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| <periodOfReport> 2020-01-16 </periodOfReport> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000885462 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> GULF RESOURCES, INC. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> GURE </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001505807 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Li Nan </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> LEVEL 11,VEGETABLE BUILDING </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> INDUSTRIAL PARK OF THE EAST CITY </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> F4 </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 262700 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription> CHINA </rptOwnerStateDescription> |
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| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
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| | | <otherText> Resigned Director </otherText> |
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| | </reportingOwner> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock, par value $0.0005 per share </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-01-16 </value> |
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| | | <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate> |
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| | | <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
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| <value> 5195 </value> |
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| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 0.6510 </value> |
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| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Nan Li </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-04-09 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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