FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   HARTZ DAVID M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/17/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [NRP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 3600 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Oil and Gas 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Units 1,139.651 D (1) Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Units (2)	02/11/2014	02/11/2014	Common Units	4,000	$ (3) (4)	D	Â
Phantom Units (2)	02/10/2015	02/10/2015	Common Units	4,000	$ (3) (4)	D	Â
Phantom Units (2)	02/14/2016	02/14/2016	Common Units	4,000	$ (3) (4)	D	Â
Phantom Units (2)	02/13/2017	02/13/2017	Common Units	4,000	$ (3) (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARTZ DAVID M 601 JEFFERSON STREET SUITE 3600 HOUSTON, TX 77002	Â	Â	  VP, Oil and Gas	Â

Signatures

David Hartz		12/23/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The common units are owned jointly with Mr. Hartz's spouse.
(2)	The phantom units were granted to the reporting person under the Issuer's long-term incentive plan.
(3)	The phantom units will be paid in cash based on the average closing price of the common units for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the date of vesting.
(4)	Award includes tandem distribution equivalent rights pursuant to which the quarterly distributions paid by the partnership on each unit will be accrued over the vesting period and paid on vesting.

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