星空传媒

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 BLAKE DAVID B

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2010

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE,听SUITE 1500

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Oper. N. Amer. Iron Ore

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

(Street)

颁尝贰痴贰尝础狈顿,听翱贬听44114

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	9,124 ⁽¹⁾	D	听
Common Stock	382 ⁽²⁾	I	VNQDC ⁽³⁾

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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
BLAKE DAVID B 1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE SUITE 1500 颁尝贰痴贰尝础狈顿,听翱贬听44114	听	听	听 SVP, Oper. N. Amer. Iron Ore	听

Signatures

Traci L. Forrester by Power of Attorney		03/09/2010
^**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 represents shares earned as Performance Shares (3,759 shares) and Restricted Stock Units (5,365 Units) granted and/or awarded to the the Reporting Person from the 星空传媒 Inc 1992 Incentive Equity Plan or the 2007 Incentive Equity Plan (as Amended and Restated December 31, 2008).
(2)	The amount represents an exchange of all or a portion of the Reporting Person's cash bonus for Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (Company) Common Shares on a deferred basis (Bonus Exchange and Match Shares) under the Company's 2005 Voluntary Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (VNQDC).
(3)	Held for the benefit of the Reporting Person by the Company's VNQDC.

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