Exhibit 23



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 No. 033-56661) pertaining to the
Northshore Mining Company and Silver Bay Power Company Retirement Savings Plan
of our reports (a) dated February 13, 1997, 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, 1996, and (b) dated June 20, 1996 with respect to the financial
statements and schedules of the Northshore Mining Company and Silver Bay Power
Company Retirement Savings Plan included in the Plan's Annual Report (Form 11-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1995, both filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP





Cleveland, Ohio
June 17, 1997