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FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

听 HENRY JANICE K

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. [CLF]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

226 GOLDEN GATE PT.,听APT. 41

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

厂础搁础厂翱罢础,听贵尝听34236

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,198.486 ⁽¹⁾	D	听

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HENRY JANICE K 226 GOLDEN GATE PT. APT. 41 厂础搁础厂翱罢础,听贵尝听34236	听 X	听	听	听

Signatures

George W. Hawk, Jr. by Power of Attorney		09/02/2009
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The total reflects (i) an Annual Equity Grant of 2,138 restricted shares with a three year holding period acquired by the Reporting Person on September 1, 2009 upon becoming a member of the Board of Directors of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (the "Company"), and (ii) 60.486 shares acquired as a prorated Directors' Required Retainer for the third quarter 2009. Both transactions were pursuant to the Company's Nonemployee Directors' Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated December 31, 2008). The acquisitions' grant values were $24.31 and $24.26, respectively.

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