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 | 2 to 2.5 | 2.5 to 3 | 3 to 3.5 | 3.5 to 4 | 4 to 4.5 | 4.5 to 5 | 5 to 5.5 | 5.5 to 6 | 6 to 6.5 | 6.5 to 7 | 7 to 7.5 | 20–29°F | 30–39°F | 40–49°F | 50–54°F | 55–59°F | 60–64°F | 65–70°F | More than 70°F | |
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Alaska | 0.364% | 0.102% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 17.3% | 13.9% | 6.85% | 0.304% | |||||||||||
Yukon | 36.2% | 38.5% | 16.4% | 5.02% | 3.91% | |||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 9.87% | 22.1% | 27.7% | 18.5% | 4.31% | 15.6% | 1.77% | |||||||||||||
Nunavut | 1.46% | 4.55% | 27.5% | 0.150% | 19.2% | 5.07% | ||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.194% | 99.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 85.1% | 14.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 31.5% | 61.8% | 6.66% | |||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4.46% | 95.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 20.6% | 69.3% | 10.1% | |||||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 1.18% | 10.9% | 80.5% | 7.40% | ||||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 9.26% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 41.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 21.6% | 71.0% | 7.43% | |||||||||||||||||
Québec | 0.462% | 6.48% | 44.1% | 28.1% | 20.7% | 0.145% | ||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 43.2% | 44.5% | 12.3% | |||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 48.4% | 40.0% | 11.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3.51% | 69.2% | 27.3% | 3.28% | 52.5% | 1.52% | 4.55% | 1.19% | ||||||||||||
Utah | 100% | 4.62% | 12.3% | 1.60% | 1.99% | |||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 15.0% | 82.2% | 2.85% | 15.7% | 50.5% | |||||||||||||||
Idaho | 48.1% | 51.9% | 41.4% | 1.00% | ||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 23.7% | 76.3% | 51.0% | 48.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 100% | 40.8% | 3.92% | |||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 95.9% | 4.15% | 67.8% | 5.13% | ||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6.09% | 55.9% | 38.0% | 1.69% | 1.65% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3.26% | 96.7% | 6.20% | 1.64% | 53.8% | 3.89% | ||||||||||||||
Montana | 89.8% | 10.2% | 12.5% | 64.6% | 1.73% | |||||||||||||||
Maine | 16.2% | 71.2% | 12.7% | 1.90% | 1.80% | |||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 100% | 7.69% | 68.5% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 100% | 74.1% | 25.9% | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 63.0% | 37.0% | 5.66% | 52.3% | 20.9% | 1.66% | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 100% | 70.5% | 28.7% | |||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 1.91% | 52.1% | 46.0% | 72.7% | 26.9% | |||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 100% | 18.6% | 7.46% | |||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 100% | 1.70% | 23.3% | 39.4% | 35.0% | |||||||||||||||
Texas | 1.45% | 25.6% | 56.1% | 16.9% | 7.25% | 23.2% | 29.8% | 25.4% | 11.4% | |||||||||||
Missouri | 20.7% | 79.3% | 79.9% | 3.80% | ||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 21.5% | 63.6% | 14.9% | 31.8% | 67.8% | |||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3.74% | 93.9% | 1.46% | 1.28% | 68.8% | |||||||||||||||
Oregon | 19.6% | 27.0% | 52.7% | 0.664% | 3.51% | 53.1% | 4.57% | |||||||||||||
Alabama | 1.64% | 2.92% | 87.2% | 9.85% | 94.8% | 3.85% | ||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 21.3% | 78.7% | 1.12% | 55.1% | 17.6% | 5.37% | ||||||||||||||
Kansas | 100% | 1.72% | 30.3% | 60.6% | 7.43% | |||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 100% | 4.55% | 71.2% | 1.80% | ||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 99.9% | 35.4% | 64.3% | |||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 12.4% | 87.6% | 1.35% | 88.9% | 5.34% | |||||||||||||||
Michigan | 3.89% | 100% | 3.53% | 60.8% | 2.65% | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 100% | 74.5% | 20.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | 10.3% | 76.9% | 12.8% | 4.44% | 3.41% | 11.0% | |||||||||||||
Colorado | 100% | 1.05% | 16.7% | 24.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 55.5% | 44.5% | 8.38% | 55.6% | 2.02% | |||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.220% | 0.204% | 88.4% | 11.2% | 3.88% | 49.9% | 35.1% | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 17.7% | 82.3% | 9.84% | 70.8% | 17.4% | |||||||||||||||
New York | 4.91% | 8.25% | 44.4% | 47.4% | 1.78% | 9.58% | 8.48% | 1.26% | ||||||||||||
Maryland | 77.2% | 22.8% | 12.3% | 72.0% | 14.7% | |||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 28.9% | 71.1% | 2.09% | 6.06% | 3.01% | 9.12% | ||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 26.0% | 74.0% | 3.53% | 55.1% | ||||||||||||||||
California | 0.147% | 33.8% | 21.5% | 35.5% | 2.22% | 24.7% | 1.17% | 2.39% | ||||||||||||
Arkansas | 98.0% | 2.00% | 7.28% | 3.52% | 1.05% | |||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 100% | 2.29% | 26.1% | 60.0% | 10.8% | |||||||||||||||
Ohio | 67.4% | 32.6% | 36.5% | 1.25% | ||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 53.3% | 46.7% | 8.52% | 84.6% | 5.00% | |||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1.15% | 100% | 16.6% | 59.4% | 18.8% | |||||||||||||||
Iowa | 100% | 3.40% | 95.4% | |||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 18.1% | 81.9% | 1.77% | 78.7% | 18.0% | |||||||||||||||
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