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 | |
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Alabama | 1.64% | |
Michigan | 3.89% | |
Pennsylvania | 1.67% | |
New York | 4.91% | |
Minnesota | 1.15% | |
Florida | 8.54% | |
Kentucky | 1.28% | |
Virginia | 15.1% | |
West Virginia | 17.2% | |
Texas | 2.21% | |
Kansas | 8.84% | |
Georgia | 5.65% | |
Oklahoma | 7.62% | |
Tennessee | 0.744% | |
Illinois | 4.93% |
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