Exhibit 23





                                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





                 We consent  to the incorporation by reference  in
                 Post-Effective Amendment Number 1  to the Registration
                 Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-4555) pertaining to the Restricted
                 Stock Plan of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, in the Registration 
                 Statement  (Form S-8  No. 33-208033) pertaining to  the 1987
                 Incentive Equity Plan of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and in
                 the  Registration  Statement (Form  S-8  No. 33-48357)
                 pertaining to the  1992 Incentive Equity Plan  and the related
                 prospectuses of our report dated February 14, 1994, with
                 respect to the consolidated financial statements and
                 schedules of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and consolidated
                 subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
                 the year ended December 31, 1993.





                                                        Ernst & Young





                 Cleveland, Ohio
                 March 28, 1994


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