[CONTACT Maxine Ma, Chief Financial Officer 011-852-2810-7205 or maxine@chnr.net CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. ANNOUNCES 2013 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS HONG KONG, March 31, 2014 – CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (NASDAQ: CHNR), a company based in the People’s Republic of China, today announced its results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 as follows. CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS] [Explanatory Note Inasmuch as Feishang Anthracite is announcing its results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013, and the results of operations of Feishang Anthracite are inextricably tied to the results of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company has elected to announce the results of its operations for the year ended]

[British Virgin Islands The BVI Business Companies Act (No. 16 of 2004) Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. Incorporated the 14th day of December 1993 th TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 1 Company Name 1.1] [Dated the nd China Natural Resources, Inc. and Ma Sin Ling SERVICE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT nd BETWEEN :- (1) China Natural Resources, Inc. (2) Ma Sin Ling BY WHICH IT IS AGREED 1. Purpose and interpretation (A) This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions upon and subject to which the Company agrees to employ the Director and the Director] [Dated the nd China Natural Resources, Inc. and Woo Ming Yee SERVICE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT nd BETWEEN :- (1) China Natural Resources, Inc. (2) Woo Ming Yee BY WHICH IT IS AGREED 1. Purpose and interpretation (A) This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions upon and subject to which the Company agrees to employ the Director and the Director] [Resignation and Appointment of Directors and Executive Officer In connection with the Spin-Off, Tam Cheuk Ho (Class III Director and Executive Vice President of the Company) and Wong Wah On (Class III Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company) resigned their positions with the Company on January 22, 2014 and assumed positions with Feishang Anthracite. The resignations of Mr.]

[CONTACT Sin Ling MA, Chief Financial Officer CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. COMPLETE D SPIN-OFF Based on the unaudited interim financial information of the Company and the audited interim financial information of Feishang Anthracite as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2013: (i) the total assets and total liabilities of the Company as of June 30, 2013 were] [Form 6-K China Natural Resources, Inc. Room 2205, 22/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong x Form 40-F o o o CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. Li Feilie Li Feilie]

[FEISHANG ANTHRACITE RESOURCES LIMITED INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTENTS Use these links to rapidly review the document Information Statement dated January 6, 2014 FEISHANG ANTHRACITE RESOURCES LIMITED Ordinary Shares, par value HK$0.01 per share China Natural Resources, Inc. ("CHNR") is furnishing this information statement in connection with its spin-off (the "Spin-off") of Feishang Anthracite Resources Limited ("Feishang Anthracite"). CHNR] [QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. If you are a holder of record of common shares ("Record CHNR Shareholder") of China Natural Resources, Inc. ("CHNR") on the record date, January 13, 2014 ("Record Date"), and wish to issue a certificate for ordinary shares of Feishang Anthracite in the name of a Hong] [Form 6-K China Natural Resources, Inc. Room 2205, 22/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, ý Form 20-F o Form 40-F o o CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. Li Feilie Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 2]