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 | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Chromium Mines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 5 | 1 | ||||
Utah | 2 | |||||
Florida | 31 | 6 | ||||
Idaho | 1 | |||||
New Hampshire | 2 | |||||
Vermont | 1 | |||||
Washington | 1 | |||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | ||||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | |||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | |||
Virginia | 28 | 8 | ||||
Delaware | 3 | |||||
Saskatchewan | 7 | |||||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | ||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | |||
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | ||
Louisiana | 93 | 15 | 2 | |||
North Carolina | 54 | 12 | ||||
Alabama | 1.64% | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | |
New Mexico | 7 | |||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | ||
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | ||||
British Columbia | 1 | |||||
New Jersey | 2 | 1 | ||||
South Carolina | 46 | 15 | 1 | |||
Michigan | 3.89% | 20 | 3 | |||
Alberta | 9 | |||||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | ||||
Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | ||||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | |||
New York | 4.91% | 17 | 1 | |||
Maryland | 8 | 1 | ||||
Québec | 30 | 1 | ||||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | ||
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | |||
Ontario | 46 | 1 | ||||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | |||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | |||
Minnesota | 1.15% | 60 | 11 | 4 | ||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | ||
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | |||
Alaska | 1 | |||||
Montana | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||
West Virginia | 4 | 1 | ||||
Texas | 193 | 46 | 7 | 1 | ||
Oregon | 2 | 143 | ||||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | 31 | 3 | 1 | ||
California | 3 | 283 | ||||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ||
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