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<b><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><P ALIGN="center">As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2009</P>
<font SIZE="4"><P ALIGN="RIGHT">Registration No. 333-__________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;         </P>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">FORM S-8</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.<br>
</b></font><font SIZE="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
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        <td WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="1">(State or other jurisdiction
        of incorporation or organization)</font></td>
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        <p ALIGN="CENTER">The Chrysler Building<br>
        405 Lexington Avenue<br>
        New York, New York</b></font></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">Minerals Technologies Inc. 2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan<br>
</b></font><font SIZE="2">(Full title of the plan)</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">Kirk G. Forrest, Esq.<br>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<br>
Minerals Technologies Inc.<br>
The Chrysler Building<br>
405 Lexington Avenue<br>
New York, New York 10174-0002<br>
</b></font><font SIZE="1">(Name and address of agent for service)</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">(212) 878-1856<br>
</b></font><font SIZE="1">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for
Service)</font></p>
<p ALIGN="left"><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is
a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a
smaller reporting company.&nbsp; See the definitions of &quot;large accelerated
filer,&quot; &quot;accelerated filer,&quot; and &quot;smaller reporting company&quot; in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.</font></p>
<p ALIGN="left"><font size="2">Large accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [X]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</font></p>
<p ALIGN="left"><font size="2">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [&nbsp;&nbsp;
] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Smaller reporting company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</font></p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</p>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Title of Securities<br>
    to be Registered</font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Amount to be<br>
    Registered<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Offering <br>
    Price<br>
    Per Share<sup>(3)</sup></font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum <br>
    Aggregate Offering Price<sup>(3)</sup></font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Amount of<br>
    Registration Fee</font></td>
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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2">Common Stock, par</font></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2">value $0.10 per
    share</font></td>
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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2">800,000</font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">$40.56</font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">$32,448,000</font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">$1,810.60</font></td>
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<p>(1) Amount of securities to be registered computed in accordance with Rule
457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the &quot;Securities Act&quot;) as the
maximum number of additional shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (&quot;Common Stock&quot;),
of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the &quot;Registrant&quot;) issuable under the Registrant's
2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of March 18,
2009 (the &quot;Plan&quot;), that are covered by this Registration Statement.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(2) Each share of Common Stock registered hereunder includes
an associated preferred stock purchase right described in the Registrant's Rights
Agreement dated September 13, 1999. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities
Act, this Registration Statement shall also cover
any additional shares of Common Stock (including the associated preferred stock
purchase rights) which become issuable under the  Plan by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration, which results in an
increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.
</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(3) Pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the
Securities Act, the proposed maximum
offering price per share is estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
registration fee and is based upon the average of the high and low prices per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on June 12, 2009.</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE TO PRIOR REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</p>
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<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed for the purpose of
registering 800,000 additional shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share
(&quot;Common Stock&quot;), of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the &quot;Registrant&quot;) for offers or
sales under the Registrant's 2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated as of March 18, 2009 (the &quot;Plan&quot;).&nbsp; A Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 333-138245) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 27, 2006 (the &quot;Prior Registration Statement&quot;) relating to
the Plan is effective.&nbsp; Accordingly, in accordance with General Instruction
E to Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference herein the
contents of the Prior Registration Statement, except with respect to the
disclosure required by Item 6 of Part II of Form S-8, which is included herein.</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">PART II</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">Information Required in the Registration Statement</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers </p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p>Paragraph 13 of Article Seventh of the registrant's Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation eliminates the liability of the registrant's
directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that directors of a
corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of
their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability for (i) any breach of
their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or
omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii) unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock
repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law or (iv) any transaction from which the director derives an
improper personal benefit. The registrant's By-Laws provide that the registrant
shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any person involved in any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director or officer, employee or agent of the
corporation or is or was serving at the request of the registrant as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint
venture, trust, enterprise or </p>
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<p>nonprofit enterprise, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses
reasonably incurred by such person. The registrant also maintains a directors
and officers liability insurance policy.</p>
<p>The provisions in the registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws do not eliminate the officers' and directors'
fiduciary duties, and in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as
injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under
Delaware law. In addition, each officer and director of the registrant will
continue to be subject to liability for any breach of loyalty to the registrant
for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct, for
knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to
the officer or director and for payment of dividends or approval of stock
repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law. These
provisions also do not affect an officer's or director's responsibilities under
any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal
environmental laws. </p>

