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 | 4.50–4.59 pH | 4.60–4.69 pH | 4.70–4.79 pH | 4.80–4.89 pH | 4.90–4.99 pH | 5.00–5.09 pH | 5.10–5.19 pH | 5.20–5.29 pH | ≥5.30 pH | |
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Alaska | 4.76% | 0.351% | |||||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 3.51% | ||||||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 7.75% | ||||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 29.4% | 7.02% | 22.4% | ||||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 1.14% | ||||||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.95% | ||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 2.00% | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Québec | 1.05% | 30 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Ontario | 0.313% | 46 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | 1 | 1.23% | 98.8% | |||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | 1.69% | 98.3% | ||||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0.488% | 2.42% | 31 | 6 | 1.32% | 13.8% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | 4.63% | 95.4% | ||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | 72.0% | 27.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 2.00% | 3.88% | |||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | 95.7% | 4.07% | ||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1.71% | 1 | 23.4% | 70.9% | |||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Montana | 8 | 4 | 9.26% | 90.7% | |||||||||||||||
Maine | 1.41% | 17.3% | 69.8% | 10.8% | |||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | 1.72% | 54.3% | 1.61% | 9.53% | ||||||||||||
Virginia | 1.95% | 28 | 8 | 3.50% | 1.66% | 15.4% | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.888% | 3 | 17.4% | 81.8% | |||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 14.3% | 79.0% | 5.27% | ||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | 7.63% | 45.0% | 12.8% | 8.92% | ||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Texas | 0.242% | 193 | 46 | 7 | 8.53% | 1.49% | 4.74% | 5.19% | 56.4% | ||||||||||
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 26.1% | 26.9% | 12.0% | 34.2% | |||||||||||
Louisiana | 0.456% | 1.85% | 93 | 15 | 2 | 41.6% | 42.5% | 8.80% | 4.48% | 2.23% | |||||||||
North Carolina | 0.789% | 54 | 12 | 1.35% | 37.2% | 1.72% | 9.88% | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | 2.68% | 97.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 1.64% | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 84.6% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | 4.15% | 91.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | 4.01% | 46.8% | 27.3% | 21.3% | |||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.212% | 2 | 1 | 5.98% | 36.6% | 32.6% | 23.7% | ||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.109% | 46 | 15 | 1 | 33.6% | 64.2% | 2.08% | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 3.89% | 20 | 3 | 24.0% | 10.0% | 4.73% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 49.9% | 50.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | 31 | 3 | 3.58% | 34.8% | 29.1% | 10.8% | ||||||||||||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | 1.85% | 3.55% | 88.3% | ||||||||||||||
Nevada | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.884% | 11.7% | 2 | 1 | 98.2% | ||||||||||||||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | 7.01% | 3.21% | 2.51% | 3.47% | ||||||||||||
New York | 4.91% | 2.58% | 17 | 1 | 4.25% | 52.6% | 35.3% | ||||||||||||
Maryland | 1.35% | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 29.8% | 10.3% | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2.73% | 5.70% | 91.6% | ||||||||||||
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | 5.63% | 19.5% | 14.5% | 3.55% | ||||||||||||
California | 0.884% | 3 | 99.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | 17.5% | 40.8% | 7.44% | 10.2% | ||||||||||||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | 5.07% | 9.56% | 59.7% | 23.0% | ||||||||||||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | 12.8% | 4.37% | 8.75% | 5.18% | ||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1.15% | 60 | 11 | 4 | 2.86% | 4.42% | 92.3% | ||||||||||||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1.50% | 98.5% | |||||||||||||
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | 39.9% | 27.0% | 15.0% | 3.08% | 9.73% |
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