EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration BetfredStatement on Form S-3 of our
report dated February 29, 2008 (August 8, 2008 as to the effects of the stock split described in
Note 19), relating to the consolidated financial betfred reviewsstatements and financial statement schedule
(Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts) of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and subsidiaries (which
report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an betfred gamesexplanatory paragraph relating to the
adoption of new accounting standards), and our report dated February 29, 2008 on the effectiveness
of Cleveland-Cliffs Incs internal control betfred sportsbook reviewover financial reporting for the year ended December
31, 2007, appearing in the Current
Report on Form 8-K of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on October 6, 2008.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts&betfred games#148; in such Prospectus.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
October 7, 2008