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EX-10.(a)

 Exhibit 10(a) 
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 2011 OMNIBUS AGREEMENT 

EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 

This Omnibus Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 8, 2011 but effective as of March 31, 2011, is by and among
(i) ArcelorMittal USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and successor in interest to Ispat Inland Inc. (“ArcelorMittal USA”), (ii) ArcelorMittal Cleveland Inc. (f/k/a ISG Cleveland Inc.), a Delaware corporation
(“ArcelorMittal Cleveland”), (iii) ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor LLC (f/k/a ISG Indiana Harbor Inc.), a Delaware limited liability company (“ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor” and, collectively with ArcelorMittal USA and
ArcelorMittal Cleveland, “ArcelorMittal”), (iv) Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., an Ohio corporation (“CNR”), (v) The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company (“CCIC”), (vi) Cliffs Mining Company
(“CMC”), (vii) Northshore Mining Company (“Northshore”), and (viii) Cliffs Sales Company (f/k/a Northshore Sales Company) (“Sales” and, collectively with CNR, CCIC, CMC and Northshore,
“Cliffs”). 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, Cliffs (other than CNR), ArcelorMittal USA (as successor in interest), ArcelorMittal Cleveland and ArcelorMittal
Indiana Harbor are parties to a Pellet Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2002, as amended (the “ISG Agreement”), providing for the purchase of iron ore pellets for the ArcelorMittal Cleveland and ArcelorMittal
Indiana Harbor iron and steel making facilities (“Cleveland Works” and “Indiana Harbor Works,” respectively, and collectively “ISG Works”); and 

WHEREAS, CCIC, CMC and ArcelorMittal USA (as successor in interest) are parties to that certain Pellet Sale and Purchase
Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2002, as amended (the “Inland Agreement” and collectively with the ISG Agreement the “Pellet Supply Agreements”), providing for the purchase of iron ore pellets for the Inland
iron and steel making facilities (“Inland Works”); and 
 WHEREAS, Cliffs, ArcelorMittal and
Mittal Steel USA – Weirton Inc. were parties to the Umbrella Agreement, dated March 1, 2007 (the “Umbrella Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, the parties have two outstanding arbitrations and one litigation with case numbers American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) Case No. 531540055710, AAA Case No. 50198T55110, and
Case No. 11CH03948 in the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois, respectively (collectively “Litigation”); and 
 WHEREAS, the CNR and ArcelorMittal USA are parents to Cliffs Empire Inc. (“Cliffs Empire”) and Ispat Inland Empire Inc. (“Inland Empire” and collectively with Cliffs
Empire “Empire Partners”), respectively, both of whom are the partners in the Empire Iron Mining Partnership, a Michigan partnership (“Empire”) and are parties to the Restated Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1978, as amended (the “Empire Partnership Agreement”). 

  
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 STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual representations, covenants and agreements set
forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 SECTION I. INLAND AGREEMENT1 

I.A. 2009 Pricing/Section 13 Price Re-Opener. 

Cliffs shall grant a price re-opener to ArcelorMittal for the year 2009 as provided for in
Section 13 of the Inland Agreement.2 The agreed to
parameters for the 2009 price re-opener are the following, which the parties deem to be an accommodation in the 2011 calendar year: 
 **** 
 The multiplier applied to the 2009 World Pellet Price (as
set forth in this Section I.A) ****, for 2009. The following is the 2009 Inland Works pellet nomination by grade, in conformance with Section 5 of the Inland Agreement, together ****. 

I.B. 2010 Pricing/Section 13 Price Re-Opener. 

ArcelorMittal shall grant a price re-opener to Cliffs for the year 2010 as provided for in
Section 13 of the Inland Agreement.3 The agreed to
parameters for the 2010 price re-opener are the following, which the parties deem to be an accommodation in the 2011 calendar year: 
 **** 
  
  

	1 	 All Capitalized terms in this Section I not otherwise defined herein shall have the definitions assigned them in the Inland Agreement.

	2 	 Cliffs and ArcelorMittal were parties to an arbitration with respect to a 2009 price re-opener, AAA Case No. 521520040509. The parties
specifically choose to set aside the result of such arbitration and be bound by the terms of this Agreement. 

	3 	 Cliffs and ArcelorMittal are currently parties to an arbitration, Case No. 5315400555710 with respect to this issue, which arbitration shall be
dismissed with prejudice per Section III.B. of this Agreement. 

  
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 The multiplier applied to the 2010 World Pellet Price (as set forth in
this Section I.B) **** for 2010. The following is the 2010 Inland Works pellet nomination by grade, in conformance with Section 5 of the Inland Agreement, together with ****. 

Once all the 2010 pellet nomination tonnage has been delivered to ArcelorMittal, then a final true-up will be made based
on actual iron content of pellets delivered and actual tonnage delivered and the price per dgtu set forth above, per the terms of the Inland Agreement and based upon past practices of the parties. 

