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| MINERALS
FOUND IN ZIMBABWE |
| MINERAL |
WORLD
RANKING OF ORE DEPOSIT |
AREAS
OF VERIFIED DEPOSITS |
| 1.
Agate |
|
Nyamandhlovu,
Chikomba (Charter) Lupane |
| 2.
Aluminum |
|
Mutare,
Nyanga, Mwenezi |
| 3.
Amazonite |
|
Nyamandhlovu,
Rushinga |
| 4.
Amethyst |
|
Nyamandhlovu,
Hurungwe, Hwange, Makonde, Lupane |
| 5.
Antimony |
|
Kwekwe,
Bubi, Mberengwa, Kadoma, Shurugwi |
| 6.
Arsenic |
|
Bubi,
Shurugwi, Mutare, Gwanda |
| 7.
Asbestos |
1 |
Masvingo,
Gwanda, Matobo, Mberengwa, Insiza, Makonde, Umzingwane |
| 8.
Aventurine |
|
Masvingo,
Beitbridge |
| 9.
Barites |
|
Kwekwe,
Mwenezi |
| 10.
Beryl |
|
Hurungwe,
Kariba, Goromonzi, Harare, Mudzi, Rushinga, Mutoko, Bindura,
Marondera, Gutu, Buhera, Bikita, Chegutu, Hwange, Mberengwa,
Gweru |
| 11.
Bismuth |
|
Gwanda,
Insiza, Goromonzi, Hwange |
| 12.
Cesium |
2 |
Mudzi,
Bikita, Goromonzi |
| 13.
Calcite |
|
Hwange,
Bindura, Chiredzi, Mwenezi |
| 14.
Chromium |
1 |
Mberengwa,
Guruve, Makonde, Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurungwi, Chegutu, Kadoma,
Gwanda, Insiza, Masvingo, Chirumanzu |
| 15.
Citrine |
|
Marondera,
Harare, Goromonzi |
| 16.
Clay |
|
Harare,
Bulawayo, Gwanda, Gweru |
| 17.
Coal |
Over
11 Billion tones of in - situ reserves. |
Gokwe,
Chiredzi, Beitbridge, Mwenezi, Hwange, Lupane, Binga,
Kariba, Hurungwe, Bikita |
| 18.
Cobalt |
|
Kwekwe,
Insiza, Shamva, Bubi, Bindura |
| 19.
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. |
| 20.
Cordierite |
|
Hurungwe,
Beitbridge, Chimanimani, Rushinga, Makuti |
| 21.
Corundum |
2 |
Beitbridge,
Chiredzi, Shurugwi, Marondera, Mberengwa, Mazowe, Rushinga,
Insiza, Goromonzi, Wedza, Makoni |
| 22.
Diamond |
|
Gweru,
Bubi, Beitbridge, Binga, Mwenezi, Mutate. |
| 23.
Diatomite |
|
Hurungwe |
| 24.
Dolomite |
|
Mutatre,
Beitbridge, Makonde, Mudzi, Masvingo, Rushinga. |
| 25.
Emerald |
|
Gutu,
Masvingo, Insiza, Mberengwa, Hurungwe. |
| 26.
Feldspar |
|
Harare,
Bikita, Umzingwane, Goromonzi |
| 27.
Fireclay |
|
Hwange,
Chiredzi, Kwekwe, Lupane, Nkayi, Kadoma, Kwekwe |
| 28.
Flint clay |
|
Mwenezi,
Beitbridge |
| 29.
Fluorite |
|
Hwange,
Guruve, Binga |
| 30.
Garnet |
|
Beitbridge,
Hurungwe, Mudzi, Guruve, Rushinga, Marondera |
| 31.
Graphite |
|
Hwange,
Hurungwe, Kariba, Makonde |
| 32.
Gypsum |
|
Beitbridge |
| 33.
Gold |
|
All
Districts |
| 34.
Iron |
|
Kwekwe,
Mberengwa, Harare, Kwekwe, Buhera, Gweru, Charter, Chiredzi,
Masvingo, Mazowe, Kadoma. |
| 35.
Jade |
|
Masvingo |
| 36.
Kaolin |
|
Kwekwe,
Mutatre, Bubi, Hwange, Kadoma, Mazowe, Harare, Umzingwane,
Nkayi, Chegutu |
| 37.
Kainite |
|
Hurungwe,
Nyanga, Mudzi, Rushinga |
| 38.
Lead |
|
Mberengwa,
Kwekwe, Gokwe, Mutare, Wedza, Hwange |
| 39.
Limestone |
|
Mberengwa,
Gwanda, Bindura, Shamva, Mazowe, Kadoma, Umzingwane, Gweru,
Chegutu, Chimanimani, Mudzi, Harare, Hurungwe |
| 40.
Lithium |
4 |
Goromonzi,
Mudzi, Buhera, Bikita, Chegutu, Hwange, Harare, Insiza,
Rushinga, Mutoko, Mutare, Hwange |
| 41.
Magnetite |
|
Gwanda,
Nyanga, Kadoma, Mwenezi, Insiza, Buhera, Mberengwa, Beitbridge,
Gweru |
| 42.
Manganese |
|
Kwekwe,
Gweru, Makonde, Mberengwa. |
| 43.
Mercury |
|
Bubi,
Kadoma |
| 44.
Mica |
|
Hurungwe,
Rushinga, Kariba, Hwange |
| 45.
Molybdenum |
|
Kwekwe,
Insiza, Shurugwi, Makonde, Chipinge, Gweru, Mutare |
| 46.
Mtorolite |
|
Guruve,
Mutare |
| 47.
Nickel |
|
Bubi,
Makonde, Kwekwe, Insiza, Guruve, Shamva, Shurugwi, Matobo,
Chegutu, Bindura, Gweru. |
| 48.
Ochre |
|
Gweru,
Kwekwe |
| 49.
Palladium |
|
Kwekwe,
Makonde, Shurugwi, Chegutu |
| 50.
Phosphate |
|
Buhera |
| 51.
Platinum |
2 |
Kwekwe,
Makonde, Shurugwi, Chegutu, Centenary |
| 52.
Pyrite |
|
Shurugwi,
Gwanda, Mazowe, Kadoma, Bulilimamangwe, Shamva, Hwange. |
| 53.
Salt |
|
Mwenezi |
| 54.
Sapphire |
|
Mudzi |
| 55.
Selenium |
|
Makonde |
| 56.
Silica |
|
Gweru,
Kwekwe, Makonde, Chegutu, Gokwe, Harare, Goromonzi |
| 57.
Sillimanite |
|
Hurungwe |
| 58.
Silver |
|
Makoni,
Makonde, Kwekwe |
| 59.
Talc |
|
Bubi,
Guruve, Insiza, Nyanga, Mutare, Mt Darwin, Mberengwa,
Goromonzi, Mutoko, Wedza, Kwekwe,Makoni |
| 60.
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 |
| 61.
Tin |
|
Hurungwe,
Mudzi, Shamva, Bindura, Goromonzi, Harare, Rushinga, Mt
Darwin, Nyanga, Gutu, Bikita, Hwange, Masvingo, Mutare |
| 62.
Topaz |
|
Hurungwe,
Gweru, Mutare |
| 63.
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 |
| 64.
Uranium |
|
Hwange,
Hurungwe, Mutare, Guruve, Hwange, Binga |
| 65.
Vanadium |
|
Mt
Darwin, Guruve, Bulawayo |
| 66.
Vermiculite |
|
Buhera,
Mudzi |
| 67.
Zinc |
|
Kwekwe,
Gokwe, Nyanga |
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