UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

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

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of ~~January~~April 2025.

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 or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. ~~Form 20-F þ 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): ¨

This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-268454) of China Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), and the related prospectuses, as such registration statement and prospectuses may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

~~Nasdaq~~Change ~~Minimum~~in ~~Bid~~Registrant’s ~~Price~~Certifying ~~Compliance Period Extension~~Accountants

OnChina ~~January~~Natural 3Resources, ~~2025,~~Inc. (the ~~Nasdaq~~“Company”) announced ~~Capital~~the ~~Market~~appointment of ARK Pro CPA & Co (“~~Nasdaq~~ARK”) ~~granted the~~as ~~Company~~its anindependent ~~additional~~registered ~~180~~public ~~calendar~~accounting ~~days~~firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, or2024, ~~until~~effective ~~June~~April 308, 2025,. toThe ~~regain~~appointment ~~compliance~~was ~~with~~made ~~the~~after ~~$1.00~~a ~~per~~careful ~~share~~and ~~minimum~~thorough ~~requirement~~evaluation process and has ~~for~~been ~~continued~~approved ~~listing~~by onthe ~~Nasdaq~~audit ~~pursuant~~committee toof ~~Nasdaq~~the ~~Listing~~Company’s ~~Rule~~Board ~~5550(~~of Directors. ARK is a~~)(2)~~ (public accounting firm registered with the ~~“Bid~~Public Company ~~Price~~Accounting ~~Requirement~~Oversight Board of the United States “PCAOB”). ARK is subject to the PCAOB’s oversight and will conduct its audit of the Company in accordance with the standards established by the PCAOB.

AsARK ~~previously~~succeeds ~~reported,~~Ernst on& ~~July~~Young 5,Hua ~~2024,~~Ming ~~the~~LLP ~~Company received a notification letter~~ (~~the~~ “~~Notice~~EY”) ~~from Nasdaq advising the Company that for 30 consecutive business days preceding the date of the Notice~~, the ~~bid price of the~~ Company’s ~~common~~previous ~~shares~~independent ~~had~~registered ~~closed~~public ~~below~~accounting ~~the $1~~firm.00 ~~per~~EY ~~share~~was ~~minimum~~dismissed ~~requirement~~by ~~for continued listing on Nasdaq pursuant to~~ the ~~Bid Price Requirement. The~~ Company ~~was~~on ~~provided~~April ~~180 calendar days~~3, ~~or until January 2,~~ 2025, toand ~~regain~~is ~~compliance with~~committed ~~the Bid Price Requirement. The Company was unable~~ to ~~regain~~working ~~compliance~~ with the ~~Bid~~Company ~~Price~~and ~~Requirement~~ARK byto ~~January~~ensure 2,a ~~2025~~seamless transition. ~~Nasdaq’s determination~~The toaudit ~~grant~~report ~~the~~of ~~second~~EY ~~compliance period was based~~ on the Company’s ~~meeting~~consolidated ~~the~~financial statements ~~continued listing requirement~~ for ~~market~~the ~~value of~~fiscal ~~publicly~~year ~~held~~ended ~~shares~~December ~~and~~31, ~~all~~2023 ~~other~~did ~~applicable~~not ~~requirements~~contain ~~for~~an ~~initial~~adverse ~~listing~~opinion onor ~~Nasdaq,~~a ~~with~~disclaimer ~~the exception~~ of ~~the Bid Price Requirement~~opinion, ~~and~~ ~~the~~nor ~~Company’s~~was ~~written~~it ~~notice~~qualified or ofmodified ~~its~~as ~~intention~~ to ~~cure~~uncertainty, ~~the~~audit ~~deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split~~scope, ifor ~~necessary~~accounting principles.

ToDuring ~~regain~~the ~~compliance~~audit for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and the ~~bid~~subsequent ~~price~~period ofthrough the ~~Company’s~~dismissal ~~common~~date ~~shares must~~of ~~close~~April at3, or2025, ~~above~~there ~~$1.00~~have ~~per~~been ~~share~~(i) ~~for~~no adisagreements ~~minimum~~(as defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(iv) of ~~ten~~Form ~~consecutive~~20-F ~~trading~~and ~~days~~the atrelated ~~any~~instructions ~~time~~thereto) ~~during~~between the ~~second~~Company ~~180-day~~and ~~compliance period.~~EY ~~The~~on ~~Company~~any ~~intends~~matter toof ~~monitor~~accounting ~~the~~principles ~~closing~~or practices, ~~bid~~financial ~~price~~statement ofdisclosure, ~~its~~or ~~common~~auditing ~~shares~~scope ~~and~~or ~~may~~procedure, ifwhich ~~appropriate~~disagreements, ~~consider~~if ~~implementing~~not ~~available~~resolved to the satisfaction of ~~options.~~EY, ~~There~~would ~~can~~have becaused noEY ~~assurance~~to ~~that~~make reference to the ~~Company~~subject ~~will~~matter beof ~~able~~the todisagreements ~~regain~~in ~~compliance~~connection with its report on the ~~Bid~~consolidated financial ~~Price~~statements ~~Requirement~~for orsuch ~~maintain~~year, ~~compliance with~~and ~~the~~(ii) ~~other~~no ~~listing~~“reportable ~~requirements~~events” ~~necessary~~(as ~~for~~defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(v) of Form 20-F). At the time ~~Company~~of toEY’s ~~maintain~~dismissal, EY has not completed their audit and therefore has no rendered their audit report on the ~~listing~~Company’s consolidated financial statements as of ~~its~~and ~~common~~for ~~shares~~the onyear ~~Nasdaq~~ended December 31, 2024.

~~The~~For ~~Notice~~the ~~has~~fiscal noyears ~~effect~~ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 and the subsequent interim period through April 8, 2025, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with ARK on either (a) the ~~listing~~application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s ~~common~~financial ~~shares~~statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided atto ~~this~~the ~~time~~Company ~~and~~by ARK that ARK concluded was an important factor considered by the Company’s ~~common~~in ~~shares~~reaching ~~will~~a ~~continue~~decision as to ~~trade~~any onaccounting, auditing ~~Nasdaq~~or ~~under~~financial reporting issue, or (b) any matter that was the ~~symbol~~subject ~~“CHNR”~~of a disagreement (as defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(iv) of Form 20-F and the related instructions thereto) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(v) of Form 20-F).

OnThe ~~January~~Company 6,had ~~2025,~~provided EY with a copy of the ~~Company~~disclosure it ~~issued~~is making in this Current Report on Form 6-K and requested from EY a ~~press~~letter ~~release discussing~~addressed to the ~~receipt~~Securities and Exchange Commission indicating whether it agrees with such disclosure. A copy of ~~the~~EY’s ~~extension~~letter ~~notice~~dated April 8, ~~which~~2025 is ~~filed~~attached hereto as Exhibit 1599.1 ~~to this Form 6-K~~.

Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
15.1	Press release dated January 6, 2025
99.11	Letter of EY dated April 8, 2025 regarding change in independent registered public accounting firm

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: January 6, 2025	By:	/s/ Wong Wah On Edward
Date: April 8, 2025	By:	/s/ Wong Wah On Edward
		Wong Wah On Edward
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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