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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 ...
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 ...
In January 2013, Zimbabwe's mineral exports totalled $1.8 billion. [60] As of October 2014, Metallon Corporation was Zimbabwe's largest gold miner. [61] The group is controlled by its Chairman Mzi Khumalo. In 2019, the country was the world's 3rd largest producer of platinum [62] and the 6th largest world producer of lithium. [63]
The Gaika Mine, now known as the Gaika Gold Fields, is situated in what was Chicago Farm just about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Kwekwe CBD.The Gaika Mine was the earliest mine developed in 1894, then Globe and Phoenix in 1895-1900, the Eldorado in 1905, the Antelope in 1908, the Cam and Motor Mine in 1909, the Shamva Mine in 1909-1910, and numerous others during the period 1895-1911.
Platinum mines in Zimbabwe (3 P) Pages in category "Mines in Zimbabwe" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Mimosa mine is a large underground mine located in the southern part of Zimbabwe in the Zvishavane District of Midlands Province. Mimosa was the first platinum mine in the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. [1] It had, as of 2012, platinum reserves estimated at 7.9 million ozs of platinum. [2] The mine produces around 120,000 oz of platinum/year. [2]
The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development is the government ministry responsible for mines and mining in Zimbabwe. The incumbent minister is Soda Zhemu. [1] It oversees: Zimbabwe Geological Survey; Zimbabwe Government Mining Engineer; Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe [2]
The Zimbabwe Craton is an area in Southern Africa of ancient continental crust, being a part of the ancient continent of Western Gondwana, with rocks dating back to the early Archean Eon, possibly as early as 3.46 billion years ago . [1]