ZIMBABWE MINERAL POTENTIAL PROCEDURES REQUIREMENTS OF ACQUIRING LICENSES [AND PERMITS IN TERMS OF THE MINES AND MINERALS ACT (CHAPTER 21:05) “UNLOCKING OUR MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL” MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENTZIMBABWE MINERAL POTENTIAL PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS OF ACQUIRING LICENSES AND PERMITS IN TERMS OF THE MINES AND MINERALS ACT (CHAPTER 21:05) January 2018 GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE1.0 ZIMBABWE'S MINERAL POTENTIAL 1.1 Zimbabwe has a huge and highly diversified mineral resource base dominated by prominent geological features, namely, an expansive craton, widespread greenstone belts (also known as gold belts), the famous ‘Great Dyke, Precambrian and Karoo basins and metamorphic belts. As a result ofits good geology, the country has huge mineral potential characterized by about 60 conomic minerals whose commercial profitability has been proven. 4.2. The Great Dyke is a layered igneous complex extending north-south for about 550 km. The Great Dyke plays host to the world’s largest high grade chromite resource base. Zimbabwe has the world's second largest resource of platinum group of metals as well as significant reserves of copper and nickel. (oa a Geological Map of Zimbabwe 1.3. With rock ages spanning a period of more than 3 billion years, Zimbabwe's heterogeneous geological_environment is favourable to ‘occurrences of a variety of minerals and ore bodies. The following is an ‘overview of some of the major minerals found in the country: Gold