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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001172358-03-000026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030930
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031016

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DORCHESTER MINERALS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001172358
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				810551518
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-50175
		FILM NUMBER:		03943235

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3738 OAK LAWN
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2145590300
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                                  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 16, 2003
                                                             ----------------



                            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.)




        3738 Oak Lawn, Suite 300                                    75219
              Dallas, Texas                                         -----
        ------------------------                                 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)


       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)







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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits
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         99.1     Press Release dated October 16, 2003 Announcing Cash
                  Distribution to Partners

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         See Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         The Registrant is furnishing its press release dated October 16, 2003,
which announces the Registrant's quarterly distribution to partners. The press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

         Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

         In accordance with general instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the
information in this report, including exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Items 9
and 12 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section.



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                                    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 16, 2003         By: /s/ William Casey McManemin
                                  -----------------------------
                                   William Casey McManemin
                                   Chief Executive Officer





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Exhibit 99.1


NEWS RELEASE                                           Dorchester Minerals, L.P.
Release Date: October 16, 2003                    3738 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 300
                                                        Dallas, Texas 75219-4379
Contact: Casey McManemin                                          (214) 559-0300
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       DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P. ANNOUNCES ITS THIRD QUARTER DISTRIBUTION

         DALLAS,   TEXAS  --  Dorchester   Minerals,   L.P.   announced  today
the  Partnership's   third  quarter  cash distribution.  The  distribution  of
$.422674  per common unit  represents  activity  for the three month  period
ending September 30, 2003 and is payable on November 10, 2003 to common unit
holders of record as of October 31, 2003.

         Cash  receipts  attributable  to the  Partnership's  Net  Profits
Interests  during the third  quarter  totaled $5,736,821.  These receipts
generally reflect oil and gas sales from the properties  underlying the Net
Profits Interests during  May,  June and July.  The  weighted  average  oil
and gas  prices  received  for such  sales  were  approximately $28.08/bbl and
$5.45/mcf, respectively.  Approximately  $419,000 of gross capital expenditures
attributable to drilling and  completion  activity and the  installation  of
field  compression  facilities  were paid by the owner of the working
interests  in the  properties  underlying  the Net  Profits  Interests  during
June,  July  and  August.  Cash  receipts attributable  to the  Partnership's
Royalty  Properties  during the third quarter  totaled  $6,623,603.  These
receipts generally  reflect oil sales during June,  July and August and gas
sales during May, June and July. The weighted  average oil and gas prices
received for such sales were approximately $27.95/bbl and $5.34/mcf,
respectively.

         The  Partnership  received  approximately  $117,000 from lease bonus
and other sources during the third quarter, and received  division orders
attributable  to, or otherwise  identified,  60 new wells completed on Royalty
Properties located in 29 counties and parishes in seven states.

         The Partnership  has previously  advised that, in accordance  with a
newly enacted  Oklahoma law (HB 1356),  its third quarter  distribution  would
be reduced to reflect  'pass  through  entity'  withholding  attributable  to
Oklahoma sourced income.  The  Partnership  has  subsequently  determined  that
its quarterly  distributions  are exempt from such withholding and as a result
the third quarter distribution has not been adjusted.

         Dorchester  Minerals,  L.P. is a Dallas based owner of producing and
non-producing oil and natural gas mineral, royalty,  overriding  royalty,  net
profits,  and leasehold  interests located in 564 counties and parishes in 25
states. Its common units trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol DMLP.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

          Portions  of this  document  may  constitute  "forward-looking
statements"  as defined by  federal  law.  Such statements  are  subject  to
certain  risks,  uncertainties  and  assumptions.  Should  one or more of these
risks  or uncertainties  materialize,  or should underlying  assumptions  prove
 incorrect,  actual results may vary materially from those anticipated,
estimated or projected. Examples of such uncertainties and risk factors include,
but are not limited to,  changes  in the price or demand  for oil and  natural
gas,  changes  in the  operations  on or  development  of the Partnerships
properties,  changes in economic and industry conditions and changes in
regulatory requirements (including changes in environmental  requirements) and
the Partnership's  financial position,  business strategy and other plans and
objectives  for  future  operations.  These  and  other  factors  are set forth
in the  Partnership's  filings  with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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