Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MUSCARI JOSEPH C
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC [MTX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FL		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2013
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/31/2013   M   110,000 A $ 19.855 272,604 D  
Common Stock 07/31/2013   F   75,000 (1) D $ 46.0004 (2) 197,604 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   M   88,800 A $ 24.56 286,404 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   F   69,000 (1) D $ 47.0028 (3) 217,404 D  
Common Stock               2,142 (4) I By 401k plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 19.855 07/31/2013   M     110,000   (5) 01/28/2019 Common Stock 110,000 $ 0 492,065 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.56 08/01/2013   M     88,800   (6) 01/27/2020 Common Stock 88,800 $ 0 403,265 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MUSCARI JOSEPH C
622 THIRD AVENUE
38TH FL
NEW YORK, NY 10017		   X     Executive Chairman  

Signatures

 Thomas J. Meek for Joseph Muscari   08/02/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects shares sold to pay required withholding taxes and costs of option; balance of shares are retained by the officer.
(2) Reported price is an average price with a range of a high of $46.235 and a low of $45.78.
(3) Reported price is an average price with a range of a high of $47.32 and a low of $46.03.
(4) Mr. Muscari has 2,142 shares of Minerals Technologies Inc. Common Stock under the Company's 401(k) Plan. The information contained in this report is based on a Plan Statement dated as of July 30, 2013.
(5) The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on January 28, 2010.
(6) The options vested in two equal annual installments beginning January 27, 2011.

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