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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 December 2023.

 

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  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 (i) the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-233852) of China Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), (ii) the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-252895) of the Company, and (iii) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-266219) of the Company, and in each instance the related prospectus, as such registration statements 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from time to time, and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

 

Unaudited Results of Operations

 

Furnished herewith on behalf of the Company are the following:

 

(a)       Unaudited Financial Statements:

  

  - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

  - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

  

  - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022

 

  - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

  - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

  - Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  

(b)       Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Amendment Agreement to Sale and Purchase Agreement for William Minerals

 

On December 22, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) to the sale and purchase agreement Dated as of February 27, 2023 by and among Feishang Group and Top Pacific (China) Limited (together, the “Sellers”), and the respective beneficial owner of the Sellers, Mr. Li Feilie and Mr. Yao Yuguang (the “SPA”) with the parties thereto. The SPA was originally entered into for the purposes of acquiring 100% equity interests of Greatfame Investments Limited, which owns 100% equity interest in Williams Minerals (Pvt) Ltd (“Williams Minerals”) (the “Acquisition”). As the Sellers are still in the process of satisfying conditions precedent to the closing of the Acquisition in accordance with the SPA, including but not limited to obtaining requisite governmental approvals, the parties entered into the Amendment Agreement to extend the long stop date for closing the Acquisition from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024.

 

The description of the Amendment Agreement herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment Agreement to Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of December 22, 2023 by and among the Company, the Sellers and the respective beneficial owner of the Sellers, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K.

 

Press Release

 

On December 22, 2023, the Company issued a press release including a portion of the information contained in this current report. The press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 15.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Exhibit Index

 

15.1   Press Release dated December 22, 2023.
99.1  

Amendment Agreement dated as of December 22, 2023 to Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 2023 by and among the Company, Feishang Group and Top Pacific (China) Limited, Li Feilie and Yao Yuguang.

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
       
Date: December 22, 2023 By: /s/ Wong Wah On Edward  
    Wong Wah On Edward  
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Pages
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-1
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-2
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022 F-3 – F-4
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-5
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 F-6
   
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) F-7 – F-41
   

 

 

F-1 
 

 

CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

                     
       Six Months Ended June 30, 
       2022   2023   2023 
       CNY   CNY   US$ 
   Notes   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
                 
Revenue   4    16,072    12,216    1,684 
Cost of sales        (8,771)   (5,376)   (741)
GROSS PROFIT        7,301    6,840    943 
                     
Selling and distribution expenses        (410)   (420)   (58)
Administrative expenses        (8,733)   (10,018)   (1,381)
Other income        731    642    89 
Fair value gain/(loss) on financial instruments   6    559    (86)   (12)
Impairment losses on financial assets   6    (2,972)   (10,763)   (1,484)
Finance costs   5    (1,822)   (1,930)   (266)
Finance income   5    9,376    8,101    1,117 
                     
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX   6    4,030    (7,634)   (1,052)
                     
Income tax expense   7    (357)   (1,827)   (252)
                     
PROFIT /(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD        3,673    (9,461)   (1,304)
                     
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:                    
Owners of the Company        1,949    (10,742)   (1,481)
Non-controlling interests        1,724    1,281    177 
                     
PROFIT /(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD        3,673    (9,461)   (1,304)
                     
EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY:                    
Basic and diluted                    
- Earnings/(loss) per share   8    0.24    (1.31)   (0.18)

 

 

F-2 
 

 

CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

                
   Six Months Ended June 30 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD   3,673    (9,461)   (1,304)
                
Other comprehensive losses that will be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:               
Foreign currency translation adjustments of the subsidiaries   (4,616)   (5,129)   (706)
Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:               
Foreign currency translation adjustments of the Company   5,361    4,747    654 
                
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period, net of tax   745    (382)   (52)
                
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD   4,418    (9,843)   (1,356)
                
Attributable to:               
Owners of the Company   2,694    (11,124)   (1,533)
Non-controlling interests   1,724    1,281    177 
                
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR   4,418    (9,843)   (1,356)

 

 

 

F-3 
 

CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

                     
       December 31,   June 30, 
       2022   2023   2023 
       CNY   CNY   US$ 
   Notes   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
                 
