Kildonan, Zimbabwe is a village in

Mashonaland West Province Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.9 million (2022). Chinhoyi is the capital of the province. Demographics Geography Districts Mashonaland West is divid ...

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. It was known for its

copper mine Copper extraction is the multi-stage process of obtaining copper from its ores. The conversion of copper ores consists of a series of physical, chemical, and electrochemical processes. Methods have evolved and vary with country depending on the ...

, but around 2000, as copper mining declined, mines across Zimbabwe were shut down. Along with

Mhangura Mhangura, formerly Mangula, is a small town and former mining community in the Doma District of Mashonaland West Province, in northern Zimbabwe. Geography It is located northwest of Harare. The name was probably derived from the Shona word ' ...

, Sutton,

Vanad Vanad is a village in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. It is located about 12 km north of Mutorashanga in the Mvurwi Range. The village started as a residential settlement for the Vanad chromite mine, operated by ZimAlloys. Accord ...

, and Shackleton, the mining towns became

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

s, changing from thriving communities to impoverished small villages. and began production in 1971.

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Populated places in Mashonaland West Province Copper mines {{Zimbabwe-geo-stub