UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2004
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                            DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



          Delaware                       000-50175              81-0551518
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(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                                         -----
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(Address of principal executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (214) 559-0300
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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)


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Item 1.01       Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

                        On September 24, 2004, Dorchester Minerals, L.P.
                        and Dorchester Minerals Acquisition LP, its wholly
                        owned subsidiary, entered into an Agreement and
                        Plan of Merger with Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC
                        pursuant to which Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC
                        will merge with and into Dorchester Minerals
                        Acquisition LP, with Dorchester Minerals Acquisition
                        LP being the surviving entity.  Pursuant to the
                        merger, through Dorchester Minerals Acquisition, LP,
                        Dorchester Minerals, L.P. will acquire oil and gas
                        properties consisting of producing and nonproducing
                        perpetual mineral and royalty interests located in
                        104 counties and parishes in six states, cash received
                        by Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC with respect
                        to these properties since July 1, 2004 and certain
                        contract and other legal rights with respect to
                        the properties.  As consideration for the merger,
                        the former members of Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC
                        will receive an aggregate of 1,200,000 common
                        units of Dorchester Minerals, L.P.

                        On September 30, 2004, in connection with the
                        closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
                        Dorchester Minerals, L.P. entered into a
                        Registration Rights Agreement with each of the
                        former members of Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC.
                        Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the
                        former members of Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC
                        have certain piggyback registration rights which
                        generally give them right to include the common
                        units they received pursuant to the Agreement and
                        Plan of Merger in certain types of registered
                        offerings by Dorchester Minerals, L.P. or other
                        unitholders.

Item 2.01       Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

                        On September 24, 2004, Dorchester Minerals, L.P.
                        and Dorchester Minerals Acquisition LP, its wholly
                        owned subsidiary, entered into an Agreement and
                        Plan of Merger with Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC
                        pursuant to which Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC
                        will merge with and into Dorchester Minerals
                        Acquisition LP, with Dorchester Minerals Acquisition
                        LP being the surviving entity.  Pursuant to the
                        merger, through Dorchester Minerals Acquisition LP,
                        Dorchester Minerals, L.P. will acquire oil and gas
                        properties consisting of producing and nonproducing
                        perpetual mineral and royalty interests located in
                        104 counties and parishes in six states, cash received
                        by Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC with respect
                        to these properties since July 1, 2004 and certain
                        contract and other legal rights with respect to
                        the properties.  As consideration for the merger,
                        the former members of Bradley Royalty Partners, LLC
                        will receive an aggregate of 1,200,000 common
                        units of Dorchester Minerals, L.P.  The merger
                        was completed September 30, 2004.

Item 3.02       Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

                        On September 30, 2004, Dorchester Minerals, L.P.
                        issued 1,200,000 common units in connection
                        with the closing of the Agreement and Plan of
                        Merger between itself, Dorchester Minerals
                        Acquisition LP and Bradley Royalty Partners,
                        LLC.  The common units were issued as
                        consideration for the merger pursuant to which
                        Dorchester Minerals, L.P. acquired oil and gas
                        properties consisting of producing and
                        nonproducing perpetual mineral and royalty
                        interests located in 104 counties and parishes
                        in six states, cash received by Bradley Royalty
                        Partners, LLC with respect to these properties
                        since July 1, 2004 and certain contract and
                        other legal rights with respect to the properties.
                        The issuance of the common units was exempt from
                        registration under the Securities Act of 1933 by
                        virtue of an exemption under Section 4 (2) thereof.

Items 7.01 and
 9.01            Regulation FD Disclosure and Financial Statements and
                  Exhibits.

        (c)      Exhibits
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                  99.1  Press Release dated September 30, 2004 announcing
                  Registrant's acquisition of mineral and royalty properties.


         The Registrant is furnishing its press release dated September 30, 2004
which announces the Registrant's acquisition of mineral and royalty properties
in six states. 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
7.01 and 9.01 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.






                                    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: September 30, 2004       By: /s/ William Casey McManemin
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                                       William Casey McManemin
                                       Chief Executive Officer