# Fort Rixon

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**Fort Rixon** is a village and farming centre in [Matabeleland](/source/Matabeleland) region of southwestern [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe). It is located some 48 miles (77 km) north-east of [Bulawayo](/source/Bulawayo). It was founded as a military outpost in 1896 during the rebellion of the [Matabele](/source/Matabele_people) against British colonial rule of [Rhodesia](/source/Rhodesia).[1] Nowadays it has a Zulu lithium mine.[2]

## References

1. ["Fort Rixon - Rhodesian Study Circle"](https://www.rhodesianstudycircle.org.uk/fort-rixon/). 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2024-04-18.

1. News, The Sunday (2023-02-04). ["Inside Zimbabwe’s rising lithium mines"](https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/inside-zimbabwes-rising-lithium-mines/). *The Sunday News*. Retrieved 2024-04-18.

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