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 | Iron Ore Mines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 1.64% | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | ||||||
Alaska | 4.76% | 0.351% | |||||
Florida | 0.488% | 2.42% | |||||
Washington | 1.71% | ||||||
Nunavut | 7.75% | ||||||
Maine | 1.41% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 12.7% | ||||||
Virginia | 1.95% | ||||||
Delaware | 0.888% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | ||||||
Texas | 0.242% | ||||||
Louisiana | 0.456% | 1.85% | |||||
Hawaii | 29.4% | 7.02% | 22.4% | ||||
North Carolina | 0.789% | ||||||
New Brunswick | 1.14% | ||||||
British Columbia | 2.00% | ||||||
New Jersey | 0.212% | ||||||
South Carolina | 0.109% | ||||||
Massachusetts | 0.884% | 11.7% | |||||
Maryland | 1.35% | ||||||
Ontario | 0.313% | ||||||
Utah | 1 | ||||||
Northwest Territories | 3.51% | 1 | |||||
Missouri | 1 | ||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | ||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.95% | 1 | |||||
Michigan | 3.89% | 13 | |||||
New York | 4.91% | 2.58% | 1 | ||||
Québec | 1.05% | 1 | |||||
California | 0.884% | 1 | |||||
Minnesota | 1.15% | 14 | |||||
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