[SIDE LETTER 1. in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.02 of the Agreement: (a) Clause 3.01(b) of the Agreement shall be deleted and substituted by the following: “(b) (b) Clause 3.04(b) and the Proviso thereto of the Agreement shall be deleted and substituted by the following: “(b) zero or a positive figure, the Retention Amount shall be released and] [CONTACT Edward Wong, Chief Financial Officer 011-852-2810-7205 or cfo@chnr.net CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSUMMATES ACQUSITION OF COAL MINING HONG KONG, January 20, 2009 – CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (NasdaqCM: CHNR), a company based in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), today announced that, on January 12, 2009, it consummated the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of] [Completion of Acquisition of Newhold Investments Limited The purpose of this Form 6-K is to report that, on January 12, 2009, a closing of the Company’s acquisition of the Shares took place. The purchase price for the Shares and Indebtedness is US$42 million, of which US$10 million was paid contemporaneously with the execution of the Agreement. At the closing, the]