UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):	 	September 15, 2010	

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	1-8944	34-1464672	
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(State or other jurisdiction	_____________
(Commission	______________
(I.R.S. Employer	
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)	
  	 	 	
200 Public Square, Suite 3300, Cleveland, Ohio	 	44114-2315	
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(Address of principal executive offices)	 	___________
(Zip Code)	
 	 	 	
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	 	216-694-5700	
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is filing herewith as an exhibit to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-165376) its Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009.

 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number
12.1 Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 	 	Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.	
  	 	 	 	 	
September 15, 2010	 	By:	 	P. Kelly Tompkins	
 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	Name: P. Kelly Tompkins	
 	 	 	 	Title: Executive Vice President Legal, Government Affairs and Sustainability and General Counsel and Secretary	

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	 	Description	
	 		
12.1	 	Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges	

Exhibit 12.1
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In Millions)

 	 	Six months ended June 30,	
 	 	2010	 	2009	
Consolidated pretax income from continuing operations	 	$	520.9	 	 	$	55.8	 	
Undistributed earnings of non-consolidated affiliates	 	 	4.8	 	 	 	(34.7	)	
Amortization of capitalized interest	 	 	1.8	 	 	 	1.8	 	
Interest expense	 	 	23.5	 	 	 	19.3	 	
Interest portion of rental expense	 	 	2.5	 	 	 	2.9	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total Earnings	 	$	553.5	 	 	$	45.1	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest expense	 	$	23.5	 	 	$	19.3	 	
Interest portion of rental expense	 	 	2.5	 	 	 	2.9	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fixed Charges	 	$	26.0	 	 	$	22.2	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	 	 	21.3x	 	 	 	2.0x