[CONTACT Edward Wong, Chief Financial Officer 011-852-2810-7205 or cfo@chnr.net CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES RELEASES INTERIM RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 1 HONG KONG, December 21, 2011 – CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (NASDAQ: CHNR), a company based in the People’s Republic of China, today released unaudited interim financial information for the three and six months ended June 30, 201 CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND] [Unaudited Results of Operations Furnished herewith on behalf of China Natural Resources, Inc. are the following: (a) Unaudited Financial Statements: - Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) For The Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2010 - Condensed Consolidated]