[CONTACT Edward Wong, Financial Controller 011-852-2810-7205 or fc@chrb.com CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES RELEASES HONG KONG, January 8, 2007 – CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (NASDAQ: CHNR), a company based in the People’s Republic of China, today released unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as follows. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE AND] [Unaudited Results of Operations China Natural Resources, Inc. furnishes herewith the following: (a) Unaudited Financial Statements: - Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) For The Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005 - Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows]