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 | Approximate Form and Extent of Outcrop of Carbonate Rocks | Chromium Mines | |
|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 1.64% | ||
Michigan | 3.89% | ||
New York | 4.91% | ||
Minnesota | 1.15% | ||
Florida | 8.54% | ||
Kentucky | 1.28% | ||
Virginia | 15.1% | ||
Kansas | 8.84% | ||
Georgia | 5.65% | ||
Oklahoma | 7.62% | ||
Tennessee | 0.744% | ||
Illinois | 4.93% | ||
Alaska | 1 | ||
Montana | 3 | ||
West Virginia | 17.2% | 1 | |
Texas | 2.21% | 1 | |
Oregon | 143 | ||
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | 1 | |
California | 283 | ||
Ohio | 1 | ||
Indiana | 1 |
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