8-K

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): December 22, 1999

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

OHIO	1-8944	34-1464672
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1100 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio	44114
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216-694-5700)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

ITEM 5.	Other Events.
	Cleveland-Cliffs Inc published a News Release on December 22, 1999
	with respect to senior management changes to be effective January 1,
	2000.
ITEM 7.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)	Financial Statements of Business Acquired: None
(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information: None
(c)	Exhibits:

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit
99(a)	Cleveland-Cliffs Inc News Release	Filed
	published on December 22, 1999	Herewith
	with respect to senior management
	changes to be effective January 1,
	2000.

SIGNATURE

      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.

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

By: /s/ C. B. Bezik

Name: C. B. Bezik

Title: Senior Vice President-Finance

Dated: December 28, 1999

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit
99(a)	Cleveland-Cliffs Inc News Release	Filed
	published on December 22, 1999	Herewith
	with respect to senior management
	changes to be effective January 1,
	2000.

3 EX-99.A 2 EXHIBIT 99 A 1 Exhibit 99(a) NEWS RELEASE Cleveland-Cliffs Inc 1100 Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2589 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES Cleveland-Cliffs Inc today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has taken the following actions to be effective January 1, 2000: - John S. Brinzo, presently President and Chief Executive Officer, has been elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. - Thomas J. O'Neil, presently Executive Vice President-Operations, has been elected President and Chief Operating Officer. - Edward C. Dowling, Jr., Senior Vice President-Operations, has been given responsibility for the Company's partnership mines operations. Mr. Brinzo, who was elected President and Chief Executive Officer on November 10, 1997, replaces John C. Morley as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Morley, who has served on the Company's Board since July 11, 1995, and as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board since November 10, 1997, will continue as a Board member and Chairman of the Compensation and Organization Committee. Mr. Brinzo, 57, began his Cliffs' career in 1969, rising to Executive Vice President-Finance and Planning prior to his election as President in 1997. He is a 1964 graduate of Kent State University and a 1968 graduate of Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Business. Mr. O'Neil assumes responsibility for all North American iron ore mining operations, managed by the Company, which collectively employ 5800 people in Canada and the United States, and produce 42 million tons of iron ore pellets annually, accounting for approximately 50 percent of the North American iron ore supply. He will also be responsible for human resources, information technology, labor relations, public affairs, research and engineering, purchasing, safety and environmental affairs. Mr. O'Neil, 59, joined the Company in 1991 as Senior Vice President-Technical, responsible for research, engineering and geology. He was promoted to his current position in 1995, where he was responsible for the Company's partnership mine operations. Mr. O'Neil holds bachelor, masters, and doctorate degrees from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Arizona, respectively. Prior to joining Cliffs, he was Vice President-Engineering and Development of Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, where he also had held key operating and development positions. He has had significant academic assignments, including head of the department of mining and geological engineering at the University of Arizona. Mr. O'Neil is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and serves on the Board of Hecla Mining Company. 2 Mr. Dowling assumes operating responsibility for the Company's five managed partnership mines in North America, including liaison responsibility with the seven steel companies who own the majority of the mining interests. Mr. Dowling, 44, joined Cliffs in 1998 as Senior Vice President with principal responsibility for leading Cliffs' continuous improvement program and research and engineering functions. Prior to joining the Company, he was Senior Vice President and Director-Process Management and Engineering for Cyprus Amax Mineral Company, where he also held key operating positions. Prior to joining Cyprus Amax, he was General Superintendent of the Chino Division of Phelps Dodge Corporation. Mr. Dowling holds bachelor, masters, and doctorate degrees in mining engineering and mineral processing from the Pennsylvania State University, where he was elected a Centennial Fellow in 1996. Dowling is a member of the National Materials Advisory Board and Executive Board of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. Mr. Brinzo, chairman and chief executive officer elect, said, "Promotion of these exceptional executives is consistent with our objective of nurturing our core iron mining business and leading organizational change to achieve our aggressive improvement objectives." The Company's important iron ore marketing, business development and its reduced iron business will continue to be lead by William R. Calfee, Executive Vice President-Commercial, who reports to John Brinzo. * * * * Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest supplier of iron ore products to the North American steel industry and is developing a significant ferrous metallics business. Subsidiaries of the Company manage six iron ore mines in North America and hold equity interests in five of the mines. 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EX-99.A