I.C. Price and Adjustments. 
 I.C.1. Amendments to Definitions. Without effect upon the agreed to prices per dgtu for 2009 and 2010 set forth in Sections I.A. and I.B. above, effective February 1, 2011
and for the remainder of the term of the Inland Agreement, the definitions set forth in Section 1 of the Inland Agreement shall be amended as follows: 
 (a) – The definitions set forth in the following Sections shall be deleted in their entirety: Section 1(e) ****, Section 1(g)**** and 1(s) ****. Additionally, Section 1(u) shall be
deleted in its entirety. 
 (b) – The following definitions shall be added to Section 1: 

“Applicable Quarterly Period” means, with respect to each Contract Quarter, the three
month period beginning on the first day of the fifth month prior to such Contract Quarter and ending on the last day of the third month prior to such Contract Quarter. 

“Contract Quarters” or “CQ” means successive three
month periods during each Contract Year, with the first Contract Quarter of each Contract Year beginning on
February 1st of such Contract Year and ending on
April 30th of such Contract Year, the second Contract
Quarter beginning on May 1st of such Contract Year
and ending on July 31st of such Contract Year, the
third Contract Quarter beginning on August 1st of
such Contract Year and ending on October 30th of such
Contract Year and the fourth Contract Quarter beginning on November 1st of such Contract Year and ending on January 31st of such Contract Year. 
 “Fe Factor”
means, for any grade of Cliffs Pellet, the amount set forth in the table below with respect to such grade of Cliffs Pellet: 
 ****. 
 “Platts” means seaborne traded
iron ore fines information as published in the McGraw-Hill Companies Platts publication “Steel Markets Daily”. 
 “Platts Price” means, for each Contract Quarter, an amount in US$/DMT equal to: ****. 

  
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 I.C.2. Amendments to Certain Pricing Provisions. Without
effect upon the agreed to prices per dgtu for 2009 and 2010 under the Inland Agreement as set forth in Sections I.A and I.B. above, beginning with the 2011 Contract Year and for the remainder of the term of the Inland Agreement,
Section 6(a), Sections 6(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) and Section 6(c) of the Inland Agreement shall be replaced by the following language effective as of February 1, 2011 (and without effect upon prior Contract
Years): 
 “(a) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] 

(b)(i) Beginning in the 2011 Contract Year and continuing through the 2014 Contract Year, for each Contract Quarter
during such Contract Years the price for each grade of Cliffs Pellet during such Contract Quarter shall be determined as follows (subject to adjustment as provided in Article 7): 

(A) For the first Contract Quarter of the 2011 Contract Year, the price for each grade of Cliffs Pellet shall be equal
to the sum of: 
 ****. 
 An illustration of the calculation of the pricing for the first Contract Quarter of the 2011 Contract Year is set forth in the attached Exhibit B-II. 

(ii) Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of each Contract Quarter, Cliffs shall notify Inland
of (A) its calculation of **** in U.S. Dollars per dry gross ton iron unit (“US$/dgtu”). 
 ****. 
 I.C.3 Schedules 1(e) and 1(s) to the Inland
Agreement and Exhibit B to the Inland Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the attached Exhibits B-I and B-II (and all references in the Inland Agreement to Exhibit B shall be deemed to be to the attached
Exhibit B-I or B-II, as applicable). 
 I.D. Payments and Adjustments. 

I.D.1. Without effect upon the agreed to prices per dgtu for 2009 and 2010 under the Inland Agreement as set forth
in Sections I.A. and I.B. above, beginning with the 2011 Contract Year and for the remainder of the term of the Inland Agreement, Sections 7(a) and 7(b) of the Inland Agreement shall be replaced in their entirety with the following:

 “(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 7(b) and 7(c), and subject further to
the Omnibus Agreement, ****. 

  
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 (b) The payments provided for in Section 7(a)(i) shall be adjusted
as follows: 
 (i) In keeping with the past practices of the parties, ****, as the case may be. 

(ii) Beginning in 2004, not later than June 15 of each Contract Year, Cliffs shall prepare ****. 

I.D.2. Section 7(c) shall be amended so as to change the date “January 31” to “June 15”
and the following language shall be added at the end of the section: “In the event not all tons of Cliffs Pellets for the previous Contract Year have been shipped by June 15, then the parties shall mutually consent to a reasonable
extension of the June 15 date. Such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.” 
 I.E. Price
Re-Opener. 
 ArcelorMittal and Cliffs agree that beginning with the Contract Year 2011, continuing through
and including the Contract Year 2014, that there will not be an annual price re-opener as provided for in Section 13. Therefore, effective as of February 1, 2011 (and taking into consideration the accommodations set forth in Sections
I.A. and I.B. above) Section 13, Section 15(a)(iv) and (v) and Schedule 13 of the Inland Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety. Section 15(a)(viii) shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows: “in connection with any arbitration related to this Agreement, each party shall be responsible for its own costs and expenses, and the parties will equally split the cost of conducting the arbitration itself.” 

SECTION II. ISG AGREEMENT4 
 II.A. 2011 Nomination Increase. 
 ArcelorMittal
notified Cliffs on January 15, 2011 pursuant to Section 4(d) of the ISG Agreement that its 2011 pellet nomination for the ISG Works ****. 
 II.B. 2009 Audit of Special Payment. 
 During 2010,
Cliffs conducted an audit of the 2009 Special Payment associated with the ISG Agreement, in which a third party auditor identified open items. The parties agree to meet to resolve the open items of the 2009 Special Payment at some time shortly
following the execution of this Agreement by documenting the historical methodology used by the parties to calculate the Special Payment. The parties agree that the audit described herein shall not result in any change to the 

 
  

	4 	 All Capitalized terms in this Section II not otherwise defined herein shall have the definitions assigned them in the ISG Agreement.

