Wakefield, City of Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan, United States

Alternative Names:	Vehjkfild, Vejkfild, wykfyld, Вејкфилд, Вэйкфилд, ويكفيلد, ویک‌فیلد، میشیگان
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Gogebic County, Michigan, USA
Region:	City of Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan, United States
Latitude:	46° 28' 30" N
Longitude:	89° 56' 23" W
Lat/Long (dec):	46.47523,-89.93989
Köppen climate type:	Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:	469m
Population:	1,725 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5013894
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5013894:6
GUID:	59316ed0-459d-4647-906a-0b04c260315d

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Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 32" N	89° 56' 22" W	0.0km (0.0 miles)
Loomis Mine, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 17" N	89° 56' 23" W	0.4km (0.3 miles)
South Chicago Mine, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 29' 2" N	89° 56' 36" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10232652), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 29' 2" N	89° 56' 43" W	1.0km (0.7 miles)
Pike Mine, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 29' 5" N	89° 56' 30" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Wakefield Mine, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 9" N	89° 57' 5" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Chicago Mines (Sparta), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 29' 7" N	89° 56' 47" W	1.2km (0.8 miles)
Wakefield pit, Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 10" N	89° 57' 21" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Wakefield-Section 8 Reserve Prospect, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 53" N	89° 57' 20" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Plymouth Mine, Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 13" N	89° 57' 26" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10243553), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 58" N	89° 55' 14" W	1.7km (1.0 miles)
Sunday Lake Group Mines, Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 59" N	89° 55' 12" W	1.8km (1.1 miles)
Pilgrim Mine, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 24" N	89° 57' 56" W	2.0km (1.2 miles)
Castile-Meteor Mine, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 53" N	89° 54' 29" W	2.5km (1.6 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10243718), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 58" N	89° 58' 26" W	2.7km (1.7 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10291853), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 26" N	89° 58' 45" W	3.0km (1.9 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10291145), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 51" N	89° 54' 3" W	3.0km (1.9 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10305390), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 37" N	89° 58' 53" W	3.2km (2.0 miles)
Mikado Mine, Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 28" N	89° 58' 59" W	3.3km (2.1 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10121129), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 24" N	89° 59' 18" W	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10170845), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 22" N	89° 59' 21" W	3.8km (2.4 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10218650), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 23" N	89° 59' 26" W	3.9km (2.4 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10267633), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 5" N	89° 59' 26" W	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Wakefield - Morgan Mine (Commercial), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 27' 47" N	89° 53' 8" W	4.4km (2.7 miles)
Ramsay, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 13" N	89° 59' 48" W	4.4km (2.7 miles)
Vicar Mine (Wakefield Lease), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 46" N	89° 52' 54" W	4.5km (2.8 miles)
Eureka-Asteroid Mine (Eureka Mine), Ramsay, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 27" N	90° 0' 2" W	4.7km (2.9 miles)
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Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10146069), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 36" N	89° 52' 33" W	4.9km (3.0 miles)
Iron Ore Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10291122), Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	46° 28' 32" N	90° 0' 34" W	5.3km (3.3 miles)

Brotherton Mine (ca. 1910)

Sunday Lake Group Mines, Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA

View of the Ramsay iron mining area, ca. 1960.

Eureka-Asteroid Mine, Ramsay, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA

View of the Wakefield iron mining area, ca. 1960.

Sunday Lake Group Mines, Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA

Brotherton Mine (ca. 1910)

Sunday Lake Group Mines, Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA

View of the Ramsay iron mining area, ca. 1960.

Eureka-Asteroid Mine, Ramsay, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA

View of the Wakefield iron mining area, ca. 1960.

Sunday Lake Group Mines, Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA

Brotherton Mine (ca. 1910)

Sunday Lake Group Mines, Wakefield, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA

View of the Ramsay iron mining area, ca. 1960.

Eureka-Asteroid Mine, Ramsay, Gogebic iron range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 5.3 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 5.3 km)

ⓘ Banded iron formation

ⓘ Chert

ⓘ 'Iron ore'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Mid-continent Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
Michigan, USA	State
Gogebic County, Michigan, USA	County
Midcontinent Rift, USA	Geologic Province

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