ASSETS                    
NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Property, plant and equipment   9    424    324    45 
Intangible assets        19,381    18,987    2,618 
Right-of-use assets        2,993    2,329    321 
Trade receivables   10    10,520    4,714    650 
Contract assets   11    89,713    89,085    12,282 
Other non-current assets   12    4    252,738    34,844 
                     
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS        123,035    368,177    50,760 
                     
CURRENT ASSETS                    
Inventories        729    912    126 
Trade receivables   10    46,760    56,274    7,758 
Bills receivable   10    8,500    9,200    1,268 
Contract assets   11    21,647    17,842    2,460 
Prepayments        1,732    1,795    247 
Other receivables   13    82,733    79,279    10,930 
Other current assets        3,160    3,165    436 
Cash and cash equivalents   14    31,695    32,209    4,440 
                     
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS        196,956    200,676    27,665 
                     
TOTAL ASSETS        319,991    568,853    78,425 

 

 

 

F-4 
 

CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)

AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Amounts in thousands)

 

       December 31,   June 30, 
       2022   2023   2023 
       CNY   CNY   US$ 
   Notes   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                    
                     
CURRENT LIABILITIES                    
Trade payables        20,326    21,529    2,968 
Contract liabilities        690    690    95 
Other payables and accruals   15    16,724    96,022    13,239 
Income tax payable        10,732    11,729    1,617 
Provision        494             
Derivative financial liabilities   16    824    958    132 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings   18    3,000    3,500    483 
Lease liabilities        1,317    1,309    182 
Due to related companies   20    3,408    6,117    843 
Due to the Shareholder   20    7,153    184,054    25,375 
                     
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES        64,668    325,908    44,934 
                     
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES                    
Deferred tax liabilities        5,276    5,266    726 
Lease liabilities        1,598    1,073    148 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings   18    71,000    69,000    9,513 
                     
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES        77,874    75,339    10,387 
                     
TOTAL LIABILITIES        142,542    401,247    55,321 
                     
EQUITY                    
Issued capital   19    450,782    450,782    62,146 
Other capital reserves   19    735,319    735,319    101,374 
Accumulated losses        (1,109,010)   (1,119,752)   (154,374)
Other comprehensive losses        (9,322)   (9,704)   (1,340)
                     
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY        67,769    56,645    7,806 
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS        109,680    110,961    15,298 
                     
TOTAL EQUITY        177,449    167,606    23,104 
                     
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        319,991    568,853    78,425 

 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

Attributable to Owners of the Company

 

                                    
   Issued
capital
   Other capital
reserves
  

Accumulated

losses

  

Other

comprehensive (loss)/income

   Total   Non-controlling interests   Total Equity 
    CNY    CNY    CNY    CNY    CNY    CNY    CNY 
As of January 1, 2022   450,782    719,110    (1,084,387)   (10,821)   74,684    107,353    182,037 
Profit for the period               1,949          1,949    1,724    3,673 
Foreign currency translation adjustments                      745    745           745 
Total comprehensive income               1,949    745    2,694    1,724    4,418 
As of June 30, 2022   450,782    719,110    (1,082,438)   (10,076)   77,378    109,077    186,455 
                                    
As of January 1, 2023   450,782    735,319    (1,109,010)   (9,322)   67,769    109,680    177,449 
(Loss)/Profit for the period               (10,742)         (10,742)   1,281    (9,461)
Foreign currency translation adjustments                     (382)   (382)         (382)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income               (10,742)   (382)   (11,124)   1,281    (9,843)
As of June 30, 2023   450,782    735,319    (1,119,752)   (9,704)   56,645    110,961    167,606 
As of June 30, 2023 (US$)   62,146    101,374    (154,374)   (1,340)   7,806    15,298    23,104 

 

 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

                     
       Six Months Ended June 30 
       2022   2023   2023 
       CNY   CNY   US$ 
   Notes   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
                 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES        (4,482)   3,047    420 
                     
INVESTING ACTIVITIES                    
Purchase of property, plant and equipment        (6)   (6)   (1)
Disposal of property, plant and equipment        3             
Expenditures on mine development              (1,042)   (144)
                     
Net cash flows used in investing activities        (3)   (1,048)   (145)
                     
