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Zimbabwe is endowed with over 40 mineral resources. Mining contributes 4.3 percent to GDP, employs 7 percent of the country’s labour force and earns 40 percent of foreign exchange. Mines and mineral processing industries consume about one-third of Zimbabwe’s electricity.
There are approximately 1000 operating mines (mainly gold) worked by small companies, syndicates and individuals. The mining sector has a great potential for investment with huge unexplored deposits on the Great Dyke. Key minerals are gold, chrome, asbestos, uranium, coal, iron ore, nickel, copper, diamonds, tin and platinum. The School of Mines in Bulawayo and the Mining Engineering Department at the University of Zimbabwe offer training to both local and foreign students in mining and mining technology.
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