Exhibit

We hereby consent to the use by Natural Resource Partners L.P. (the “Company”) of our name and to the inclusion of information taken from our report dated February 5, 2016 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2016, as well as to the incorporation by reference thereof into the Company's Registration Statements on Forms S-3 (Nos. 333-207034, 333-183314 and 333-187883).




NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

By:		/s/ Danny D. Simmons
		Danny D. Simmons, P.E.
		President and Chief Operating Officer