FINANCING ACTIVITIES                    
Repayments of bank loans        (1,500)   (1,500)   (207)
Advances from related companies        149    2,440    336 
Payment of principal portion of lease liabilities        (543)   (583)   (80)
Payment of interest expenses of lease liabilities        (53)   (81)   (11)
Interest paid        (1,954)   (1,878)   (259)
                     
Net cash flows used in financing activities        (3,901)   (1,602)   (221)
                     
NET (DECREASE)/ INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS        (8,386)   397    54 
                     
NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE DIFFERENCE        942    117    16 
                     
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD        58,359    31,695    4,370 
                     
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD   13    50,915    32,209    4,440 
                     

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

1.ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

 

China Natural Resources, Inc. (“CHNR” or the “Company”) is a British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) holding company incorporated in 1993. The address of the principal executive office is Room 2205, 22/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. The Company’s principal activity is investment holding. The Company’s subsidiaries (collectively with CHNR, the “Group”) are primarily involved in the exploration and mining and wastewater treatment businesses in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).

 

CHNR’s principal shareholder is Feishang Group Limited (“Feishang Group” or the “Shareholder”), a BVI corporation. Mr. Li Feilie is the controlling shareholder of Feishang Group. In the opinion of the directors of the Company (the “Directors”), the ultimate parent of CHNR is Laitan Investment Limited, a BVI corporation.

 

2.1BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

 

The Group has prepared the financial statements on the basis that it will continue to operate as a going concern. As of June 30, 2023, the Group had net current liabilities of CNY125,232 (US$17,269). In view of the circumstance, the directors have given consideration to the future liquidity and performance of the Group and its available sources of financing in assessing whether the Group will have sufficient financial resources to continue as a going concern. The Group has obtained letters from each of Feishang Group Limited (“Feishang Group” or the “Shareholder”) and Feishang Enterprise Group Company Limited (“Feishang Enterprise”), entities controlled by Mr. Li Feilie, the principal beneficial shareholder of the Company, which state that Feishang Group and Feishang Enterprise will provide continuous financial support to the Group in relation to the going concern of its operations, and will not recall any amounts due to them until the Group has sufficient liquidity to finance its operations. Feishang Enterprise’s letter also states that it will pay debts on behalf of the Group when needed. Accordingly, in the opinion of the directors, it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis, and not less than 12 months from the end of the reporting period.

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for complete financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Group’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Report”).

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CHNR and those subsidiaries in which CHNR has direct or indirect controlling interests. The Company’s subsidiaries as of June 30, 2023 are as described in the 2022 Annual Report.

 

For the convenience of readers, amounts in Renminbi, the Chinese currency (“CNY”), have been translated into United States dollars (“US$”) at the applicable rate of US$1.00 = CNY7.2535 as quoted by www.ofx.com as of June 30, 2023, except as otherwise disclosed. No representation is made that the CNY amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at that rate, or at all.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 


 

2.2CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DISCLOSURES

 

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial information are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, except for the adoption of the following new and revised IFRS for the first time for the current period’s financial information.

 

  Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 Disclosure of Accounting Policies
  Amendments to IAS 8 Definition of Accounting Estimates
  Amendments to IAS 12 Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction
  Amendments to IAS 12 International Tax Reform – Pillar Two Model Rules 

 

The nature and impact of the revised IFRSs that are applicable to the Group are described below:

 

(a)Amendments to IAS 1 require entities to disclose their material accounting policy information rather than their significant accounting policies. Accounting policy information is material if, when considered together with other information included in an entity’s financial statements, it can reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements. Amendments to IFRS Practice Statement 2 provide non-mandatory guidance on how to apply the concept of materiality to accounting policy disclosures. The Group has applied the amendments since 1 January 2023. The amendments did not have any impact on the Group’s interim condensed consolidated financial information but are expected to affect the accounting policy disclosures in the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements.

 

(b)Amendments to IAS 8 clarify the distinction between changes in accounting estimates and changes in accounting policies. Accounting estimates are defined as monetary amounts in financial statements that are subject to measurement uncertainty. The amendments also clarify how entities use measurement techniques and inputs to develop accounting estimates. The Group has applied the amendments to changes in accounting policies and changes in accounting estimates that occur on or after 1 January 2023. Since the Group’s policy of determining accounting estimates aligns with the amendments, the amendments did not have any impact on the financial position or performance of the Group.