  
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historical methodology used to calculate the Special Payment, and that the Special Payment shall continue to be calculated in a manner consistent with such historical methodology and the past
practices of the parties. 
 SECTION III. COMBINED INLAND AGREEMENT AND ISG AGREEMENT 

III.A. Sales to Other Facilities.5 
 Pursuant to the Umbrella Agreement executed by the parties on March 1, 2007, ArcelorMittal had the flexibility to ****. 
 III.B. Waiver of Claims and Dismissal of Litigation. 
 The parties
hereto are currently engaged in the Litigation. In conjunction with this Agreement, the parties hereto mutually agree to waive and forever release one another (and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees,
agents and insurers) from any and all claims asserted in the Litigation, including any and all claims arising out of the same events and facts as set forth in the Litigation and that could or should have been asserted in the Litigation. The parties
further agree that upon execution of this Agreement, the Litigation shall be dismissed with prejudice and the appropriate documents shall be filed in order to facilitate such dismissals. Each party shall bear its own costs of the Litigation
including, but not limited to, its court costs, arbitration fees and costs, and attorneys’ fees. Each party shall bear its own costs resulting from the negotiations of this Agreement and any documents arising herefrom. 

The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that the waiver and release provided herein are in compromise and settlement of the
Litigation, and that no one may offer the terms of this Agreement as evidence in any legal or administrative proceeding as an admission of liability by any party hereto, or of the nature or extent of damages incurred by either party, or of the cause
of any damages claimed by either party. 
 SECTION IV. EMPIRE6 

IV.A. 2011 Empire Pellet Production and Nominations 

 
  

	5 	 The term Other Facility is defined in the Umbrella Agreement referenced in this Section III.A. 

	6 	 All capitalized terms in this Section IV not otherwise defined herein shall have the definitions assigned them in the Empire Partnership Agreement.

  
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 For the contract year 2011, ArcelorMittal provided to Cliffs a pellet
nomination of ****. 
 IV.B. Empire Tolling. 

Beginning with the 2012 Contract Year, continuing through and including the Contract Year 2014, ****. This Section IV.B. regarding Tolling
shall be memorialized by Partnership Resolution, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 
 ****.

 SECTION V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 V.A. Reaffirmation; Nature of Amendments; Conflicting Provisions. 

Each of Cliffs and ArcelorMittal consents to, ratifies and approves each of the foregoing Sections and Subsections. Except as herein
expressly modified, amended or superseded, all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Inland Agreement, the ISG Agreement and the surviving provisions of the Umbrella Agreement are hereby reaffirmed and agreed to and shall remain in full
force and effect, and all changes, amendments and modifications effected by this Agreement shall automatically occur and be effective as of the effective date set forth above. To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and
any of the Pellet Supply Agreements or any of the surviving provisions of the Umbrella Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. 
 V.B. Arbitration. 
 Except as expressly set forth in the last
sentence of Section 6(b)(iii) of the Inland Agreement as amended pursuant to Section I.C.2 hereof, upon notice by either party to the other, all disputes, claims, questions or disagreements arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity hereof, including the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be determined by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with the
provisions of its Commercial Arbitration Rules, modified as follows: 
  

	 	•	 	 the place of arbitration shall be Cleveland, Ohio; 

 

	 	•	 	 unless the parties consent in writing to a lesser number, the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted before a panel of three neutral
arbitrators, one to be appointed by the Cliffs, one to be appointed by ArcelorMittal, and the third to be selected by the two appointed arbitrators; provided, that none of the arbitrators shall be an employee, shareholder, officer, director
or consultant of any of the Cliffs or ArcelorMittal. 

  

	 	•	 	 in connection with any arbitration under this Agreement, consistent with the expedited nature of arbitration, each party will, upon the written
request of the other parties, promptly provide the other parties with copies of documents on which the producing party may rely or otherwise that may be relevant in support of or in opposition to any claim or defense; any dispute regarding
discovery, or the relevance or scope thereof, shall be determined by the arbitrators, 

  
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which determination shall be conclusive; and all discovery shall be completed within 45 days following the appointment of the arbitrators; 

 

	 	•	 	 in connection with any arbitration under this Agreement, (i) before making their determination in any matter, the arbitrators must request from
each of the parties a complete statement of its proposed resolution of such matter, and the arbitrators shall select between the two proposed resolutions, without making any alteration to either of them (or if either party does not submit a proposed
resolution, or submits one that is materially incomplete, shall select the proposed resolution of the other party), (ii) the arbitrators shall be limited to awarding only one or the other proposed resolution and (iii) at the request of
either party, the arbitrators shall provide the reasons for selecting one party’s proposed resolution over the other; 

  

	 	•	 	 the arbitrators shall have no authority to alter, amend or modify any of the terms of this Agreement, nor may the arbitrators enter any award that
alters, amends or modifies the terms of this Agreement in any form or manner; 

  

	 	•	 	 the award or decision shall be made within nine months of the filing of the notice of intention to arbitrate, and the arbitrators shall agree to
comply with this schedule before accepting appointment; provided, that this time limit may be extended by written agreement by all parties, if necessary; and 

 

	 	•	 	 the costs of the arbitrators shall be borne entirely by the party that does not prevail in the arbitration. 

