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 *   MAYGER DOUGLAS W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC [MTX] (Last) (First) (Middle) MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 405 LEXINGTON 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) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10174 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 705 (1) I By 401(k) Plan

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	04/23/2018	Common Stock	900	$ 65.93	D	Â
Deffered Restricted Stock Units ("DRSUs")	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	250	$ (4)	D	Â
DRSUs	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	500	$ (4)	D	Â
DRSUs	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	300	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MAYGER DOUGLAS W MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10174	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

Charles Malone for Douglas W. Mayger		10/10/2008
**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)	Mr. Mayger has 705 shares of Minerals Technologies Inc. stock under the Company's 401(k) Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of October 1, 2008.
(2)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on April 23, 2009.
(3)	DRSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2009. Vested shares will be delivered Mr. Mayger upon vesting.
(4)	Each DRSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Minerals Technologies Inc. Common Stock.
(5)	DRSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on April 23, 2009. Vested shares will be delivered Mr. Mayger upon vesting.
(6)	DRSUs will vest on February 28, 2010. Vested shares will be delivered Mr. Mayger upon vesting.

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