 

(c)Amendments to IAS 12 Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction narrow the scope of the initial recognition exception in IAS 12 so that it no longer applies to transactions that give rise to equal taxable and deductible temporary differences, such as leases and decommissioning obligations. Therefore, entities are required to recognize a deferred tax asset (provided that sufficient taxable profit is available) and a deferred tax liability for temporary differences arising from these transactions. The Group did not apply the initial recognition exception and recognized a deferred tax asset and a deferred tax liability for temporary differences for transactions related to leases before the initial application of these amendments. The amendments don’t have any significant impact on the Group’s financial statements.

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

2.2CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DISCLOSURES (CONTINUED)

 

(d)Amendments to IAS 12 International Tax Reform – Pillar Two Model Rules introduce a mandatory temporary exception from the recognition and disclosure of deferred taxes arising from the implementation of the Pillar Two model rules published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The amendments also introduce disclosure requirements for the affected entities to help users of the financial statements better understand the entities’ exposure to Pillar Two income taxes, including the disclosure of current tax related to Pillar Two income taxes separately in the periods when Pillar Two legislation is effective and the disclosure of known or reasonably estimable information of their exposure to Pillar Two income taxes in periods in which the legislation is enacted or substantively enacted but not yet in effect. Entities are required to disclose the information relating to their exposure to Pillar Two income taxes in annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023, but are not required to disclose such information for any interim periods ending on or before 31 December 2023. Since the Group did not fall within the scope of the Pillar Two model rules, the amendments did not have any impact to the Group.

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

3.SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Operating segments are identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the Group that are regularly reviewed by the Group’s management and the Company’s Board of Directors for the purpose of resource allocation and performance assessment.

 

Management assesses the performance of operating segments based on profit or loss before income tax in related periods. The manner of assessment is consistent with that applied in these financial statements.

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Group’s two reportable operating segments are summarized below:

 

- Wastewater treatment segment, which consists of sales of assembled equipment, provision of construction services and participating in PPP projects as operator;

- Exploration and mining segment, which consists of the exploration for lead, silver, lithium and other metals;

 

Deferred tax assets, income tax payable and deferred tax liabilities are excluded from segment assets and segment liabilities. The Group had neither sale of products nor provisions of services between the operating segments.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the segment results were as follows:

 

                    
   Wastewater treatment   Exploration and mining   Corporate activities   Total 
    CNY    CNY    CNY    CNY 
Six months ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)                    
Revenues from external customers   16,072                16,072 
                     
Segment profit before income tax   3,784    245    1    4,030 
                     
Income tax expenses                  (357)
                     
Profit for the period                  3,673 
                     
Other items                    
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment   (114)   (26)   (1)   (141)
Depreciation of right of use assets   (347)         (360)   (707)
Amortization of intangible assets   (404)               (404)
Impairment (losses)/reversal on financial assets                    
  - Trade receivables   (1,936)               (1,936)
  - Contract assets   41                41 
  - Other receivables               (1,077)   (1,077)
Other income   30    700    1    731 
Fair value gain on financial instruments               559    559 
Finance costs   (1,799)   (1)   (22)   (1,822)
Finance income   7,857          1,519    9,376 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

3.SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the segment results were as follows:

 

   Wastewater treatment   Exploration and mining   Corporate activities   Total 
    CNY    CNY    CNY    CNY 
Six months ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)                    
Revenues from external customers   12,216                12,216 
                     
Segment profit (loss) before income tax   353    (73)   (7,914)   (7,634)
                     
Income tax expenses                  (1,827)
                     
Loss for the period                  (9,461)
                     
Other items                    
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment   (103)   (2)   (1)   (106)
Depreciation of right of use assets   (359)         (354)   (713)
Amortization of intangible assets   (395)               (395)
Impairment (losses)/reversal on financial assets                    
  - Trade receivables   (388)               (388)
  - Contract assets   (3,546)               (3,546)
  - Other receivables               (6,829)   (6,829)
Other income   142    500          642 
Fair value loss on financial instruments               (86)   (86)
Finance costs   (1,884)   (1)   (45)   (1,930)
Finance income   4,702          3,399    8,101 

