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                                                             Exhibit 21




Subsidiaries of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
- -------------------------------------                          Jurisdiction
                                                                   of
                                                               Incorporation
                                                                   or
Name of Subsidiary                                             Organization
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  Cleveland-Cliffs Company (1)                                 Ohio
  Cleveland-Cliffs Ore Corporation (1), (2)                    Ohio
  Cliffs and Associates Limited (3)                            Trinidad
  Cliffs Australia Company (4)                                 Delaware
  Cliffs Biwabik Ore Corporation (2)                           Minnesota
  Cliffs Copper Corp.                                          Ohio
  Cliffs Empire, Inc. (1), (5)                                 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 International Inc.                                    Delaware
  Cliffs Marquette, Inc. (1), (2)                              Michigan
  Cliffs MC Empire, Inc. (1), (5)                              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 (6)                   Delaware
  Cliffs Resources, Inc.                                       Delaware
  Cliffs Synfuel Corp. (2)                                     Utah
  Cliffs TIOP, Inc. (1), (7)                                   Michigan
  Empire-Cliffs Partnership (5)                                Michigan
  Empire Iron Mining Partnership (8)                           Michigan
  Escanaba Properties Company (1), (9)                         Michigan
  Escanaba Properties Partnership (9)                          Michigan
  Hibbing Taconite Company, a joint venture (10)               Minnesota
  Kentucky Coal Company                                        Delaware
  Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company (11)              Michigan
  Lasco Development Corporation (11)                           Michigan
  Marquette Iron Mining Partnership (2)                        Michigan
  Mattagami Mining Co. Limited (12)                            Ontario, Canada
  Mesabi Radio Corporation (12)                                Minnesota
  Minerais Midway Ltee-Midway Ore Company Ltd. (12)            Quebec, Canada
  Mines Hilton Ltee-Hilton Mines, Ltd. (12)                    Quebec, Canada
  Northshore Mining Company (13)                               Delaware
  Northshore Sales Company (14)                                Ohio
  Peninsula Land Corporation (12)                              Michigan



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  See footnote explanation on pages 68-69.

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                                                 Jurisdiction
                                                      of
                                                 Incorporation
                                                      or
Name of Subsidiary                               Organization
- ------------------                               --------------
                                            
  Pickands Erie Corporation (12)                 Minnesota
  Pickands Hibbing Corporation (10)              Minnesota
  Pickands Mather & Co. International            Delaware
  Pickands Mather Services Inc. (12)             Delaware
  Pickands Radio Co. Ltd. (12)                   Quebec, Canada
  Robert Coal Company (15)                       Delaware
  Savage River Motor Inn Pty. Ltd. (16)          Tasmania
  Seignelay Resources, Inc. (12)                 Delaware
  Silver Bay Power Company (14)                  Delaware
  Syracuse Mining Company (12)                   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. (7)                 Michigan
  Virginia Eastern Shore Land Co. (1)            Delaware



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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)       The named subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cliffs
           International Inc., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
           Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

 (5)       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.

 (6)       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.


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 (7)       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.

 (8)       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.

 (9)       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.

(10)       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.

(11)       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.

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

(13)       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.

(14)       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.

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

(16)       The named subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pickands Mather
           & Co. International, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
           Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.




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