The judgment by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the parties hereto, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators
may be entered and enforced by any court of the United States or any State thereof. 
 V.C. Notices. 

All notices and other communications authorized or required to be given hereunder or under the Inland Agreement or ISG
Agreement7 shall be given in writing and shall be deemed
to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) one business day after having been dispatched by a recognized overnight delivery service, (c) five business days after having been mailed by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (d) when dispatched by electronic facsimile transmission (with confirmation of successful transmission), or (e) when dispatched by electronic mail (with confirmation of receipt), in each case
addressed as follows: 
 If to any Cliffs party: 
 c/o Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 
  

 

	7 	 The Notice provisions for the Inland Agreement and ISG Agreement are outdated, and are replaced by the provisions herein.

  
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1100 Superior Avenue – 15th Floor 
 Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2589

 Attention: Senior Vice President, Global Iron Ore & Metallic Sales 

Facsimile No.: (216) 694-5534 
 Electronic Mail: Terrence.Mee@cliffsnr.com 
 Further a copy of required notices
(excluding notices in the ordinary course of performance) to: 
 c/o Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 

200 Public Square 

Cleveland, Ohio 44114 
 Attention: General Counsel – Global Operations 
 Facsimile No.:
(216) 694-6741 
 Electronic Mail: James.Graham@cliffsnr.com 

If to any of the ArcelorMittal parties: 
 ArcelorMittal USA LLC 
 3300 Dickey Road MC 4-442 

East Chicago, Indiana 46312 
 Attention: Vice President of Procurement and Supply Chain 
 and a copy via email
to: AMUSAPurchasing.ContractAdministration@arcelormittal.com 
 Further a copy of required notices (excluding notices in the
ordinary course of performance) to: 
 ArclelorMittal USA LLC 

1 South Dearborn, 19th Floor 
 Chicago, Illinois 60603 
 Attention: General Counsel 

and a copy via email to: AMUSALawDepartment@arcelormittal.com 
 Any party may change the contact information to which notices or other communications to it shall be sent by giving to the other parties written notice of such change in accordance with this Section.

 V.D. Termination. 
 This Agreement may be terminated only by the mutual written agreement of ArcelorMittal, on the one hand, and Cliffs, on the other hand. 

  
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 V.E. Governing Law. 

This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio, including
Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in Ohio, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof. 

V.F. Expenses. 
 The parties to this Agreement shall bear their respective expenses, costs and fees (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and compliance herewith. 
 V.G. Confidentiality.

 The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement contains certain volume, pricing and term provisions that are confidential,
proprietary or of a sensitive commercial nature and that would put the parties at a competitive disadvantage if disclosed to the public (“Confidential Information”). The parties further agree that all provisions of this Agreement
shall be kept confidential and, without the prior consent of the other party, shall not be disclosed to any party not a party to this Agreement or the legal advisor of a party to this Agreement, except as required by law or governmental or judicial
order and except that disclosure of the existence of this Agreement shall not be precluded by this Section. If any party hereto or any of their respective affiliates is required by law or governmental or judicial order or receives legal process or a
court or agency directive requesting or requiring disclosure of any of the Confidential Information, such party will promptly notify the other parties prior to disclosure to permit such other parties to seek a protective order or take such other
appropriate action to preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information. 
 If any party or an affiliate of any
party determines to file this Agreement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) or any other federal, state, provincial or local governmental or regulatory authority, or with any stock exchange or
similar body, such determining party will use its best efforts to obtain confidential treatment of such Confidential Information pursuant to any applicable rule, regulation or procedure of the Commission and any applicable rule, regulation or
procedure relating to confidential filings made with any such other authority or exchange. If the Commission (or any such other authority or exchange) denies such party’s request for confidential treatment of such Confidential Information, such
party will use its best efforts to obtain confidential treatment of the portions thereof that the other parties designate. Each party will allow the other parties to participate in seeking to obtain such confidential treatment for Confidential
Information. In the event that the Commission approves the treatment of portions of this Agreement as confidential, Cliffs and ArcelorMittal shall collaborate in creating the version of this Agreement to be filed with the Commission. 

  
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 None of the parties hereto or their respective affiliates will issue any
press release or otherwise disclose or make any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior consent of an officer of the other parties, except to the extent that the disclosing party determines in good
faith that it is so obligated by law, in which case such disclosing party shall give notice to the other parties in advance of such party’s intent to make such disclosure, announcement or issue such press release, and the parties hereto or
their affiliates shall use reasonable efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or disclosure or announcement to be issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section ArcelorMittal acknowledges that Cliffs will be entitled to
include, in any publicly-released, forward-looking sales projections, Cliffs’ projections of sales to ArcelorMittal, limited to not more than the next fiscal year. 
 V.H. Construction. 
 The parties hereto have
participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The word “including” and any variation thereof shall mean “including, without limitation,” or the
appropriate version thereof. When reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section, as applicable, of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words “hereof,”
“herein” or “hereby” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. 