 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

3.SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the segment results were as follows (continued):

 

   Wastewater treatment   Exploration and mining   Corporate activities   Total 
    US$    US$    US$    US$ 
Six months ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)                    
Revenues from external customers   1,684                1,684 
                     
Segment profit(loss) before income tax   49    (10)   (1,091)   (1,052)
                     
Income tax expenses                  (252)
                     
Loss for the period                  (1,304)
                     
Other items                    
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment   (14)               (14)
Depreciation of right of use assets   (49)         (49)   (98)
Amortization of intangible assets   (54)               (54)
Impairment (losses)/reversal on financial assets                    
  - Trade receivables   (53)               (53)
  - Contract assets   (489)               (489)
  - Other receivables               (942)   (942)
Other income   20    69          89 
Fair value loss on financial instruments               (12)   (12)
Finance costs   (260)         (6)   (266)
Finance income   648          469    1,117 

 

 

 

F-13 

CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

3.SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

The following table presents the asset and liability information of the Group’s operating segments as of December 31, 2022, and June 30, 2023:

 

                    
   Wastewater treatment   Exploration and mining   Corporate activities   Total 
    CNY    CNY    CNY    CNY 
As of December 31, 2022 (Audited)                    
                     
Segment assets   312,229    286    87,476    399,991 
                     
Reconciliation:                    
Elimination of inter-segment receivables                  (80,000)
                     
Total assets                  319,991 
                     
Segment liabilities   107,096    3,298    96,140    206,534 
                     
Reconciliation:                    
Elimination of inter-segment payables                  (80,000)
                     
Unallocated liabilities:                    
Deferred tax liabilities                  5,276 
Income tax payable                  10,732 
                     
Total liabilities                  142,542 

 

   Wastewater treatment   Exploration and mining   Corporate activities   Total 
    CNY    CNY    CNY    CNY 
As of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)                    
                     
Segment assets   313,098    255,233    80,522    648,853 
                     
Reconciliation:                    
Elimination of inter-segment receivables                  (80,000)
                     
Total assets                  568,853 
                     
Segment liabilities   113,448    258,436    92,368    464,252 
                     
Reconciliation:                    
Elimination of inter-segment payables                  (80,000)
                     
Unallocated liabilities:                    
Deferred tax liabilities                  5,266 
Income tax payable                  11,729 
                     
Total liabilities                  401,247 

 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

3.SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

The following table presents the asset and liability information of the Group’s operating segments as of December 31, 2022, and June 30, 2023(continued):

 

   Wastewater treatment   Exploration and mining   Corporate activities   Total 
    US$    US$    US$    US$ 
As of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)                    
                     
Segment assets   43,165    35,188    11,101    89,454 
                     
Reconciliation:                    
Elimination of inter-segment receivables                  (11,029)
                     
Total assets                  78,425 
                     
Segment liabilities   15,640    35,633    12,734    64,007 
                     
Reconciliation:                    
Elimination of inter-segment payables                  (11,029)
                     
Unallocated liabilities:                    
Deferred tax liabilities                  726 
Income tax payable                  1,617 
                     
Total liabilities                  55,321 

 

 

4.REVENUE FROM CONTRACT WITH CUSTOMERS

 

Set out below is the disaggregation of the Group’s revenue from contracts with customers:

 

            
   Six months ended June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Type of goods or services               
Construction contract revenue   12,639    8,690    1,198 
Operation and maintenance services         405    56 
Operation services of service concession arrangement   3,433    3,121    430 
Total revenue from contracts with customers   16,072    12,216    1,684 
                
Geographic market               
Mainland China   16,072    12,216    1,684 
                
Timing of revenue recognition               
Over time   16,072    12,216    1,684 
Total revenue from contracts with customers   16,072    12,216    1,684 

 

 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

4. REVENUE FROM CONTRACT WITH CUSTOMERS (CONTINUED)

 

(i)The Group had neither revenue from the exploration and mining segment, nor inter-segment revenue for six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023. No revenue was recognized in the current reporting period that was included in the contract liabilities at the beginning of the reporting period and recognized from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods.

