# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000764065
**File Stem:** 0000764065-25-000132
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 26160
**Document Hash:** ae361caaeac08caeafdecdcf52adc3ae
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000764065-25-000132.hdr.sgml**: 20250919

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000764065-25-000132

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250919

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250919

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000764065
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** METAL MINING [1000]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 341464672
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** OH
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SD
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-08944
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251326791

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 PUBLIC SQUARE
- **STREET 2:** STE. 3300
- **CITY:** CLEVELAND
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44114-2315
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 216-694-5700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 PUBLIC SQUARE
- **STREET 2:** STE. 3300
- **CITY:** CLEVELAND
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44114-2315

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20081015

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

    

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM SD**

**Specialized Disclosure Report**

**CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

**Commission File No. 1-8944**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Ohio** | **34-1464672** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| **200 Public Square, Suite 3300, Cleveland, Ohio** | **44114-2315** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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| |
|:---|
| **James D. Graham** |
| **Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer & Secretary** |
| **Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.** |
| **200 Public Square, Suite 3300** |
| **Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2315** |
| **(216) 694-5700** |
| (Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) |
| Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this Form is being submitted, and provide the period to which the information in this Form applies: |
| ☐ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, ____. |
| ☒ Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. |

---

    

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**Section 2 - Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure**

**Item 2.01 Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report**

Disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers.

The payment disclosure required by this Form is included as Exhibit 2.01 to this Form SD.

**Section 3 - Exhibits**

**Item 3.01 Exhibits**

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report on Form SD.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit number** | **Description** |
| <u>[2.01](clf-20241231.htm)</u> | Resource Extraction Payment Report |

---

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**<u>SIGNATURES</u>**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.** | **CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.** |
| | By: | /s/ James D. Graham |
| | | James D. Graham |
| | | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer & Secretary |
| Dated: September 19, 2025 |  |  |

---

## Ex-2

**EXHIBIT 2.01**

**Resource Extraction Payment Report**

Resource Extraction Issuer: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Reporting Year: Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024

Currency of the report: USD

Date submitted: September 19, 2025

**Payments by Payee**

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| | | | | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** |
| Country | Payee | Taxes<sup>1</sup> | Royalties | Fees | Production entitlements | Bonuses | Dividends | Payments for infrastructure improvements | Community and social responsibility payments that are required by law or contract | **Totals** |
| United States | US Federal Government | $458 | $— | $197 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $**655** |
| **Total** |  | $**458** | $**—** | $**197** | $**—** | $**—** | $**—** | $**—** | $**—** | $**655** |

---

**Payments by Project**

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** | **<u>Figures in thousands</u>** |
| Country | Project | Business Segment | Subnational Jurisdiction | Resource | Method of Extraction | Taxes<sup>1</sup> | Royalties | Fees | Production entitlements | Bonuses | Dividends | Payments for infrastructure improvements | Community and social responsibility payments that are required by law or contract | **Totals** |
| United States | Michigan Iron Ore | Steelmaking | Michigan | Iron Ore | Open Pit | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $**—** |
| United States | Minnesota Iron Ore | Steelmaking | Minnesota | Iron Ore | Open Pit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | **—** |
| United States | West Virginia Coal | Steelmaking | West Virginia | Coal | Open Pit / Underground Mine | 458 |  | 197 |  |  |  |  |  | **655** |
| **Total** |  |  |  |  |  | $**458** | $**—** | $**197** | $**—** | $**—** | $**—** | $**—** | $**—** | $**655** |

---

Footnote:

<sup>1</sup>Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (the "Company") files a consolidated income tax return and is the entity that makes consolidated tax payments to the US Federal Government. The vast majority of the Company's taxable income does not relate to our resource extraction activities, as our footprint is predominantly comprised of multiple steelmaking operations that use iron ore and coal as raw materials in the steel production process. If any federal income tax payments are made, the total amount is included within payments made to the US Federal Government, but is not allocated to any specific project. During 2024, the Company did not make any income tax payments to the US Federal Government. The amount disclosed for the West Virginia Coal project is related to excise taxes.

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        <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/netLabel" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/net-2009-12-16.xsd#netLabel"/>
        <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedNetLabel" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/negated-2009-12-16.xsd#negatedNetLabel"/>
        <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/negated-2009-12-16.xsd#negatedTerseLabel"/>
        <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedPeriodEndLabel" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/negated-2009-12-16.xsd#negatedPeriodEndLabel"/>
        <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/negated-2009-12-16.xsd#negatedLabel"/>
        <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTotalLabel" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/lrr/role/negated-2009-12-16.xsd#negatedTotalLabel"/>
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</xs:schema>
</XBRL>

```