Country profile
Zimbabwe
For Zimbabwe, Rare Context holds 1 asset or right in 1 class and figures on mine production and reserves. It is the number 3 producer of diamond (industrial) among the 6 countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Zimbabwe.
Mine production and reserves
10 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Zimbabwe ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond (industrial) | 5,000,000 carats/year 0% | #3 of 6 | 56,000,000 carats | #6 of 6 |
| Platinum | 18 t/year −2% | #3 of 5 | — | — |
| Lithium, lithium content | 28,000 t/year +40% | #4 of 9 | 500,000 t | #8 of 10 |
| Palladium | 15 t/year −1% | #4 of 5 | — | — |
| Chromium, chromium content | 2,000,000 t/year +25% | #5 of 7 | — | — |
| Vermiculite | 30,000 t/year +7% | #6 of 11 | — | — |
| Gemstones | 530,000 carats/year 0% | #9 of 12 | 56,000,000 carats | #7 of 7 |
| Chromium, Cr2O3 content | — | — | 78,000,000 t | #3 of 8 |
| Chromium, ore | — | — | 140,000,000 t 2024 | #3 of 8 |
| Platinum-group metals, platinum-group-metal (PGM) content | — | — | 1,300 t | #3 of 5 |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Data on this page
- Berkeley Offsets Database. Berkeley Offsets Database, CC BY 4.0.
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.