Exhibit 32(a)
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, 2005 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
“Form 10-K”), I,
John S. Brinzo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 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.
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Date: February 21, 2006
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John S. Brinzo |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |