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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 Smith Clifford T

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2011

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

200 PUBLIC SQUARE,听SUITE 3300

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Global Business Dev.

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	8,561 ⁽¹⁾	D	听
Common Stock	11,740 ⁽²⁾	I	by VNQDC

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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
Smith Clifford T 200 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 3300 颁尝贰痴贰尝础狈顿,听翱贬听44114	听	听	听 SVP, Global Business Dev.	听

Signatures

Clifford T. Smith		01/19/2011
^**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)	Balance shown reflects 5,531 common shares held by the reporting owner and 540, 1,530, and 960 restricted share units granted to the reporting person for the 2008-2010, 2009-2011 and 2010-2012 performance periods, respectively, pursuant to the Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (the "Company") 2007 Incentive Equity Plan.
(2)	Held for the benefit of the Reporting Person by the Company's 2005 Voluntary Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (VNQDC).

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