 

(ii) Performance obligation

 

Construction services

The Group’s performance in respect of construction services creates or enhances an asset or work in progress that the customer controls as the asset is created or enhanced. The Group satisfies the performance obligation and recognizes revenue over time, by reference to completion of the specific transaction assessed on the basis of the surveyors’ assessment of work performed for each contract.

 

Operation and maintenance services

Revenue from maintenance services is recognized over the period of time that the services are rendered, and the benefits are received and consumed simultaneously by the customers.

 

Operation services of service concession arrangements

The operation revenue from service concession arrangements is recognized over the period of time that the services are rendered, and the benefits are received and consumed simultaneously by the customers.

 

(iii) Significant financing components

 

The majority of the Group’s customers are town/village government entities or main contractors of governmental infrastructure projects whose time of payment for the service or goods received from the Group depends on the appropriation and approval of funds. Certain customers for construction services, sales of wastewater treatment equipment, and maintenance services will generally settle the amounts owed to the Group in a number of specified instalments covering periods ranging from one year to five years. Therefore, the Group’s management considers the contracts with customers which are town/village government entities or main contractors of the governmental infrastructure projects as containing a significant financing component. For each of the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, the respective revenue considerations were adjusted for this financing component based on an imputed interest rate of 4.75% per annum and the Group’s revenue was adjusted to CNY771 and CNY597 (US$82), respectively. The interest income related to the significant financing components is disclosed in Note 5 to the financial statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

5.FINANCE INCOME AND COSTS

 

               
   Six months ended June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Finance income               
   Interest income on loans to a third party   3,396    3,396    469 
   Interest income on revenue contracts with
significant financing component
   2,547    1,331    183 
Interest income from service concession arrangement   3,389    3,343    461 
 Interest income on bank deposit   44    31    4 
    9,376    8,101    1,117 
                
Finance costs               
   Interest expenses on loans   1,954    1,878    259 
   Interest expense on lease liabilities   53    81    11 
   Other finance costs   (185)   (29)   (4)
    1,822    1,930    266 

 

 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

6.PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX

 

The Group’s profit/(loss) before tax is arrived at after (crediting)/charging:

 

               
   Six months ended June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Crediting:               
Finance income (Note 5)   (9,376)   (8,101)   (1,117)
                
Charging:               
Cost of sales               
- Construction service   5,107    2,423    334 
- Operation and maintenance services         256    35 
- Operation services related to service concession arrangement   3,664    2,697    372 
Total   8,771    5,376    741 
                
                
Depreciation               
- Property, plant and equipment   141    106    14 
- Right-of-use assets   707    713    98 
Amortization of intangible assets   404    395    54 
Expense relating to short-term leases   174    209    29 
Impairment losses/(reversal) on financial assets:               
- Trade receivables   1,936    388    53 
- Contract assets   (41)   3,546    489 
- Other receivables   1,077    6,829    942 
Fair value (gain)/loss on financial instruments:               
- Derivative financial liabilities (Note 16(b))   (559)   86    12 
Other income   (731)   (642)   (89)
Finance costs (Note 5)   1,822    1,930    266 
                

 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

7.INCOME TAX EXPENSE

The Company is incorporated in the BVI and conducts its primary business operations through its subsidiaries in mainland China. It also has intermediate holding companies in the BVI and Hong Kong. Under the current laws of the BVI, the Company and its subsidiaries incorporated in the BVI are not subject to tax on income or capital gains. The Hong Kong Profits Tax rate is 16.50%. The Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries have both Hong Kong–sourced and non-Hong Kong–sourced income. The latter is not subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax and the related expenses are non-tax-deductible. For the Hong Kong–sourced income, no provision for Hong Kong Profits Tax was made as such operations sustained tax losses during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023. Furthermore, there are no withholding taxes in Hong Kong on the remittance of dividends.

China

Under the Law of the PRC on corporate income tax and the Implementation Regulation of the Corporate Income Tax Law (collectively, the “CIT Law”), the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are generally subject to PRC corporate income tax at the statutory rate of 25% on their respective estimated assessable profits for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023. Certain PRC subsidiaries of the Company engaged in environmental protection projects were subject to tax at a preferential tax rate of 12.5% or fully exempted from income tax according to the preferential policy of CIT law for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023.

