0000943440-12-000622.txt : 20120604 0000943440-12-000622.hdr.sgml : 20120604 20120604145719 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000943440-12-000622 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120604 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120604 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120604 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000793628 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26046 FILM NUMBER: 12885687 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: RM 2205 22F WEST TOWER SHUN TAK CENTRE STREET 2: 168-200 CONNAUGHT ROAD C CITY: SHEUNG WAN HONG KONG STATE: K3 ZIP: - BUSINESS PHONE: 01185228107205 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: RM 2205 22F WEST TOWER SHUN TAK CENTRE STREET 2: 168-200 CONNAUGHT ROAD C CITY: SHEUNG WAN HONG KONG STATE: K3 ZIP: - FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHINA RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950104 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MAGENTA CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940217 6-K 1 chnr_6k.htm REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 6-K

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the month of June 2012


Commission File Number 0-26046


China Natural Resources, Inc.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)


Room 2205, 22/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,

168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files of will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F þ  Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨









Other Information

The Board of Directors of China Natural Resources, Inc. has provided preliminary authorization for the Company to explore a possible spin-off and listing on an overseas stock exchange of the Company’s coal-mining and related operations, subject to, among other things, regulatory approvals and market conditions. The proposed spin-off and listing is expected to include the offering of ordinary shares that will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No decisions have been made regarding the timing and terms of such transaction or whether the Company will ultimately proceed with such a transaction.

The press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Exhibits

99.1

Press Release dated June 4, 2012.




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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


 

CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  June 4, 2012

By:

/s/ Li Feilie

 

 

 

Li Feilie

 

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 



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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number

Description

99.1

Press Release dated June 4, 2012.




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 EX-99.1 2 chnr_ex99z1.htm PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE



EXHIBIT 99.1


CONTACT

Edward Wong, Chief Financial Officer

011-852-2810-7205 or cfo@chnr.net


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. TO EXPLORE

POSSIBLE SPIN-OFF OF COAL-MINING AND RELATED OPERATIONS


HONG KONG, JUNE 4, 2012 – CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (NASDAQ: CHNR), a natural resources company based in the People’s Republic of China, today announced that its Board of Directors has provided preliminary authorization for the Company to explore a possible spin-off and listing on an overseas stock exchange of the Company’s coal-mining and related operations, subject to, among other things, regulatory approvals and market conditions. The proposed spin-off and listing is expected to include the offering of ordinary shares that will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No decisions have been made regarding the timing and terms of such transaction or whether the Company will ultimately proceed with such a transaction.


Forward-Looking Statements:


This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company, but involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results of operations to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.  Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements are our intent, belief and current expectations as to business operations and operating results of the Company, uncertainties regarding the governmental, economic, legal and political circumstances in the People’s Republic of China, risks and hazards associated with the Company’s mining activities, uncertainties associated with ore reserve estimates, uncertainties associated with metal and coal price volatility, uncertainties associated with the Company’s reliance on third-party contractors, uncertainties relating to possible future increases in operating expenses, including costs of labor and materials,  and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company’s management believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to be accurate.


THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ELSEWHERE.  SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION, AND ANY OFFERING OF SECURITIES MADE IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE MADE BY MEANS OF A PROSPECTUS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUER AND THAT WILL CONTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.