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According to the CIA factbook they are as follows:
- coal
- chromium ore
- asbestos
- gold
- nickel
- copper
- iron ore
- vanadium
- lithium
- tin
- platinum group metals
- emeralds
- steel
I am aware that there are also diamonds all over the country; it has also been confirmed that these deposits of diamonds are amongst the biggest in the world.
Deposits of Uranium have also been discovered in the country in 2005. 60% of the land in Zimbabwe has gold deposits underneath. Towns like Kwekwe in the Midlands have been built on unquantifiable deposits of gold.
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∙ 11y agoMinerals in Zambia are mainly copper with some nickel, tin, gold and various other minerals in small amounts
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∙ 11y agoThe primary mineral resource in Zambia is copper. Copper is used to male pipes and wire. Unfortunately it is not being mined efficiently in Zambia any longer.
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