines in Zimbabwe include ZIMPLATS, Freda Rebecca, Blanket Mine, ZCDC, and Hwange Colliery among others.

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