Exhibit 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Nonemployee Directors' Compensation
Plan of our report dated February 13, 1996, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and consolidated
subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
June 12, 1996