V.I. Entire Agreement. 
 This Agreement (including the recitals, footnotes and exhibits), the Pellet Supply Agreements, the Empire Partnership Agreement and the surviving provisions of the Umbrella Agreement constitute the entire
agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof as of the effective date of this
Agreement. 
 V.J. Amendment; Waiver. 

This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing executed by all of the parties hereto. No
waiver of any breach of any of the terms of this Agreement shall be effective unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver is claimed. No waiver of any breach shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or
subsequent breach. 
 V.K. Severability. 
 Except for the provisions of Sections I, II, III and IV, each of which are deemed essential to this Agreement, any provision of this Agreement prohibited by any applicable law
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to such jurisdiction be ineffective, without modifying the remaining provisions of this Agreement. Where, however, the conflicting provisions of any such law may be waived, they are hereby waived
by the parties hereto to the full extent permitted by law. Additionally, if any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court or arbitrator to be prohibited by any applicable law of any jurisdiction, the parties hereby agree to negotiate in
good faith to modify such provision to the minimum extent necessary to cause such provision to be lawful in such jurisdiction. 

VI.L. Successors and Assigns. 
 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto in all respects as if they were mentioned throughout by words of
proper designation. 
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 In WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by
their respective authorized officers. 
  

									
	ARCELORMITTAL USA LLC	  		  	CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC.
			
	               /s/ Om
P. Mandhana
	  		  	               /s/
Terrence R. Mee

	Name:	  	OM P. MANDHANA	  		  	Name:	  	TERRENCE R. MEE
	Title:	  	Vice President – Procurement and Supply Chain	  		  	Title:	  	Senior Vice President, Global Iron Ore & Metallic Sales
			
	ARCELORMITTAL CLEVELAND INC.	  		  	THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IRON COMPANY
			
	               /s/ Om
P. Mandhana
	  		  	               /s/
David Blake

	Name:	  	OM P. MANDHANA	  		  	Name:	  	DAVID BLAKE
	Title:	  	Vice President – Procurement and Supply Chain	  		  	Title:	  	Vice President
			
	ARCELORMITTAL INDIANA HARBOR LLC	  		  	CLIFFS MINING COMPANY
			
	               /s/ Om
P. Mandhana
	  		  	               /s/
Terrence R. Mee

	Name:	  	OM P. MANDHANA	  		  	Name:	  	TERRENCE R. MEE
	Title:	  	Vice President – Procurement and Supply Chain	  		  	Title:	  	Vice President – Sales and Transportation
				
		  		  		  	NORTHSHORE MINING COMPANY
				
		  		  		  	               /s/
David Blake

		  		  		  	Name:	  	DAVID BLAKE
		  		  		  	Title:	  	Vice President
				
		  		  		  	CLIFFS SALES COMPANY
				
		  		  		  	               /s/
Terrence R. Mee

		  		  		  	Name:	  	TERRENCE R. MEE
		  		  		  	Title:	  	Vice President – Sales and Transportation

  
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TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

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 Exhibit B-II 

 

			
		 	 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT:
  

CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE AFFORDED CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 PELLET SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

PRICING-ADJUSTMENTS-PAYMENTS CALCULATION 
 EXAMPLE FOR CONTRACT YEARS 2011-2014 
 ****. 

  
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TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE ACCORDED CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE ACCORDED CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

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TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

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TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

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TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE ACCORDED
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

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 EMPIRE IRON MINING PARTNERSHIP 

THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IRON COMPANY, MANAGER 
 RESOLUTION COVERING IRON ORE PROCESSING AGREEMENT 
 APRIL 8,
2011 
 ****. 

  
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COMMISSION.

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 2EX-10.(b)

 Exhibit 10(b) 

 

			
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TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 
 April 20, 2011 
 This Settlement Agreement dated April 20, 2011 and effective as
of April 1, 2011 (“Agreement”) is by and between Essar Steel Algoma Inc. as successor to Algoma Steel Inc. (“Algoma”) and The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company (“CCIC”), Cliffs Mining Company
(“CMC”) and Northshore Mining Company (“Northshore” and collectively with CCIC and CMC “Cliffs”). 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, Algoma and Cliffs are parties to a
Pellet Sale and Purchase Agreement entered into and dated January 31, 2002, as amended (“Sales Agreement”)1; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have three outstanding litigations with case numbers 1:10CV2887 and 1:11CV0007 both in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Ohio, and Case No. 25343/10 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Sault St. Marie, Ontario Canada (collectively “Litigation”), and all three litigations relate to a past arbitration with case number
American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) Case No. 50154T0039510; 
 STATEMENT OF
AGREEMENT 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual representations, covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 Section I. Litigation 

I.A. AAA Case No. 50154T0039510 (“Arbitration”) and Complaint for Application to Vacate Arbitration Award Case
No. 1:10CV2887 (“Complaint to Vacate”) 
 Algoma and Cliffs were parties to the Arbitration which arose out of a
pricing dispute ****. The Arbitration panel rendered its decision on December 17, 2010 (“Arbitration Award”). A copy of the Arbitration Award is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The parties agree that Algoma shall dismiss its
Complaint to Vacate, affirm its acceptance of the Arbitration Award, and the Arbitration Award is final, binding and enforceable without further court action or confirmation. The parties further agree that the dismissal of the Complaint to Vacate
shall be with prejudice and the appropriate documents shall be filed in order to facilitate such dismissal. Each party shall bear its own costs of the Litigation including, but not limited to, its court costs, arbitration fees and costs, and
attorneys’ fees. Each party shall bear its own costs resulting from the negotiations of this Agreement and any documents arising here from. 
  

