The Mwanesi mine is a large iron mine located in central Zimbabwe in the

Midlands Province Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). It is home to various peoples. Located at a central point in the country, it contains speakers of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho and Chewa, as well as of ...

. Mwanesi represents one of the largest

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...

reserves in Zimbabwe and in the world having estimated reserves of 30 billion tonnes of ore grading 43% iron metal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mwanesi Mine Iron mines in Zimbabwe