Exhibit 21



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Subsidiaries of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc                                                       Jurisdiction
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Name of Subsidiary                                                                        or Organization
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  Cleveland-Cliffs Ore Corporation (1), (2)                                                Ohio
  Cliffs and Associates Limited (3)                                                        Trinidad
  Cliffs Biwabik Ore Corporation (2)                                                       Minnesota
  Cliffs Copper Corp.                                                                      Ohio
  Cliffs Empire, Inc. (1), (4)                                                             Michigan
  Cliffs Engineering, Inc. (1)                                                             Colorado
  Cliffs Forest Products Company (1)                                                       Michigan
  Cliffs Fuel Service Company (1)                                                          Michigan
  Cliffs IH Empire, Inc. (1)                                                               Michigan
  Cliffs Marquette, Inc. (1), (2)                                                          Michigan
  Cliffs MC Empire, Inc. (1), (4)                                                          Michigan
  Cliffs Mining Company                                                                    Delaware
  Cliffs Mining Services Company                                                           Delaware
  Cliffs Minnesota Minerals Company                                                        Minnesota
  Cliffs Oil Shale Corp. (2)                                                               Colorado
  Cliffs of Canada Limited (1)                                                             Ontario, Canada
  Cliffs Reduced Iron Corporation                                                          Delaware
  Cliffs Reduced Iron Management Company (5)                                               Delaware
  Cliffs Resources, Inc.                                                                   Delaware
  Cliffs Synfuel Corp. (2)                                                                 Utah
  Cliffs TIOP, Inc. (1), (6)                                                               Michigan
  Empire-Cliffs Partnership (4)                                                            Michigan
  Empire Iron Mining Partnership (7)                                                       Michigan
  Escanaba Properties Company (1), (8)                                                     Michigan
  Escanaba Properties Partnership (8)                                                      Michigan
  Hibbing Taconite Company, a joint venture (9)                                            Minnesota
  Kentucky Coal Company                                                                    Delaware
  Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company (10)                                          Michigan
  Lasco Development Corporation (10)                                                       Michigan
  Marquette Iron Mining Partnership (2)                                                    Michigan
  Minerais Midway Ltee-Midway Ore Company Ltd. (11)                                        Quebec, Canada
  Northshore Mining Company (12)                                                           Delaware
  Northshore Sales Company (13)                                                            Ohio
  Pickands Erie Corporation (11)                                                           Minnesota
  Pickands Hibbing Corporation (9)                                                         Minnesota
  Pickands Mather & Co. International                                                      Delaware
  Pickands Radio Co. Ltd. (11)                                                             Quebec, Canada
  Seignelay Resources, Inc. (11)                                                           Delaware
  Silver Bay Power Company (13)                                                            Delaware
  Syracuse Mining Company (11)                                                             Minnesota
  Tetapaga Mining Company Limited (1)                                                      Ohio
  The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company                                                        Ohio
  The Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Company (1)                                               Delaware
  Tilden Mining Company L.C. (6)                                                           Michigan
  Virginia Eastern Shore Land Co. (1)                                                      Delaware
  Wabush Iron Co. Limited (14)                                                             Ohio

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(1)      The named subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
         Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, which in turn is a wholly-owned
         subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

(2)      Marquette Iron Mining Partnership ("Marquette Partnership") is a
         Michigan partnership. Cleveland-Cliffs Ore Corporation and Cliffs
         Marquette, Inc., wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron
         Company, have a combined 100% interest in the Marquette Partnership.
         Cleveland-Cliffs Ore Corporation also owns 100% of Cliffs Biwabik Ore
         Corporation. The Marquette Partnership owns 100% of Cliffs Oil Shale
         Corp. and Cliffs Synfuel Corp.

(3)      Cliffs and Associates Limited is a Trinidad corporation. Cliffs Reduced
         Iron Corporation has a 46.5% interest in Cliffs and Associates Limited.

(4)      Empire-Cliffs Partnership is a Michigan partnership. Cliffs MC Empire,
         Inc. and Cliffs Empire, Inc., wholly-owned subsidiaries of The
         Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, have a combined 100% interest in
         Empire-Cliffs Partnership.

(5)      The named subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cliffs Reduced
         Iron Corporation, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

(6)      Tilden Mining Company L.C. is a Michigan limited liability company.
         Cliffs TIOP, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Cleveland-Cliffs
         Iron Company, has a 40% interest in Tilden Mining Company L.C.

(7)      Empire Iron Mining Partnership is a Michigan partnership. The
         Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company has a 22.56% indirect interest in the
         Empire Iron Mining Partnership.

(8)      Escanaba Properties Partnership is a Michigan partnership. Escanaba
         Properties Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Cleveland-Cliffs
         Iron Company, has a 87.5% interest in the Escanaba Properties
         Partnership.

(9)      Cliffs Mining Company has a 10% and Pickands Hibbing Corporation, a
         wholly-owned subsidiary of Cliffs Mining Company, has a 5% interest in
         Hibbing Taconite Company, a joint venture.

(10)     Cliffs Resources, Inc. owns a 99.5% interest in Lake Superior &
         Ishpeming Railroad Company. Lasco Development Corporation is a
         wholly-owned subsidiary of Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company.

(11)     The named subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cliffs Mining
         Company, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs
         Inc.

(12)     The named subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cliffs Minnesota
         Minerals Company, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

(13)     The named subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northshore Mining
         Company, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cliffs Minnesota
         Minerals Company.

(14)     Wabush Iron Co. Limited is an Ohio corporation. Cliffs Mining Company
         owns a 60.16% interest in Wabush Iron Co. Limited, which owns 37.87%
         interest in Wabush Mines.



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