 

	1 	 All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the definitions assigned them the Sales Agreement. 

  
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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE ACCORDED
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

  

 The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that the waiver and release provided herein are in
compromise and settlement of the Complaint to Vacate, and that no one may offer the terms of this Agreement as evidence in any legal or administrative proceeding as an admission of liability by any party hereto, or of the nature or extent of damages
incurred by either party, or of the cause of any damages claimed by either party. 
 I.B. Complaint for Specific Performance and
Injunctive Relief Case No. 1:11 CV0007 (“Injunction Complaint”) 
 On January 3, 2011 Algoma filed the Injunction
Complaint. Cliffs filed its Answer and Counterclaims on January 28, 2011, and an Amended Answer and Counterclaims on April 6, 2011 (“Counterclaims”). The Injunction Complaint seeks, ****. The Counterclaims assert, among
other things, ****. 
 The parties have settled their dispute and agree that ****. The parties agree that Algoma and Cliffs shall each
respectively dismiss their Injunction Complaint and Counterclaims. Further the parties agree that the dismissals of the Injunction Complaint and the Counterclaims shall be with prejudice and the appropriate documents shall be filed in order to
facilitate such dismissals. Each party shall bear its own costs of the Litigation including, but not limited to, its court costs, arbitration fees and costs, and attorneys’ fees. Each party shall bear its own costs resulting from the
negotiations of this Agreement and any documents arising here from. 
 The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that the waiver and
release provided herein are in compromise and settlement of the Injunction Complaint and Counterclaims, and that no one may offer the terms of this Agreement as evidence in any legal or administrative proceeding as an admission of liability by any
party hereto, or of the nature or extent of damages incurred by either party, or of the cause of any damages claimed by either party. 

I.C. Canadian Enforcement Litigation Case No. 25343/10 (“Canadian Enforcement”) 

Cliffs filed the Canadian Enforcement application in order to ensure enforcement of the Arbitration Award in Ontario Canada. Cliffs will abandon the
application and the appropriate documents shall be filed in order to facilitate such abandonment. Each party shall bear its own costs of the Litigation including, but not limited to, its court costs, arbitration fees and costs, and attorneys’
fees. Each party shall bear its own costs resulting from the negotiations of this Agreement and any documents arising here from. 
 The parties
hereto further acknowledge and agree that the waiver and release provided herein are in compromise and settlement of the Canadian Enforcement, and that no one may offer the terms of this Agreement as evidence in any legal or administrative
proceeding as an admission of liability by any party hereto, or of the nature or extent of damages incurred by either party, or of the cause of any damages claimed by either party. 

  
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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE ACCORDED
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

  

 Section II. 2011 Annual Requirements and 2011 Price Reopener 

II.A. 2011 Annual Requirements Volume 
 For the year contract 2011, Cliffs shall supply to Algoma, and Algoma shall purchase from Cliffs, **** tons of Cliffs Pellets for use by Algoma in accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement
(“2011 Annual Requirements”). ****. 
 II.B. 2011 Annual Requirements Price 

The price for all Cliffs Pellets associated with the 2011 Annual Requirements purchased by Algoma shall be at a price of **** per ton **** per iron unit
and **** per iron unit) (“2011 Annual Requirements Price”). The foregoing prices shall be applicable to all f.o.b. delivery points specified in Section 8(c) of the Sales Agreement. ****. 

II.C. 2011 Annual Requirements Shipments and Delivery 
 Per Section I.B. above, ****. 
 All 2011 Annual Requirements tons shall be delivered pursuant to
Section 8 of the Sales Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to better facilitate the delivery of all Shortfall Tons and all 2011 Annual Requirements tons within the time allotted, Algoma shall provide to Cliffs an updated delivery
schedule on or before the first calendar day of each month beginning with May 1, 2011. ****. 
 II.D. 2012 Annual
Requirements 
 In conformance with the above statements, **** shall be at 2012 prices per the calculation set forth in the Sales Agreement
as amended by previous amendments and the Arbitration Award. Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, Algoma shall take delivery of all 2012 Annual Requirements on or before December 31, 2012. 

II.E. Section 13 Price Reopener 
 ****. 
 SECTION III. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] 

  
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

  

 SECTION IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 IV.A. Waiver of Claims and Dismissal of Litigation. 
 The parties hereto are
currently engaged in the Litigation. In conjunction with this Agreement, the parties hereto mutually agree to waive and forever release one another (and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel,
agents and insurers) from any and all claims asserted in the Litigation, including any and all claims arising out of the same events and facts as set forth in the Litigation and that could or should have been asserted in the Litigation. The parties
further agree that upon execution of this Agreement, the Litigation shall be dismissed with prejudice, and the appropriate documents shall be filed in order to facilitate such dismissals. Each party shall bear its own costs of the Litigation
including, but not limited to, its court costs, arbitration fees and costs, and attorneys’ fees. Each party shall bear its own costs resulting from the negotiations of this Agreement and any documents arising here from. 

