Exhibit 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment
Number 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 033-56661) pertaining to
the Northshore Mining Company and Silver Bay Power Company Retirement Savings
Plan of our report dated June 25, 2004, with respect to the financial statements
and schedule of the Northshore Mining Company and Silver Bay Power Company
Retirement Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year
ended December 31, 2003.

                                             /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
June 25, 2004

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