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 | Oil Shale or Tar Sands | U.S. Presidential Election: Popular Vote by County, 2004 | Class | Rank | Kilotons per year | Caledonian and Hercynian (or Appalachian) remnants | Isolated volcanic areas | Alpine system | Sedimentary covers | Laurasian shields | |
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2.52% | 11.5% | 19.2% | 76.7% | 61.8% | 40.1% | 53.1% |
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