Stock Report: Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP) Report Updated: May 20, 2013 | Print This Page

Natural Resource Partners L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and management of coal properties in Appalachia, the Illinois Basin, and the western United States, as well as lignite reserves in the Gulf Coast region. The company leases its properties to coal mine operators in exchange for royalty payments. It also owns preparation plants and related material handling facilities; and handling and transportation infrastructure, as well as owns and manages aggregate reserves comprising limestone, granite, clay, and sand and gravel under lease in six states. As of December 31, 2011, the company owned or controlled approximately 2.3 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves; and approximately 380 million tons of aggregate reserves. NRP (GP) LP operates as the general partner of the company. Natural Resource Partners L.P. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.