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<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">UNITED STATES</p>

<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p>

<p style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">Washington<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;">, D.C. 20549</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">CURRENT REPORT</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u><b>October 19</b></u><u><b>, 201</b></u><u><b>7</b></u></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><u><b>DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.</b></u></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Delaware</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">000-50175</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">81-0551518</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(State or other jurisdiction of</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Commission</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(I.R.S. Employer</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">incorporation or organization</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">File Number</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Identification No.)</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u>3838 Oak Lawn, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas</u><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u> </u><u>75219</u></font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Address of principal executive offices)<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (Zip Code)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Registrant&#39;s telephone number, including area code:<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;(<u>214) 559-0300</u></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u>N/A</u></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: Times\ New\ Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Emerging growth company [ ]</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 2.02<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Results of Operations and Financial Condition</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:72pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">The Registrant is furnishing <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">its press release dated October 19, 2017 which announces the Registrant&#39;s cash distribution for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 7.01</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>And 9.01</b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure</b><b> and Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(c)<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Exhibits</u></font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">99.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;"><a href="ex_97115.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Press Release dated October 19, 2017 announcing the Registrant&#39;s cash distribution for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></a></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:152.25pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">See Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Limitation on Incorporation by Reference</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:72pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">In accordance with general instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information disclosed in this report under Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt;"><u>DORCHESTER<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt"> MINERALS, L.P.</font></u></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt;">Registrant</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt;">by<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Dorchester Minerals Management LP</font></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt;">its General Partner,</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt;">by<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Dorchester Minerals Management GP LLC</font></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt;">its General Partner</p>
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			<td style="width: 40%;">Date: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt">October 19, 2017</font></td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt;">By: <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt"><u>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;William Casey McManemin</u></font></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;">William Casey McManemin</p>

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dmlp20171019_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington
, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October 19
, 201
7
DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-50175
81-0551518
(State or other jurisdiction of
Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization
File Number
Identification No.)
3838 Oak Lawn, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas
75219
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
214) 559-0300
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company [ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The Registrant is furnishing
its press release dated October 19, 2017 which announces the Registrant's cash distribution for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.  The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01
And 9.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
and Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
99.1
Press Release dated October 19, 2017 announcing the Registrant's cash distribution for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
See Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Limitation on Incorporation by Reference
In accordance with general instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information disclosed in this report under Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DORCHESTER
MINERALS, L.P.
Registrant
by
Dorchester Minerals Management LP
its General Partner,
by
Dorchester Minerals Management GP LLC
its General Partner
Date:
October 19, 2017
By:
/s/  William Casey McManemin
William Casey McManemin
Chief Executive Officer