The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that the waiver and release provided herein are in compromise and settlement of the Litigation, and that
no one may offer the terms of this Agreement as evidence in any legal or administrative proceeding as an admission of liability by any party hereto, or of the nature or extent of damages incurred by either party, or of the cause of any damages
claimed by either party. 
 IV.B. Reaffirmation; Nature of Amendments; Conflicting Provisions. 

Each of Cliffs and Algoma consents to, ratifies and approves each of the foregoing Sections and Subsections. Except as herein expressly modified, amended
or superseded, all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Sales Agreement are hereby reaffirmed and agreed to and shall remain in full force and effect, and all changes, amendments and modifications effected by this Agreement shall
automatically occur and be effective as of the effective date set forth above. To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any of the Sales Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. 

IV.B. Arbitration. 
 All disputes,
claims, questions or disagreements arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or to the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity hereof, including the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be
determined by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with the provisions of its Commercial Arbitration Rules, modified as follows: 

 

	 	•	 	 the place of arbitration shall be Cleveland, Ohio; 

  

	 	•	 	 unless the parties consent in writing to a lesser number, the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted before a panel of three neutral arbitrators,
one to be appointed by the Cliffs, one to be appointed by Algoma, and the third to be selected by the two appointed arbitrators; provided, that none of the arbitrators shall be an employee, shareholder, officer, director or consultant of any
of the Cliffs or Algoma. 

  
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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH ARE INDICATED BY ASTERISKS, BE ACCORDED
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

  

	 	•	 	 in connection with any arbitration under this Agreement, consistent with the expedited nature of arbitration, each party will, upon the written request
of the other parties, promptly provide the other parties with copies of documents on which the producing party may rely or otherwise that may be relevant in support of or in opposition to any claim or defense; any dispute regarding discovery, or the
relevance or scope thereof, shall be determined by the arbitrators, which determination shall be conclusive; and all discovery shall be completed within 45 days following the appointment of the arbitrators; 

 

	 	•	 	 in connection with any arbitration under this Agreement, (i) before making their determination in any matter, the arbitrators must request from
each of the parties a complete statement of its proposed resolution of such matter, and the arbitrators shall select between the two proposed resolutions, without making any alteration to either of them (or if either party does not submit a proposed
resolution, or submits one that is materially incomplete, shall select the proposed resolution of the other party), (ii) the arbitrators shall be limited to awarding only one or the other proposed resolution and (iii) at the request of
either party, the arbitrators shall provide the reasons for selecting one party’s proposed resolution over the other; 

  

	 	•	 	 the arbitrators shall have no authority to alter, amend or modify any of the terms of this Agreement, nor may the arbitrators enter any award that
alters, amends or modifies the terms of this Agreement in any form or manner; 

  

	 	•	 	 the award or decision shall be made within nine months of the filing of the notice of intention to arbitrate, and the arbitrators shall agree to comply
with this schedule before accepting appointment; provided, that this time limit may be extended by written agreement by all parties, if necessary; and 

 

	 	•	 	 the costs of the arbitrators shall be borne entirely by the party that does not prevail in the arbitration. 

The judgment by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the parties hereto, and there shall be no appeal of any kind, whether on questions of law,
fact, or mixed facts and law, or otherwise. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered and enforced by any court of the United States or any State thereof, or any Canadian courts, or any court of competent jurisdiction.

 IV.C. Notices. 
 All
notices and other communications authorized or required to be given hereunder or under the Sales Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) one business day after
having been dispatched by a recognized overnight delivery service, (c) five business days after having been mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (d) when dispatched by electronic facsimile
transmission (with confirmation of successful transmission), or (e) when dispatched by electronic mail (with confirmation of receipt), in each case addressed as follows: 
 If to any Cliffs party: 
 c/o Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 

1100 Superior Avenue – 15th Floor 

  
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

  

 
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2589 
 Attention: Senior Vice President, Global Iron Ore &
Metallic Sales 
 Facsimile No.: (216) 694-5534 
 Electronic Mail: Terrence.Mee@cliffsnr.com 
 Further a copy of required notices (excluding
notices in the ordinary course of performance) to: 
 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 
 200 Public Square, Suite 3300 
 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 

Attention: General Counsel – Global Operations 
 Facsimile No.: (216) 694-6509 
 Electronic Mail: James.Graham@cliffsnr.com 

If to Algoma: 
 Essar Steel Algoma Inc.

 105 West Street, 
 Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario, Canada, P6A 7B4 
 Attention: General Manager Corporate Logistics, Purchasing and Stores 

Facsimile No.: 705-945-3112 
 Electronic Mail:
Edward.Bumbacco@essar.com 
 Further a copy of required notices (excluding notices in the ordinary course of performance) to: 

Essar Steel Algoma Inc. 
 105 West Street,

 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, P6A 7B4 
 Attention: Vice President – Legal 
 Facsimile No.: 705-945-2203 

Electronic Mail: Victoria.Chiappetta@essar.com 
 Any party may change the contact information to which notices or other communications to it shall be sent by giving to the other parties written notice of such change in accordance with this Section.

 IV.D. Termination. 

This Agreement may be terminated only by the mutual written agreement of Algoma, on the one hand, and Cliffs, on the other hand. 

