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 | Specialty crop or livestock farming | Mixed farming | Commercial wheat and other small grain farming | Dairy farming | General farming | Livestock ranching | Irrigated agriculture | Mediterranean agriculture (with irrigation) | Nonfarming | |
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Alaska | 4.76% | 0.351% | |||||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 3.51% | ||||||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 7.75% | ||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 29.4% | 7.02% | 22.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.95% | ||||||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 2.00% | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | 1 | 55.8% | 1.74% | |||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | 80.7% | 5.63% | 1.50% | |||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 93.5% | 6.49% | |||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0.488% | 2.42% | 31 | 6 | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | 80.1% | 1.68% | 3.82% | |||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | 94.9% | 5.10% | ||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 3.91% | ||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | 99.4% | |||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1.71% | 1 | 2.54% | 6.88% | 28.9% | 1.54% | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | 95.3% | 3.25% | |||||||||||||||
Montana | 8 | 4 | 13.8% | 79.9% | 1.03% | ||||||||||||||
Maine | 1.41% | 11.2% | 78.0% | 10.3% | |||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | 97.2% | 2.79% | ||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | 4.50% | 95.5% | ||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 12.7% | 36.7% | 19.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1.95% | 28 | 8 | 1.66% | 7.48% | 37.3% | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.888% | 3 | 99.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | 98.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 7 | 44.8% | |||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | 2.88% | 97.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | 46.2% | 15.2% | 29.5% | 3.16% | 1.83% | |||||||||||
Texas | 0.242% | 193 | 46 | 7 | 45.6% | 41.0% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 12.6% | 41.5% | 45.8% | ||||||||||||
Louisiana | 0.456% | 1.85% | 93 | 15 | 2 | 98.0% | 1.56% | ||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.789% | 54 | 12 | 83.7% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | 10.4% | 1.98% | 53.5% | 1.61% | ||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 1.14% | 4.59% | 69.9% | 15.9% | 9.03% | ||||||||||||||
Alabama | 1.64% | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 100% | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | 1.35% | 94.7% | 1.16% | |||||||||||||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 20.9% | 64.6% | 5.63% | 8.39% | |||||||||||
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | 3.92% | 95.5% | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.212% | 2 | 1 | 65.3% | 34.4% | ||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.109% | 46 | 15 | 1 | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||
Michigan | 3.89% | 20 | 3 | 5.98% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||
Alberta | 9 | 14.2% | 16.7% | 1.37% | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | 31 | 3 | 1.55% | 88.8% | 9.67% | |||||||||||||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | 17.8% | 67.2% | 9.64% | 3.65% | |||||||||||||
Nevada | 95.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.884% | 11.7% | 2 | 1 | 98.2% | ||||||||||||||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | 99.9% | |||||||||||||||
New York | 4.91% | 2.58% | 17 | 1 | 2.90% | 6.80% | |||||||||||||
Maryland | 1.35% | 8 | 1 | 35.0% | 33.2% | 11.4% | |||||||||||||
Québec | 1.05% | 30 | 1 | 1.00% | 1.28% | ||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14.1% | 4.24% | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 67.7% | 1.43% | 15.1% | 9.41% | 6.32% | ||||||||||
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | 42.6% | 57.4% | ||||||||||||||
Ontario | 0.313% | 46 | 1 | 1.82% | 8.82% | 2.80% | |||||||||||||
California | 0.884% | 3 | 30.0% | 2.07% | 42.1% | 4.51% | |||||||||||||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | 74.6% | 7.82% | 2.70% | |||||||||||||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | 25.4% | 18.2% | 56.3% | |||||||||||||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | 12.6% | 39.3% | 48.1% | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | 67.6% | 32.4% | ||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1.15% | 60 | 11 | 4 | 17.0% | 7.67% | 56.4% | ||||||||||||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 99.5% | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | 1.38% | 89.2% | 2.58% | 6.84% |