<P>On January 28, 2009, the registrant entered into indemnification agreements
(the &quot;Indemnification Agreements&quot;) with each of the registrant's independent
directors, as well as certain of the registrant's senior executive officers
(collectively, the &quot;Indemnified Parties&quot;), to supplement the existing indemnification
provisions set forth in the registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws.&nbsp; In general, the Indemnification Agreements provide that, subject to
certain exceptions set forth therein, the registrant will
indemnify the Indemnified Parties for all costs, judgments, penalties, fines,
liabilities, amounts paid in settlement and expenses  actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnified Parties in
connection with (i) a proceeding other than a proceeding by or in the right of
the registrant, by reason of the Indemnified Parties' status (the &quot;Corporate
Status&quot;) as a current or former director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent
of the registrant or of any other entity including, but not limited to, another
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving at
the request of the registrant or by reason of anything done or not done by the
Indemnified Parties in any such capacity and (ii) a proceeding by or in the
right of the registrant by reason of the Indemnified Parties' Corporate Status
or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnified Parties in any such
capacity, to the extent provided by applicable law and as determined proper by
the court in which such proceeding is brought.&nbsp; The Indemnified Parties'
entitlement to indemnification is in each case subject to the Indemnified
Parties acting in good faith and in a manner the Indemnified Parties reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the registrant.</P>

<P>Additionally, the Indemnification Agreements provide the Indemnified Parties
with the right to advancement by the registrant of expenses as they are incurred
in connection with a proceeding prior to the final disposition of the
proceeding.&nbsp; Under the terms of the Indemnification Agreements, the
Indemnified Parties will be entitled to indemnification if the Indemnified
Parties are either successful on the merits or otherwise, in whole or in part,
in defense of any proceeding or any claim under the proceeding.&nbsp; The
Indemnified Parties are also entitled to indemnification of expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with the Indemnified Parties' appearance
as a witness or otherwise for legal expenses incurred as a result of or related
to the Indemnified Parties' service as a director or officer of the registrant in a proceeding to which the Indemnified
Parties are not, and are not threatened to be made, a party.</P>