IV.E. Governing Law. 
 This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio, including Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in Ohio, without regard to

  
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COMMISSION.

  

 
the conflicts of law principles thereof, and excluding any application of the 1980 United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods to this Agreement or the Sales Agreement.

 IV.F. Expenses. 
 The
parties to this Agreement shall bear their respective expenses, costs and fees (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and compliance herewith. 
 IV.G. Confidentiality. 
 The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement contains certain volume, pricing and term provisions that are confidential, proprietary or of a sensitive commercial nature and that would put the
parties at a competitive disadvantage if disclosed to the public (“Confidential Information”). The parties further agree that all provisions of this Agreement shall be kept confidential and, without the prior consent of the other
party, shall not be disclosed to any party not a party to this Agreement or the legal advisor of a party not a party to this Agreement, except as required by law or governmental or judicial order and except that disclosure of the existence of this
Agreement shall not be precluded by this Section. If any party hereto or any of their respective affiliates is required by law or governmental or judicial order or receives legal process or a court or agency directive requesting or requiring
disclosure of any of the Confidential Information, such party will promptly notify the other parties prior to disclosure to permit such other parties to seek a protective order or take such other appropriate action to preserve the confidentiality of
such Confidential Information. 
 If any party or an affiliate of any party determines to file this Agreement with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) or any other federal, state, provincial or local governmental or regulatory authority, or with any stock exchange or similar body, such determining party will use its best efforts to obtain
confidential treatment of such Confidential Information pursuant to any applicable rule, regulation or procedure of the Commission and any applicable rule, regulation or procedure relating to confidential filings made with any such other authority
or exchange. If the Commission (or any such other authority or exchange) denies such party’s request for confidential treatment of such Confidential Information, such party will use its best efforts to obtain confidential treatment of the
portions thereof that the other parties designate. Each party will allow the other parties to participate in seeking to obtain such confidential treatment for Confidential Information. In the event that the Commission approves the treatment of
portions of this Agreement as confidential, Cliffs and Algoma shall collaborate in creating the version of this Agreement to be filed with the Commission. 
 None of the parties hereto or their respective affiliates will issue any press release or otherwise disclose or make any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the
prior consent of an officer of the other parties, except to the extent that the disclosing party determines in good faith that it is so obligated by law, in which case such disclosing party shall give notice to the other parties in advance of such
party’s intent to make such disclosure, announcement or issue such press 

  
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

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release, and the parties hereto or their affiliates shall use reasonable efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or disclosure or announcement to be issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Section, Algoma acknowledges that Cliffs will be entitled to include, in any publicly-released, forward-looking sales projections, Cliffs’ projections of sales to Algoma, limited to not more than the next fiscal year.

 IV.H. Construction. 

The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The
word “including” and any variation thereof shall mean “including, without limitation,” or the appropriate version thereof. When reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article
or Section, as applicable, of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words “hereof,” “herein” or “hereby” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular provision of this Agreement. 
 IV.I. Entire Agreement. 
 This Agreement (including the recitals, footnotes and exhibits) and the Sales Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof as of the effective date of this Agreement. 
 IV.J. Amendment; Waiver. 
 This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an
instrument in writing executed by all of the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach of any of the terms of this Agreement shall be effective unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver is claimed. No waiver of
any breach shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. 
 IV.K. Severability. 

Any provision of this Agreement prohibited by any applicable law of any jurisdiction shall as to such jurisdiction be ineffective, without modifying the
remaining provisions of this Agreement. Where, however, the conflicting provisions of any such law may be waived, they are hereby waived by the parties hereto to the full extent permitted by law. Additionally, if any provision of this Agreement is
determined by a court or arbitrator to be prohibited by any applicable law of any jurisdiction, the parties hereby agree to negotiate in good faith to modify such provision to the minimum extent necessary to cause such provision to be lawful in such
jurisdiction. 

  
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. HAS SEPARATELY FILED THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

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 IV.L. Successors and Assigns. 
 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto in all respects as if they were mentioned throughout by words of
proper designation. 
 [Signature page follows this page.] 

  
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	ESSAR STEEL ALGOMA INC.	 		  	THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IRON COMPANY
			
	               /s/ Kalyam
Ghosh
	 		  	               /s/ Marc T.
Mallett

	Name:   KALYAM GHOSH	 		  	Name:   MARC T. MALLETT
	Title:     Chief Commercial Officer	 		  	Title:     Vice President Supply Chain Management
			
	ESSAR STEEL ALGOMA INC.	 		  	CLIFFS MINING COMPANY
			
	               /s/ Victoria R.
Chiappetta
	 		  	               /s/ Donald J.
Gallagher

	Name:   VICTORIA R. CHIAPPETTA	 		  	Name:   DONALD J. GALLAGHER
	Title:     Vice President Legal and General Counsel	 		  	Title:     President
			
	ESSAR STEEL ALGOMA INC.	 		  	NORTHSHORE MINING COMPANY
			
	               /s/ Edward
Bumbacco
	 		  	               /s/ William R.
Calfee

	Name:   EDWARD BUMBACCO	 		  	Name:   WILLAIM R. CALFEE
	 Title:     General Manager Corporate Logistics, Purchasing and Stores
	 		  	Title:     Executive Vice President - Commercial

  
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