FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Schut Johannes C 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/16/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC [MTX] (Last) (First) (Middle) 622 THIRD AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 03/23/2011 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 3,278 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	333	$ (2)	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	466	$ (2)	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	753	$ (2)	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	953	$ (2)	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	1,300	$ (2)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (7)	04/26/2016	Common Stock	900	$ 59.33	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (8)	04/25/2017	Common Stock	1,000	$ 64.61	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (9)	04/23/2018	Common Stock	2,000	$ 65.93	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (10)	01/28/2019	Common Stock	2,400	$ 39.71	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (11)	01/27/2020	Common Stock	1,940	$ 49.12	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (12)	01/26/2021	Common Stock	1,668	$ 64.455	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (13)	03/16/2021	Common Stock	1,388	$ 62.73	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Schut Johannes C 622 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

By: Thomas J. Meek for Johannes C. Schut		04/04/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The DRSU?s were granted on April 23, 2008 and vest in three equal installments beginning on April 23, 2009.
(2)	Each DRSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Mineral Technologies Inc. Common Stock.
(3)	The DRSU?s were granted on January 28, 2009 and vest in three equal installments beginning on January 28, 2010.
(4)	The DRSU?s were granted on January 27, 2010 and vest in three equal installments beginning on January 27, 2011.
(5)	The DRSU?s were granted on January 26, 2011 and vest in three equal installments beginning on January 26, 2012.
(6)	The DRSU?s were granted on March 16, 2011 and vest in three equal installments beginning on March 16, 2012.
(7)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on April 26, 2007
(8)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on April 25, 2008
(9)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on April 23, 2009
(10)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 28, 2010.
(11)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 27, 2011.
(12)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 26, 2012
(13)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 16, 2012

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