EX-23 2 dex23.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 033-56661) pertaining to the Northshore Mining Company & Silver Bay Power Company Retirement Savings Plan of our report dated April 29, 2009, with respect to the financial statements of the Northshore Mining Company & Silver Bay Power Company Retirement Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

/s/ Meaden & Moore, Ltd

Cleveland, Ohio

June 23, 2009