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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| USABLE IRON ORE PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, BY DISTRICT, | ||||||||||
| STATE, AND TYPE OF PRODUCT1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Direct | Other | |||||||||
| District and State | shipping ore | Concentrates | Sinter | agglomerates3 | Total | |||||
| Lake Superior: | ||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | -- | -- | 11,900 | 11,900 | |||||
| Minnesota | -- | 66 | 68 | 40,700 | 40,800 | |||||
| Total | 1 | 66 | 68 | 52,600 | 52,700 | |||||
| Other States4 | -- | 9 | -- | -- | 9 | |||||
| Grand total | 1 | 75 | 68 | 52,600 | 52,700 | |||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Excludes ore containing 5% or more manganese. | ||||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 3Data may include pellet chips, screenings, and sinter. | ||||||||||
| 4Includes California and South Dakota. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program