CITIC Resources has interests in the exploration, development and production of oil, coal mining, the import and export of commodities, aluminium smelting, bauxite mining, alumina refining, and manganese mining and processing. The company is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

CITIC Mining International through its Australian subsidiary CITIC Pacific Mining develops and operates the Sino Iron project, the largest magnetite operation in Australia.

CITIC Metal invests in minerals projects and trades commodities.

Sunburst Energy invests in and manages power plants. It also has an interest in a coal mine in Shandong Province in China.