CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the betfred sportsbook reviewQuarterly Report of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission betfred sportsbookon the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), I, Laurie Brlas, Executive Vice President and BetfredChief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:
| (1) | The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial betfred sportsbook reviewcondition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Form 10-Q. |
| Date: |
April 29, 2010 | |
| /s/ Laurie Brlas | ||
| Laurie Brlas | ||
| Executive Vice President and BetfredChief Financial Officer | ||