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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| USABLE IRON ORE PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2005, | ||||||||
| BY DISTRICT, STATE, AND TYPE OF PRODUCT1, 2 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||||
| Direct | ||||||||
| District and State | shipping ore | Concentrates | Agglomerates3 | Total�� | ||||
| Lake Superior: | ||||||||
| Michigan | 30 | -- | 12,900 | 12,900 | ||||
| Minnesota | -- | 63 | 41,300 | 41,400 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 63 | 54,200 | 54,300 | ||||
| Other States4 | -- | 9 | -- | 9 | ||||
| Grand total | 30 | 72 | 54,200 | 54,300 | ||||
| -- 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