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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Ìý Baisden Steve 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)
200 PUBLIC SQUARE,ÌýSUITE 3300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Investor Relations & Comm.
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

°ä³¢·¡³Õ·¡³¢´¡±·¶Ù,Ìý°¿±áÌý44114		 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 2,913.709 (1)
D
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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
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Baisden Steve R.
200 PUBLIC SQUARE
SUITE 3300
°ä³¢·¡³Õ·¡³¢´¡±·¶Ù,Ìý°¿±áÌý44114		 Ìý Ìý Ìý VP, Investor Relations & Comm. Ìý

Signatures

Steve R. Baisden 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 represents 423.709 directly held common shares and 180, 1,530 and 780 Restricted Share Units granted to the Reporting Person for the Performance Periods 2008-2010, 2009-2011, and 2010-2012, respectively, pursuant to the Company's 2007 Incentive Equity Plan.

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