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 | Canada | Newfoundland | Carbonate Outcrops | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 1.64% | |||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | |||
New Hampshire | 0.227% | |||
Nova Scotia | 93.4% | |||
Prince Edward Island | 61.5% | |||
Saskatchewan | 100% | |||
Alberta | 100% | |||
New York | 4.91% | 0.168% | ||
Manitoba | 99.9% | |||
Minnesota | 1.15% | 0.161% | ||
Alaska | 3 | |||
Arizona | 2 | |||
Utah | 6 | |||
Yukon | 100% | 2 | ||
Northwest Territories | 98.8% | 1 | ||
Idaho | 2 | |||
Vermont | 0.301% | 3 | ||
Washington | 4 | |||
Nunavut | 97.0% | 1 | ||
Maine | 0.770% | 3 | ||
Oregon | 8 | |||
New Brunswick | 98.3% | 1 | ||
British Columbia | 99.0% | 5 | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.10% | 97.5% | 4 | |
Michigan | 3.89% | 0.112% | 2 | |
Colorado | 1 | |||
Nevada | 15 | |||
Québec | 99.3% | 0.194% | 5 | |
Ontario | 99.9% | 2 | ||
California | 6 | |||
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