Exhibit 32(b)
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
(the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the
“Form 10-K”), I, Donald J. Gallagher, Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:
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(1) The Form 10-K fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and |
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(2) The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the
periods expressed in the Form 10-K. |
Date: February 22, 2005
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By: /s/ Donald J. Gallagher |
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Donald J. Gallagher |
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Senior Vice President, Chief |
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Financial Officer and |
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Treasurer |