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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193805-17-000512
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170328
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170329
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170329

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GULF RESOURCES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000885462
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2800]
		IRS NUMBER:				133637458
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34499
		FILM NUMBER:		17722399

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		99 WENCHANG RD, CHEMING INDUSTRIAL PARK
		STREET 2:		UNIT - HAOYUAN CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
		CITY:			SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			262714
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(310) 470-2886

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		99 WENCHANG RD, CHEMING INDUSTRIAL PARK
		STREET 2:		UNIT - HAOYUAN CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
		CITY:			SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			262714

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DIVERSIFAX INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940331
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March 28, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Gulf Resources, Inc.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On March 28, 2017, Gulf Resources, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;),
issued a press release announcing completion of the merger of its two PRC chemical divisions, Yuxin Chemical and Rongyuan Chemical.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><I>Source:</I></B><I> Gulf Resources, Inc.<BR>
March 28, 2017 08:30 ET</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><B>Gulf Resources announces the merger completion
of Yuxin Chemical and Rongyuan Chemical</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SHOUGUANG, China, March 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulf Resources,
Inc. (Nasdaq:GURE) (&quot;Gulf Resources&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty
chemical products in China, today announced the completion of the merger of its two chemical divisions, Yuxin Chemical and Rongyuan
Chemical. Gulf had originally announced the proposed merger on Sept. 2, 2016. Recently, the company finally completed all the merger
processes. Yuxin Chemical (SYCI) has acquired Rongyuan Chemical (SCRC).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Company had received all needed government approvals; and the
Company also completed the process of merging the management, finance, sales, procurement, R&amp;D, and other departments, which
will help to eliminate some cost duplication.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mr. Xiaobin Liu, the CEO of Gulf Resources stated, &ldquo;In
the current economy of China, we have to consider every opportunity to reduce costs and improve profitability. The merger will
help to eliminate costs. It will also give us greater bargaining power in purchasing raw materials and machinery and in selling
our products to end customers. In addition, it will make our company easier for investors to understand.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About Gulf Resources, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;<BR>
Gulf Resources, Inc. operates through four wholly-owned subsidiaries, Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (&quot;SCHC&quot;),
Shouguang Yuxin Chemical Industry Co., Limited (&quot;SYCI&quot;), Shouguang City Rongyuan Chemical Co, Limited (&ldquo; SCRC&rdquo;)
and Daying County Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (&ldquo;DCHC&rdquo;). The company believes that it is one of the largest producers
of bromine in China. Elemental Bromine is used to manufacture a wide variety of compounds utilized in industry and agriculture.
Through SYCI, the company manufactures chemical products utilized in a variety of applications, including oil and gas field explorations
and papermaking chemical agents. SCRC is a leading manufacturer of materials for human and animal antibiotics in China and other
parts of Asia. DCHC was established to further explore and develop natural gas and brine resources (including bromine and crude
salt) in China. For more information, visit www.gulfresourcesinc.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Certain statements in this news release contain forward-looking
information about Gulf Resources and its subsidiaries business and products within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities
Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules.
The actual results may differ materially depending on a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the general economic
and business conditions in the PRC, future product development and production capabilities, shipments to end customers, market
acceptance of new and existing products, additional competition from existing and new competitors for bromine and other oilfield
and power production chemicals, changes in technology, the ability to make future bromine asset purchases, and various other factors
beyond its control. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this Cautionary Statement and the
risks factors detailed in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gulf Resources undertakes no
duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CONTACT:&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Gulf&nbsp;Resources,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Web:&nbsp;http://www.gulfresourcesinc.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;Investor&nbsp;Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Helen&nbsp;Xu&nbsp;(Haiyan&nbsp;Xu)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">beishengrong@vip.163.com</P>

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