Major Iron-Producing Areas in North America
North AmericaEconomicLocations of major iron-producing areas in North America
USGSA world map shows major iron-producing areas (shaded red) in North America. In Canada: eastern Quebec near Labrador, Vancouver Island, and British Columbia. In the United States: Northern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Minnesota.
Major Iron-Producing Areas in North America | Abyssal clay | Calcareous ooze | Continental (lithogenous) | Diatom | Radiolarian | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Commercial gardening | Dairy | Grain | Intensive subsistence, wet rice not dominant | Little or no agriculture | Livestock Ranching | Mediterranean | Mixed crop and livestock | Plantation | |
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Alaska | 4.76% | 0.351% | 0.159% | ||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | 1 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 74.4% | 0.405% | 0.105% | ||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | 2.61% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Yukon | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 3.51% | 0.342% | |||||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0.488% | 2.42% | 31 | 6 | 0.114% | 0.118% | |||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | 4.10% | 31.1% | 53.6% | |||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | 23.1% | 76.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 3.94% | ||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | 0.385% | 99.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1.71% | 1 | 11.0% | 0.217% | 6.88% | 24.7% | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | 10.2% | 23.1% | 18.3% | ||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 7.75% | 0.595% | |||||||||||||||||
Montana | 8 | 4 | 25.6% | 30.7% | 5.29% | ||||||||||||||
Maine | 1.41% | 0.284% | 20.2% | 37.6% | 12.1% | ||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | 32.1% | 63.4% | 2.35% | 2.14% | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 12.7% | 0.183% | 49.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1.95% | 28 | 8 | 12.3% | 80.1% | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.888% | 3 | 99.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | 98.4% | |||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 7 | 1.89% | 11.9% | 81.2% | 5.04% | ||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 17.6% | 49.2% | 33.2% | ||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | 13.1% | 86.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | 33.9% | 2.53% | 63.6% | |||||||||||||
Texas | 0.242% | 193 | 46 | 7 | 3.30% | 2.73% | 33.1% | 56.8% | 0.184% | ||||||||||
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 96.0% | 4.01% | |||||||||||||
Louisiana | 0.456% | 1.85% | 93 | 15 | 2 | 0.203% | 45.3% | 11.7% | |||||||||||
Hawaii | 29.4% | 7.02% | 22.4% | 1.65% | 58.6% | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.789% | 54 | 12 | 0.120% | 69.0% | ||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | 3.15% | 41.2% | 22.3% | 5.82% | ||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 1.14% | 0.147% | 0.167% | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 1.64% | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19.1% | 80.8% | ||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | 0.302% | 5.01% | 0.786% | 4.18% | ||||||||||||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 44.9% | 0.337% | 54.8% | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | 97.7% | 0.782% | 1.50% | ||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 2.00% | 1 | 1.22% | 2.96% | 0.192% | 1.58% | 0.252% | 17.2% | |||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.95% | 25.0% | |||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.212% | 2 | 1 | 0.133% | |||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.109% | 46 | 15 | 1 | 32.9% | 67.0% | |||||||||||||
Michigan | 3.89% | 20 | 3 | 99.0% | 0.555% | 0.431% | |||||||||||||
Alberta | 9 | 13.2% | 76.8% | 0.686% | 7.41% | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | 31 | 3 | 15.9% | 5.77% | 35.8% | |||||||||||||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | 0.215% | 35.4% | 46.4% | ||||||||||||||
Nevada | 5.36% | 0.608% | 0.185% | ||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.884% | 11.7% | 2 | 1 | 0.491% | 6.18% | 0.195% | ||||||||||||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | 4.17% | 60.4% | ||||||||||||||
New York | 4.91% | 2.58% | 17 | 1 | 2.89% | 55.9% | 15.1% | ||||||||||||
Maryland | 1.35% | 8 | 1 | 0.157% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||
Québec | 1.05% | 30 | 1 | 2.81% | 1.06% | 0.475% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.12% | 97.9% | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4.69% | 21.6% | 73.7% | ||||||||||||
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | 99.9% | |||||||||||||||
Ontario | 0.313% | 46 | 1 | 2.23% | 0.558% | 0.386% | 93.7% | ||||||||||||
California | 0.884% | 3 | 4.11% | 9.14% | 51.8% | 34.7% | |||||||||||||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | 0.748% | 33.1% | 66.2% | |||||||||||||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | 0.441% | 8.22% | 19.4% | 71.9% | ||||||||||||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | 40.0% | 60.0% | ||||||||||||||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | 4.74% | 95.3% | ||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1.15% | 60 | 11 | 4 | 56.7% | 29.9% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5.06% | 2.79% | 92.1% | ||||||||||||
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | 5.45% | 18.4% | 76.2% |
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