Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ROBERTSON CORBIN J III
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [NRP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1415 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2400		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2019
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 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 02/11/2019   M   410 A (1) 150,731 D  
Common Units 02/11/2019   D   410 D $ 38.22 (1) 150,321 D  
Common Units               61,510 I By Premium Resources, LLC
Common Units               5,046 I By the Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust (2)
Common Units               39 I By Spouse (3)
Common Units               9,783 I By CIII Capital Management, LLC (4)
Common Units               10,000 I By BHJ Investments, L.P. (5)

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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
Phantom Units (1) 02/11/2019   M     410 02/11/2019 02/11/2019 Common Units 410 (1) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ROBERTSON CORBIN J III
1415 LOUISIANA STREET
SUITE 2400
HOUSTON, TX 77002		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Corbin J. Robertson, III   02/12/2019
**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) The common units were deemed to have been purchased and sold on the date of vesting of the phantom units listed in Table II, which were paid in cash on a one for one basis based on the average closing price of the common units for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the date of vesting, together with accrued distribution equivalent rights.
(2) The beneficiary of The Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust is the family of Corbin J. Robertson III. Corbin J. Robertson III is the Trust Advisor for the Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust and may be deemed to beneficially own the common units owned by Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust.
(3) Corbin J. Robertson III disclaims beneficial ownership of these common units, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Corbin J. Robertson III is the beneficial owner of such common units for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4) Corbin J. Robertson III is the controlling manager of CIII Capital Management, LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own the common units owned by CIII Capital Management, LLC.
(5) BHJ Investments, L.P. is a limited partnership of which the reporting person is the manager of the general partner. The limited partners of BHJ Investments, L.P. are the reporting person, his wife, and a trust formed for the benefit of the reporting person's children in which the reporting person has no pecuniary interest.

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