Exhibit 32(a)

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 sportsbookQuarterly Report of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission betfred reviewson the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), I, Joseph A. Carrabba, betfred reviewsChairman, President and Chief Executive 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:

 

July 28, 2011

/s/ Joseph A. Carrabba

     Joseph A. Carrabba

     betfred reviewsChairman, President and

     Chief Executive Officer