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 | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwest Territories | 3.51% | ||||||
Nunavut | 7.75% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 12.7% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | ||||||
New Brunswick | 1.14% | ||||||
British Columbia | 2.00% | ||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.95% | ||||||
Québec | 1.05% | ||||||
Ontario | 0.313% | ||||||
Alabama | 1.64% | Bush (R) | |||||
Alaska | 4.76% | 0.351% | Bush (R) | ||||
Arizona | Bush (R) | ||||||
Arkansas | Bush (R) | ||||||
California | 0.884% | Gore (D) | |||||
Colorado | Bush (R) | ||||||
Connecticut | Gore (D) | ||||||
Delaware | 0.888% | Gore (D) | |||||
District of Columbia | Gore (D) | ||||||
Florida | 0.488% | 2.42% | Bush (R) | ||||
Georgia | Bush (R) | ||||||
Hawaii | 29.4% | 7.02% | 22.4% | Gore (D) | |||
Idaho | Bush (R) | ||||||
Illinois | Gore (D) | ||||||
Indiana | Bush (R) | ||||||
Iowa | Gore (D) | ||||||
Kansas | Bush (R) | ||||||
Kentucky | Bush (R) | ||||||
Louisiana | 0.456% | 1.85% | Bush (R) | ||||
Maine | 1.41% | Gore (D) | |||||
Maryland | 1.35% | Gore (D) | |||||
Massachusetts | 0.884% | 11.7% | Gore (D) | ||||
Michigan | 3.89% | Gore (D) | |||||
Minnesota | 1.15% | Gore (D) | |||||
Mississippi | Bush (R) | ||||||
Missouri | Bush (R) | ||||||
Montana | Bush (R) | ||||||
Nebraska | Bush (R) | ||||||
Nevada | Bush (R) | ||||||
New Hampshire | Bush (R) | ||||||
New Jersey | 0.212% | Gore (D) | |||||
New Mexico | Gore (D) | ||||||
New York | 4.91% | 2.58% | Gore (D) | ||||
North Carolina | 0.789% | Bush (R) | |||||
North Dakota | Bush (R) | ||||||
Ohio | Bush (R) | ||||||
Oklahoma | Bush (R) | ||||||
Oregon | Gore (D) | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | Gore (D) | |||||
Rhode Island | Gore (D) | ||||||
South Carolina | 0.109% | Bush (R) | |||||
South Dakota | Bush (R) | ||||||
Tennessee | Bush (R) | ||||||
Texas | 0.242% | Bush (R) | |||||
Utah | Bush (R) | ||||||
Vermont | Gore (D) | ||||||
Virginia | 1.95% | Bush (R) | |||||
Washington | 1.71% | Gore (D) | |||||
West Virginia | Bush (R) | ||||||
Wisconsin | Gore (D) | ||||||
Wyoming | Bush (R) | ||||||
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