Minerals found in Zimbabwe and where to find them.
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
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
Mudzi, Bikita, Goromonzi
13. Calcite
Hwange, Bindura, Chiredzi, Mwenezi
14. Chromium
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, Harare, Bulawayo, Shamva, Chiredzi, Nkayi, Mudzi, Bindura, Kwekwe, Hurungwe, Bubi, Gwanda, Masvingo.
20. Cordierite
Hurungwe, Beitbridge, Chimanimani, Rushinga, Makuti
21. Corundum
Beitbridge, Chiredzi, Shurugwi, Marondera, Mberengwa, Mazowe, Rushinga, Insiza, Goromonzi, Wedza, Makoni
22. Diamond
Gweru, Bubi, Beitbridge, Binga, Mwenezi, Mutate and recently Mat South.
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, Redcliff, 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
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
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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