A lot.
Minnesota. On the Cuyuna, Vermillion, Gunflint, and Mesabi ranges. This I know because I'm from the area.
There are many important industries in Minnesota, one industry is iron-ore mining. Minnesota supplies 70% of all the iron ore produced in the United States. If you drive an American car, it probably has steel in it that was made from Minnesota iron ore.
Minnesota led the world in the mining of iron ore.
Minnesota and Michigan produce 99% of iron ore mined in the United States.
75% of iron ore
Minnesota is known to have the largest iron ore deposits in the United States, particularly in the Mesabi Iron Range. The state's iron ore is mainly used in steel production.
On the Iron Range
The Sawtooth Mountain Range is located in northern Minnesota.
Minnesota's state mineral is iron ore.
theres a lot of iron ore
Minnesota produces about 70-percent of the iron ore in the United States. Michigan produces the bulk of the other 25-percent. Minnesota produces approximately 40-million tons of iron ore annually.
Minnesota's average annual precipitation ranges from 18 inches in the northwest to more than 32 inches in the southeast. This includes the water equivalent of 36-70 inches of snowfall.