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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-17-017312
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171019
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171019
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171019

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.
		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:		171144269

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3838 OAK LAWN AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219-4541
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2145590300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3838 OAK LAWN AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219-4541

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020430
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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-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

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<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>

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<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-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;">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>

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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;">(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)</p>

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<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>

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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;[ ] 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>

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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>

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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 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>

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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;">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>

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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>

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<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;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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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Dorchester<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:18pt;"> Minerals, L.P.</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">October 19, 2017</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">3838 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 300</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P. ANNOUNCES ITS THIRD QUARTER DISTRIBUTION</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">DALLAS, TEXAS <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&mdash; Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (NASDAQ:DMLP) announced today the Partnership&rsquo;s third quarter 2017 cash distribution. The distribution of $0.284650 per common unit represents activity for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 and is payable on November 9, 2017 to common unitholders of record as of October 30,&nbsp;2017.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Cash receipts attributable to the Partnership<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Royalty Properties during the third quarter totaled approximately $10 million. These receipts generally reflect oil sales during June 2017 through August 2017 and gas sales during May 2017 through July 2017. Cash receipts attributable to the Partnership&rsquo;s Net Profits Interests during the third quarter totaled approximately $1.1 million. These receipts reflect oil and gas sales from the properties underlying the Net Profits Interests generally during May 2017 through July 2017. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Cash receipts attributable to lease bonus and other income during the third quarter totaled approximately <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">$0.2 million. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">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 <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">25 states. Its common units trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol DMLP.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This release serves as qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that 100 percent of the Partnership<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of the Partnership&rsquo;s distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees, and not the Partnership, are treated as withholding agents responsible for withholding distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.</font></p>

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

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:37.4pt;">Portions of this document may constitute &quot;forward-looking statements&quot; as defined by federal law. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materia<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">lize, 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 Partnership&rsquo;s properties, changes in economic and industry conditions and changes in regulatory requirements (including changes in environmental requirements) and the Partnership&rsquo;s financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations. These and other factors are set forth in the Partnership&#39;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

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