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  2. Geology of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Zimbabwe's mineral resources include, amongst others, coal, chromium ore, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, tin, platinum group metals (such as palladium) and diamonds. Globally it is a significant producer of lithium, chrysotile asbestos and vermiculite. Gold, platinum group metals and chromium are Zimbabwe's key mineral resources. The Great ...

  3. Great Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Great Zimbabwe was a city in the south ... was due to a shortage of resources). Great Zimbabwe also predates ... due to the natural weathering that occurs over time ...

  4. Great Dyke - Wikipedia

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    The Great Dyke is a strategic economic resource with significant quantities of chrome and platinum. Chromite occurs to the base of the Ultramafic Sequence and is mined throughout the dyke. [ 4 ] Below the Ultramafic-Mafic sequences' contact, and in the uppermost pyroxenite (bronzitite and websterite) units are economic concentrations of nickel ...

  5. Geography of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Natural hazards: droughts; floods and severe storms are rare Environment — current issues: deforestation ; soil erosion ; land degradation ; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd – once the largest concentration of the species in the world – has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic ...

  6. Zimbabwe Geological Survey - Wikipedia

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    The Zimbabwe Geological Survey, founded in 1910, is Zimbabwe's premier geological research organization. [1] The survey is overseen by the Zimbabwe's Ministry of Mines and Mining Development. The Geological Survey is charged with collecting and archiving information relating to the natural resources present within Zimbabwe.

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Natural: (vii), (x) 7,900 (20,000) 1995 [f] The site represents one of the least-disrupted islands and marine ecosystems in the South Temperate Zone. The cliffs are free of introduced mammals and feature one of the world's largest colonies of seabirds. [83] Great Zimbabwe National Monument Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

  8. Wildlife of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The Mana Pools National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, extending over an area of 2,196 km 2 (848 sq mi) (as part of the 10,500 km 2 (4,100 sq mi) Parks and Wildlife Estate that stretches the Kariba Dam in the west to the Mozambique border in the east) is in the region of the lower Zambezi River in Zimbabwe where the flood plain ...

  9. Mining industry of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The mining industry of Zimbabwe is highly diversified, with close to 40 different minerals. The predominant minerals mined by the industry include platinum , chrome, gold , coal , and diamonds . The country boasts the second-largest platinum deposit and high-grade chromium ores in the world, with approximately 2.8 billion tons of platinum group ...