Company: CHNR
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001079973-25-000827
Chunk: 18

Company: CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
Chunk 18
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 being explored under an agreement that reduces our share in any future profits.
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•   Any estimates of the reserves contained in the Moruogu Tong Mine may be inaccurate.
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•   There are no assurances that we can produce minerals on a commercially viable basis.
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•   Volatility in the market prices of metals may adversely affect the results of our operations.
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•   We are subject to government regulations in various aspects of our exploration activities and our failure to comply with applicable government regulations could adversely affect us.
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•                            We do not have binding agreements with customers to purchase any future output of metals.                          
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•   ESG issues, including those related to climate change                                                                                       
    and sustainability, may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations, could damage our reputation,
    and may increase costs.                                                                                                                     
 
Risks Relating to the Sale of PST Technology
 

•   We face risks associated with the divesture of our wastewater treatment segment.
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Risks Relating to the Potential Closing of the Acquisition of Williams Minerals and the Timing of Such Closing
 

•   There may be unforeseen risks relating to the Acquisition that were not discovered by us through our due diligence investigation prior to our Acquisition.
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•   Completion of the Acquisition is conditional upon satisfaction or waiver of various conditions. There can be no assurance that the conditions will be fulfilled or waived, or that the Acquisition will be completed
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•   Failure to complete the Acquisition may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
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•   Even if the Acquisition is completed, we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits associated with it, those benefits may take longer to realize than expected, and we may encounter significant difficulties.
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Risks Relating to Additional Acquisitions and Expansion into Other Sectors
 

•   We may acquire other businesses or form joint ventures that could negatively affect our operating results, dilute our shareholders’ ownership, increase our debt or cause us to incur significant expense.
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•   Future acquisitions or strategic investments could be difficult to identify and integrate, divert the attention of management, disrupt our business, dilute shareholder value and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
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•                                                                              Because a majority of our management’s prior                                                                           
                                business experience has been limited to industries outside of other