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Where are Newfoundland and Labrador’s most important iron-ore reserves located?
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The most important iron-ore reserves in Newfoundland and Labrador are currently located in western Labrador.1
This region, specifically the area known as the Labrador Trough, contains some of North America’s most extensive iron-ore deposits. Mining operations in this area, such as those near Labrador City, have been a major driver of the provincial economy since the 1950s.234
While the town of Wabana on Bell Island in southeastern Newfoundland was once the site of one of the world's richest deposits of red hematite iron ore, those mining operations ceased in 1966.5