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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * Adena Minerals, LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [NRP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CLINE RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT CO, 3801 PGA BLVD., SUITE 903 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/20/2009 (Street) PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Units 05/20/2009   P   4,560,000 A (1) 13,470,072 D (2)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Adena Minerals, LLC C/O CLINE RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT CO 3801 PGA BLVD., SUITE 903 PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410		X
Foresight Reserves, LP C/O CLINE RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT CO 3801 PGA BLVD., SUITE 903 PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410		X
Insight Resource, LLC C/O CLINE RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT CO 3801 PGA BLVD., SUITE 903 PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410		X
Cline Resource & Development CO C/O CLINE RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT CO 3801 PGA BLVD., SUITE 903 PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410		X
Cline Christopher C/O CLINE RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT CO 3801 PGA BLVD., SUITE 903 PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410		X

Signatures

/s/ Christopher Cline		05/22/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Cline Resource and Development Company By: /s/ Christopher Cline		05/22/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Insight Resources, LLC By: Cline Resource and Development Company Its: Managing Member By: /s/ Christopher Cline Authorized Representative		05/22/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Foresight Reserves, LP By: Insight Resources, LLC Its: General Partner By: Cline Resource and Development Company, Its: Managing Member By: /s/ Christopher Cline Authorized Representative		05/22/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Adena Minerals, LLC By: Foresight Reserves, LP Its: Managing Member By: Insight Resources, LLC Its: General Partner By: Cline Resource and Development Company Its: Managing Member By: /s/ Christopher Cline Authorized Representative		05/22/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Common Units were acquired as consideration for the sale by Adena of the securities of two of its subsidiaries with an estimated market value of $106,567,200.
(2)	Adena Minerals, LLC holds 13,470,072 Common Units of record . Foresight Reserves, LP is the sole member of Adena Minerals, LLC and Insight Resource, LLC is the general partner of Foresight Reserves, LP. Cline Resource and Development Company is the managing member of Insight Resource, LLC and Christopher Cline is the sole shareholder and sole director of Cline Resource and Development Company. Accordingly, each of Christopher Cline, Cline Resource and Development Company, Insight Resource, LLC, Foresight Reserves, LP and Adena Minerals, LLC are deemed to share voting and dispositive control over the Common Units held of record by Adena Minerals, LLC.

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