Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. to Announce Third-Quarter 2009 Results Oct. 29; Conference Call Oct. 30

Regulatory News:

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today said it intends to announce unaudited third-quarter 2009 results after the U.S.-market close Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.

The Company invites interested parties to listen to a live broadcast of a conference call with securities analysts and institutional investors to discuss the results.

When:				Friday, Oct. 30, at 10 a.m. ET
Hosts:				Joseph A. Carrabba, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
				Laurie Brlas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
				Steven R. Baisden, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Web Address:				http://www.cliffsnaturalresources.com

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.cliffsnaturalresources.com for 30 days.

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ABOUT CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC.

Cliffs Natural Resources is an international mining and natural resources company. We are the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America, a major supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of Australia and a significant producer of metallurgical coal. With core values of environmental and capital stewardship, our colleagues across the globe endeavor to provide all stakeholders operating and financial transparency as embodied in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework. Our Company is organized through three geographic business units:

The North American business unit is comprised of six iron ore mines owned or managed in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and two coking coal mining complexes located in West Virginia and Alabama. The Asia Pacific business unit is comprised of two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia and a 45% economic interest in a coking and thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia. The South American business unit includes a 30% interest in the Amapá Project, an iron ore project in the state of Amapá in Brazil.

Over recent years, Cliffs has been executing a strategy designed to achieve scale in the mining industry and focused on serving the world's largest and fastest growing steel markets.

News releases and other information on the Company are available on the Internet at:

http://www.cliffsnaturalresources.com or

www.cliffsnaturalresources.com/Investors/Pages/default.aspx?b=1041&1=1