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                                                                   Exhibit 99(a)

NEWS RELEASE                                          Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
                                                      1100 Superior Avenue
                                                      Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2589



              CLEVELAND-CLIFFS ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES


         Cleveland-Cliffs Inc today announced that the Company's Board of
Directors has taken the following actions to be effective January 1, 2000:

         -  John S. Brinzo, presently President and Chief Executive Officer, has
            been elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

         -  Thomas J. O'Neil, presently Executive Vice President-Operations, has
            been elected President and Chief Operating Officer.

         -  Edward C. Dowling, Jr., Senior Vice President-Operations, has been
            given responsibility for the Company's partnership mines operations.

         Mr. Brinzo, who was elected President and Chief Executive Officer on
November 10, 1997, replaces John C. Morley as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Morley,
who has served on the Company's Board since July 11, 1995, and as Non-Executive
Chairman of the Board since November 10, 1997, will continue as a Board member
and Chairman of the Compensation and Organization Committee.

         Mr. Brinzo, 57, began his Cliffs' career in 1969, rising to Executive
Vice President-Finance and Planning prior to his election as President in 1997.
He is a 1964 graduate of Kent State University and a 1968 graduate of Case
Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Business.

         Mr. O'Neil assumes responsibility for all North American iron ore
mining operations, managed by the Company, which collectively employ 5800 people
in Canada and the United States, and produce 42 million tons of iron ore pellets
annually, accounting for approximately 50 percent of the North American iron ore
supply. He will also be responsible for human resources, information technology,
labor relations, public affairs, research and engineering, purchasing, safety
and environmental affairs.

         Mr. O'Neil, 59, joined the Company in 1991 as Senior Vice
President-Technical, responsible for research, engineering and geology. He was
promoted to his current position in 1995, where he was responsible for the
Company's partnership mine operations. Mr. O'Neil holds bachelor, masters, and
doctorate degrees from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania State University, and the
University of Arizona, respectively. Prior to joining Cliffs, he was Vice
President-Engineering and Development of Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, where he
also had held key operating and development positions. He has had significant
academic assignments, including head of the department of mining and geological
engineering at the University of Arizona. Mr. O'Neil is a member of the National
Academy of Engineering and serves on the Board of Hecla Mining Company.

   2

         Mr. Dowling assumes operating responsibility for the Company's five
managed partnership mines in North America, including liaison responsibility
with the seven steel companies who own the majority of the mining interests.

         Mr. Dowling, 44, joined Cliffs in 1998 as Senior Vice President with
principal responsibility for leading Cliffs' continuous improvement program and
research and engineering functions. Prior to joining the Company, he was Senior
Vice President and Director-Process Management and Engineering for Cyprus Amax
Mineral Company, where he also held key operating positions. Prior to joining
Cyprus Amax, he was General Superintendent of the Chino Division of Phelps Dodge
Corporation. Mr. Dowling holds bachelor, masters, and doctorate degrees in
mining engineering and mineral processing from the Pennsylvania State
University, where he was elected a Centennial Fellow in 1996. Dowling is a
member of the National Materials Advisory Board and Executive Board of the
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.

         Mr. Brinzo, chairman and chief executive officer elect, said,
"Promotion of these exceptional executives is consistent with our objective of
nurturing our core iron mining business and leading organizational change to
achieve our aggressive improvement objectives."

         The Company's important iron ore marketing, business development and
its reduced iron business will continue to be lead by William R. Calfee,
Executive Vice President-Commercial, who reports to John Brinzo.

                                     * * * *

         Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest supplier of iron ore products to the
North American steel industry and is developing a significant ferrous metallics
business. Subsidiaries of the Company manage six iron ore mines in North America
and hold equity interests in five of the mines. Cliffs has a major iron ore
reserve position in the United States, is a substantial iron ore merchant, and
is beginning production of hot briquetted iron at a joint venture plant in
Trinidad and Tobago.

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