Fort Rixon

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Fort Rixon is a village and farming centre in Matabeleland region of southwestern Zimbabwe. It is located some {{convert|48|mi|km}} north-east of Bulawayo. It was founded as a military outpost in 1896 during the rebellion of the Matabele against British colonial rule of Rhodesia.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-11 |title=Fort Rixon - Rhodesian Study Circle |url=https://www.rhodesianstudycircle.org.uk/fort-rixon/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |language=en-GB}} Nowadays it has a Zulu lithium mine.{{Cite web |last=News |first=The Sunday |date=2023-02-04 |title=Inside Zimbabwe’s rising lithium mines |url=https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/inside-zimbabwes-rising-lithium-mines/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=The Sunday News |language=en-GB}}