CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. FILES FORM 4s

CLEVELAND--(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today informs its
stockholders that five statements of changes in beneficial ownership of its
directors on Form 4, as required by Section 16(a) of the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, have been filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. makes available free of charge on its website, its
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on
Form 8-K, reports filed pursuant to Section 16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC
as soon as reasonably practicable after Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
electronically files these documents with, or furnishes them to, the SEC. These
documents are posted on Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.`s website at
www.cliffsnaturalresources.com - under "For Investors".

The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other
information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. These
materials may be obtained electronically by accessing the SEC`s home page at
http://www.sec.gov.

Copies of the above referenced information will also be made available, free of
charge, by calling + 1 (216) 694-5700 or upon written request to:

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
Investor Relations
200 Public Square, Suite 3300
Cleveland, OH 44114-2315
U.S.A.

About Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

Cliffs Natural Resources is an international mining and natural resources
company. We are the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America, a
major supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of Australia and a
significant producer of metallurgical coal. With core values of environmental
and capital stewardship, our colleagues across the globe endeavor to provide all
stakeholders operating and financial transparency as embodied by the Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework. Our company is organized into the
following geographic business units:

The North American business unit is comprised of six iron ore mines owned or
managed in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and two coking coal mining
complexes in West Virginia and Alabama. The Asia Pacific business unit is
comprised of two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia and a 45%
economic interest in a coking and thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia.
The Latin American business unit includes a 30% interest in the Amapá Project,
an iron ore project in the state of Amapá in Brazil.

Over recent years, Cliffs has been actively executing a strategy designed to
achieve scale in the mining industry and focused on serving the world`s largest
and fastest growing steel markets.

News releases and other information on the Company are available on the Internet
at:
http://www.cliffsnaturalresources.com

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INVESTOR AND FINANCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS:
Steve Baisden
Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(216) 694-5280
steve.baisden@cliffsnr.com
or
Christine Dresch
Manager - Corporate Communications
(216) 694-4052
christine.dresch@cliffsnr.com
or
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Dale Hemmila
District Manager, Public Affairs-Michigan
906-475-3870
or
Maureen Talarico
District Manager, Public Affairs-Minnesota
218-279-6120
or
James Kosowski
District Manager, Public Affairs-West Virginia and Alabama
304-256-5224

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