Under the prevailing CIT Law and its relevant regulations, any dividends paid by the Company’s mainland China subsidiaries from their earnings derived after January 1, 2008 to the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries are subject to PRC dividend withholding tax of 5% or 10%, depending on the applicability of the Sino-Hong Kong tax treaty.

 

The current and deferred components of income tax expense are as follows:

 

            
   Six months ended June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Current income tax expense   1,548    1,837    254 
Deferred income tax benefit   (1,191)   (10)   (2)
                
Total   357    1,827    252 

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

8.EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings/(loss) per share is calculated by dividing the earnings/(loss) for the period attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

 

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share is calculated by dividing the earnings/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the weighted average number of common shares that would be issued on conversion of all outstanding dilutive securities into common shares.

 

Basic and diluted net earnings/(loss) per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 are as follows:

 

            
   Six months ended June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Profit/(loss):            
Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company   1,949    (10,742)   (1,481)
                
                
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period   40,948,082    40,948,082    40,948,082 
                
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share*   8,197,897    8,197,897    8,197,897 
                
Earnings/(loss) per share:               
Basic and diluted*   0.24    (1.31)   (0.18)
                

* The basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share has been adjusted retrospectively for the share combination which became effective on April 3, 2023.

 

The Company did not have any potential diluted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023. For the period ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, the effects of the outstanding warrants and share options were anti-dilutive and excluded from the computation of diluted earnings/(loss) per share. Accordingly, the diluted earnings/(loss) per share amounts are the same as the basic earnings/(loss) per share amounts for all periods presented.

 

9.PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

During the six months ended 30 June 2023, the Group acquired assets at a cost of CNY6 (US$1) (six months ended 30 June 2022: CNY6).

 

None of assets were disposed by the Group during the six months ended 30 June 2023 (six months ended 30 June 2022: CNY3).

 

No impairment loss was recognized for the six months ended 30 June 2023 and 2022.

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

10.TRADE RECEIVABLE

 

               
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Non-current               
Trade receivables from third parties   13,128    8,460    1,166 
Less: Impairment allowance   (2,608)   (3,746)   (516)
Total of Non-current trade receivables   10,520    4,714    650 
                
Current               
Trade receivables from service concession agreement   22,927    29,276    4,036 
Trade receivables from construction contracts   34,850    37,265    5,137 
Less: Impairment allowance   (11,017)   (10,267)   (1,415)
Total of current trade receivables   46,760    56,274    7,758 
                
Total   57,280    60,988    8,408 

 

An aging analysis of the trade receivables as of the end of the reporting period, based on the invoice date and net of loss allowance, is as follows:

 

            
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Within 1 year   18,401    14,577    2,010 
Between 1-2 years   13,896    13,058    1,800 
Between 2-3 years   4,518    11,860    1,635 
Over 3 years   20,465    21,493    2,963 
                
Total   57,280    60,988    8,408 

 

 

F-21 

CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

10.TRADE RECEIVABLE (CONTINUED)

 

Movements of loss allowance during the year/period are analyzed as follows:

 

            
   Year Ended December 31,   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Beginning of the year/period   17,614    13,625    1,878 
Provision for expected credit losses (“ECLs”)   (3,989)   388    53 
                
End of the year/period   13,625    14,013    1,931 

 

The Group elected to apply the simplified approach for providing impairment for ECLs prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits the use of the lifetime expected loss provision for all trade receivables. To measure ECLs, trade receivables were classified according to the characteristics of shared credit risk and days past due. The ECLs below also incorporate forward looking information. The impairment as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023 was determined as follows:

 

                              
      Past Due 
   Current   within 1 years   1-2 years   2-3 years   over 3 years   Total 
                         
As of December 31, 2022:                              
Expected credit loss rate        0%   9%   29%   34%   19%
Gross carrying amount (CNY)         18,406    15,195    6,399    30,905    70,905 
Impairment allowances (CNY)         5    1,299    1,881   10,440(i)   13,625 
                               
As of June 30, 2023:                              
Expected credit loss rate        0%   0%   12%   36%   19%
Gross carrying amount (CNY)   335    14,291    13,062    13,474    33,839    75,001 
Impairment allowances (CNY)         49    4    1,614    12,346(i)   14,013 
Impairment allowances (US$)         7    1    222    1,701    1,931 

  

(i) The impairment allowances included an amount of CNY4,600 and CNY4,619 (US$637) as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, respectively, for specific trade receivables which were considered to be in default due to conditions which indicated that the Group was unlikely to receive the outstanding contractual amounts in full.

