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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 Mee Terrence R

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/27/2011

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 Global Iron Ore & Metallic

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

(Street)

颁尝贰痴贰尝础狈顿,听翱贬听44114-2544

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	10,652 ⁽¹⁾	D	听
Common Stock	537 ⁽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
Mee Terrence R 1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE SUITE 1500 颁尝贰痴贰尝础狈顿,听翱贬听44114-2544	听	听	听 SVP Global Iron Ore & Metallic	听

Signatures

Gina K. Gunning by Power of Attorney		02/07/2011
^**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)	The total includes 6,972 directly held common shares and 600, 2050 and 1030 outstanding restricted share units from the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Performance Share grants, respectively, acquired pursuant to the Cliffs Natural Resources 2007 Incentive Equity Plan.
(2)	Held for the benefit of the Reporting Person by the Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 2005 Voluntary Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (VNQDC).

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