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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20090106093653
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-09-001403
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090102
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090106

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000764065
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				341464672
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1100 SUPERIOR AVE
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		216-694-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1100 SUPERIOR AVE
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44114

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RIEDERER RICHARD K
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001009970
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES  ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS) [3312]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08944
		FILM NUMBER:		09508409

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WEIRTON STEEL CORP
		STREET 2:		400 THREE SPRINGS DR
		CITY:			WEIRTON
		STATE:			WV
		ZIP:			26062
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3047972000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 W35020 MANOR HOUSE ROAD
		CITY:			OCONOMOWAC
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53066
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        <footnote id="F1">The Board of Directors of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) declared a dividend of $.0875 per share, payable to all holders of record as of November 14, 2008 of common stock payable on December 1, 2008.  The amount shown reflects 17.5097 shares credited to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Convertible into Common Shares on a 1-for-1 basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Reflects number of Common Shares underlying deferred compensation credited to the account of the Reporting Person in payment of 100% of the Reporting Person's Required Retainer fee under the Cliffs Natural Resources  Inc.  (formerly Cleveland-Cliffs Inc) Nonemployee Directors Compensation Plan (&quot;Plan&quot;).  Each Stock Unit is generally distributable following termination of service as a Director.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The total includes dividend reinvestment pursuant to the Plan. The number of deferred dividend reinvestment equivalent shares earned in the Plan is calculated using the closing market price at the end of each quarter for shares held in the Plan.  The reporting person was credited with 35.4483 dividend reinvestment shares on 12/31/2008.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Traci L. Forrester by
Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-01-06</signatureDate>
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