Company: CHNR
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: CORRESP
Source: 0001079973-25-000318
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Company: CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: CORRESP
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February 25, 2025

VIA EDGAR

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Energy & Transportation

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Claudia Rios

Kevin Dougherty

| Re: | China Natural Resources, Inc. (CIK: 0000793628) |
|     | Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form F-1      
 (File No. 333-278037)                           |

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rules 460 and 461 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, China Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that
the effectiveness of the above-referenced Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form F-1 (File No. 333-278037) be accelerated by the Securities
and Exchange Commission so that it will become effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 27, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Please contact Richard J. Chang of Gunderson
Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP at +8610 5680 3969 or rchang@gunder.com
with any questions you may have. In addition, please notify Mr. Chang when this request for acceleration has been granted.

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| Yours sincerely,              |                                                               |                         |
| China Natural Resources, Inc. |                                                               |                         |
| By:                           |                                                               | /s/ Youyi Zhu           |
| Name:                         |                                                               | Youyi Zhu               |
| Title:                        |                                                               | Chief Financial Officer |
| cc:                           | Richard J. Chang                                              |                         |
|                               | Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP |                         |