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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
BLAKE DAVID B
Ìý 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. [CLF]
5. 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
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE,ÌýSUITE 1500
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2011
(Street)

CLEVELAND,ÌýOHÌý44114
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/25/2011 Ìý A(1) Ìý 328 A $ 95.23 712 (2) I VNQDC
Common Stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 11,286 D Ìý

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
ÌýDirector Ìý10% Owner ÌýOfficer ÌýOther
BLAKE DAVID B
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE
SUITE 1500
CLEVELAND,ÌýOHÌý44114
Ìý Ìý Ìý SVP, Oper. N. Amer. Iron Ore Ìý

Signatures

Ìý/s/ Nancy Watts by Power of Attorney Ìý 02/28/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 amount represents an exchange of a portion of the Reporting Person's 2010 cash bonus for 263 shares of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (Company) Common Shares on a deferred basis (Exchange Shares) under the Issuer's 2005 Voluntary Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan ("VNQDC Plan"). An additional 65 deferred shares (Match Shares) were credited to the account of the Reporting Person in the VNQDC equal to 25 percent of the market value of the Exchanged Shares on the deferral date of the bonus payment pursuant to the VNQDC Plan.
(2) Balance shown reflects 1 share acquired June 1, 2010 and 1 share December 1, 2010 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the VNQDC Plan to shareholders of record May 14, 2010 and November 19, 2010, respectively.

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