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

11.CONTRACT ASSETS

 

                    
       December 31,   June 30, 
       2022   2023   2023 
       CNY   CNY   US$ 
       (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
                 
Non-current                    
Service concession assets   (a)    89,740    89,112    12,286 
Less: impairment allowance        (27)   (27)   (4)
         89,713    89,085    12,282 
                     
Current                    
Service concession assets   (a)    7,423    7,423    1,023 
Other contract assets   (b)    14,930    14,671    2,023 
Less: impairment allowance        (706)   (4,252)   (586)
         21,647    17,842    2,460 
                     
Total        111,360    106,927    14,742 

 

(a)Service concession assets bearing an imputed interest of 7% arose from the Group’s revenue from construction service under a build-own-transfer ("BOT") arrangement rendered by the Group's subsidiary, Shaoguan Angrui Environmental Technology Development Co., Limited ("Shaoguan Angrui"). The facilities that the service concession arrangement relate to were under construction phases from June 2018 to December 2020 and commenced operation in January 2021.

 

The amounts for the service concession arrangement are not yet due for payment and will be settled by revenue to be generated during the operating periods of the service concession arrangement. Amounts billed will be transferred to trade receivables.

 

As of December 31, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the Group’s concession rights associated with the environmental water projects (comprising intangible assets, contract assets and trade receivables) with aggregate gross carrying amounts of CNY139,060 and CNY144,415, respectively, were pledged to secure bank loans from the Bank of Communications with outstanding balances of CNY74,000 and CNY72,500, respectively. Please refer to Note 18 for further details.

 

(b)The balances as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023 comprised contract assets arising from performance under certain water treatment plant construction service contracts. Such contracts include payment schedules that require progress payments over the service periods when milestones are reached.

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

11.  CONTRACT ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

The movements in the provision for impairment of contract assets are as follows:

 

               
   Year Ended December 31,   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Beginning of the year/period   562    733    101 
Provision for expected credit loss, net   171    3,546    489 
                
End of the year/period   733    4,279    590 

 

An impairment analysis is performed at each reporting date using the probability-of-default approach to measure expected credit losses. The probability of default rates is estimated based on comparable entities with published credit ratings. The calculation reflects the probability-weighted outcome, the time value of money and reasonable and supportable information that is available at the reporting date about past events, current conditions, and forward-looking credit risk information. As of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, assumed the default rate ranged from 0.03% to 43.51% and from 0.03% to 76.00%, respectively.

 

 

12.OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

 

               
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Zimbabwe lithium deposits (i)         252,716    34,841 
Others   4    22    3 
                
Total   4    252,738    34,844 

 

(i)        Please refer to Note 20 (b) for more details.

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

13.OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

               
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Financial assets               
Loans to an unrelated company (i)   83,600    87,200    12,022 
Deposits   790    556    76 
Others   1,000    1,000    138 
Financial assets   85,390    88,756    12,236 
                
Staff advance   237    249    35 
Others   90    87    12 
 Total amount   327    336    47 
                
Impairment allowance   (2,984)   (9,813)   (1,353)
                
Total   82,733    79,279    10,930 

 

(i)        The balance as of June 30, 2023 consisted of a loan in the amount of CNY80,000 (US$11,029) and the corresponding interest receivable amounted to CNY7,200 (US$993) from an unrelated company, Shenzhen Chaopeng Investment Co., Ltd. The loan was extended for another year to June 30, 2024 when it was due to mature on June 30, 2023. The loan is interest-bearing at a rate of 9% per annum and guaranteed by Shenzhen Feishang Investment Co., Limited, a company unrelated to the Group.

 

 

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CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

14.CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

Cash and cash equivalents are set out below as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023:

 

               
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2022   2023   2023 
   CNY   CNY   US$ 
   (Audited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
             
Cash and cash equivalents               
- Cash on hand   71    5    1 
- Cash at bank   31,154    32,204    4,439