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 | High | Wind erosion | Water erosion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 4.91% | |||
Arizona | 4.22% | |||
Utah | 1 | 0.308% | ||
Idaho | 3.94% | |||
Washington | 36.9% | |||
Wyoming | 6.47% | 2.84% | ||
Montana | 17.8% | |||
North Dakota | 95.1% | 0.109% | ||
Kentucky | 5.48% | |||
Virginia | 7.05% | |||
Saskatchewan | 12.1% | |||
Mississippi | 21.9% | |||
West Virginia | 11.5% | |||
Nebraska | 0.826% | 52.2% | ||
Texas | 23.3% | 0.427% | ||
Missouri | 60.6% | |||
Louisiana | 1.69% | |||
Hawaii | 57.1% | |||
Oregon | 5.56% | |||
Alabama | 1.64% | 7.26% | ||
New Mexico | 67.8% | |||
Kansas | 12.3% | 62.5% | ||
Wisconsin | 43.5% | |||
Michigan | 3.89% | 1.12% | ||
Alberta | 4.93% | |||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | 25.9% | ||
Colorado | 30.2% | 6.74% | ||
Nevada | 11.8% | |||
Maryland | 5.23% | |||
Manitoba | 6.10% | |||
Oklahoma | 29.4% | 17.9% | ||
Tennessee | 12.6% | |||
Ontario | 2.00% | |||
California | 19.7% | 24.3% | ||
Arkansas | 4.12% | |||
South Dakota | 48.9% | 18.4% | ||
Ohio | 4.56% | |||
Indiana | 12.0% | |||
Minnesota | 1.15% | 9.96% | 35.6% | |
Iowa | 100% | |||
Illinois | 84.6% | |||
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