CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. — Director's Dealing 2011

Jul 6, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. (CLF)
CIK: 0000764065
Period of Report: 2011-07-01

Reporting Person: Kirsch James F (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-07-01	Stock Units	$	A	64.0342	Acquired		Common Shares (64.0342)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1836.5034	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Total includes 2.4620 shares of Restricted Stock acquired June 1, 2011 pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Nonemployee Directors' Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). The Board of Directors of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. declared dividends of $0.14 per share payable payable to all holders of record as of April 29, 2011. The amount also reflects .4390 share credited to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

F2: Convertible into Common Shares on a 1-for-1 basis.

F3: Reflects number of Common Shares of underlying deferred compensation credited to the account of the Reporting Person in payment of the Reporting Person's required quarterly retainer for the third quarter under the Plan. Each Stock Unit is generally distributable following termination of service as a Director.

F4: The total includes dividend reinvestment pursuant to the Plan. The number of deferred dividend reinvestment equivalent shares earned in the Plan is calculated using the closing market price at the end of each quarter for shares held in the Plan. The Reporting Person was credited with .0007 dividend reinvestment shares on June 30, 2011.