<P>The determination of the Indemnified Parties' entitlement to indemnification
under the Indemnification Agreements will be made by independent counsel if a
change in control (as defined in the Indemnification Agreements) of the
registrant
has occurred, or otherwise (i) by a majority vote of disinterested directors (or
by a committee of disinterested directors designated by a majority vote of such
directors), whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum, (ii) if there are
no disinterested directors (or if the disinterested directors so direct), by
independent counsel or (iii) by the stockholders of the registrant.&nbsp; Under
the terms of the Indemnification Agreements, the Indemnified Parties are
presumed to be entitled to indemnification and the registrant has the burden of proof in making
any determination contrary to such presumption.</P>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 8. Exhibits</b> </p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">4.1(1)</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Amended and Restated Certificate of
    Incorporation of the Registrant.</td>
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    restated effective May 25, 2005.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">4.3(3)</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Rights Agreement, executed effective as of
    September 13, 1999, between Minerals Technologies Inc. and Chase Mellon
    Shareholders Services L.L.C., as Rights Agents, including as Exhibit B the
    forms of Rights Certificate and of Election to Exercise.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan of the
    Registrant, as amended and restated as of March 18, 2009.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">5.1</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Opinion of Kirk G. Forrest.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">15.1</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Letter regarding Unaudited Interim Financial
    Information.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">23.1</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Consent of Kirk G. Forrest (included in Exhibit
    5.1).</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">23.2</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Consent of Independent Registered Public
    Accounting Firm.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.1</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of Paula H.J. Cholmondeley.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.2</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of Duane R. Dunham.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.3</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of Steven J. Golub.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.4</td>
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    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of Michael F. Pasquale.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.5</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of John T. Reid.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.6</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of William C. Stivers.</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
_____________________________________________________________________________________________</p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(1)&nbsp; Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
(Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on March 11, 2004.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(2)&nbsp; Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on
May 27, 2005.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(3)&nbsp; Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
(Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on March 11, 2005.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(4)&nbsp; Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on
May 11, 2009.</p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<hr>
<b>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on this 15 day of June 2009. </p>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT"></p>
<blockquote>
  <blockquote>
    <blockquote>
      <blockquote>
        <blockquote>
          <blockquote>
            <blockquote>
              <blockquote>
              <div align="left">
              <table CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" WIDTH="395" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111">
                <tr>
                  <td WIDTH="53" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
                  <td WIDTH="314" VALIGN="TOP"><b>MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.</b></td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td WIDTH="53" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
                  <td WIDTH="314" VALIGN="TOP">(Registrant)<p>&nbsp;</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td WIDTH="53" VALIGN="TOP">By:</td>
                  <td WIDTH="314" VALIGN="bottom" align="left">
                  /s/ Joseph C. Muscari<br>
                  __________________________________</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td WIDTH="53" VALIGN="TOP">Name:</td>
                  <td WIDTH="314" VALIGN="TOP">Joseph C. Muscari</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td WIDTH="53" VALIGN="TOP">Title:</td>
                  <td WIDTH="314" VALIGN="TOP">Chairman and
                  Chief Executive Officer</td>
                </tr>
              </table>
              </div>
              </blockquote>
            </blockquote>
          </blockquote>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
    </blockquote>
  </blockquote>
</blockquote>
<p></p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<b>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER"></p>
<center>
<table CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="4" WIDTH="679">
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP">
    <p align="center"><u><b>Signature</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></b></u></td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP"><u><b>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Title</b></u></td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP"><u><b>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Date</b></u></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">&nbsp;<p>/s/ Joseph C. Muscari<br>
    ________________<br>
    Paul R.
    Saueracker</td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">&nbsp;<p>Chairman of the Board and
    Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">&nbsp;<p>June 15, 2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="6" align="center"><p></p>
    <p>&nbsp;</p>

    <p>/s/ John A. Sorel<br>
    ____________<br>
    John A. Sorel</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="6" align="center">&nbsp;<p>Senior Vice
    President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="6" align="center">&nbsp;<p>June 15,
    2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p></p>
    <p>&nbsp;</p>

    <p>/s/ Michael A. Cipolla<br>
    ________________<br>
    Michael A. Cipolla</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">&nbsp;<p>Vice President-Controller and Chief
    Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">&nbsp;<p>June 15, 2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p></p>
    <p>&nbsp;</p>

    <p align="center">/s/<font face="Times New Roman">
    </font>Paula H. J. Cholmondeley *<br>
    _____________________<br>
    Paula H. J. Cholmondeley</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Director</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p>June 15, 2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p></p>
    <p>&nbsp;</p>

    <p>/s/<font face="Times New Roman">
    Duane R. Dunham </font>*<br>
    ________________<br>
    Duane R. Dunham</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Director</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p>June 15,
    2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p></p>
    <p>&nbsp;</p>

    <p><font face="Times New Roman">
    /s/ Steven J. Golub </font>*<br>
    ______________<br>
    Steven J. Golub</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Director</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p>June 15,
    2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p></p>
    <p>&nbsp;</p>

    <p>/s/ Joseph C. Muscari<br>
    ________________<br>
    Joseph C. Muscari</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Director</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">&nbsp;<p>June 15,
    2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p></p>
    <p>&nbsp;</p>

    <p><font face="Times New Roman">
    /s/ Michael F. Pasquale </font>*<br>
    _________________<br>
    Michael F. Pasquale</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Director</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p>June 15,
    2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p>&nbsp;</p>

    <p><font face="Times New Roman">
    /s/ John T. Reid </font>*<br>
    ____________<br>
    John T. Reid</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Director</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p>June 15,
    2009</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="187" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">&nbsp;<p>
    <font face="Times New Roman">/s/
    William C. Stivers </font>*</p>
    <p>______________<br>
    William C. Stivers</p>
    </td>
    <td WIDTH="282" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Director</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER"></td>
    <td WIDTH="186" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
    <p>June 15,
    2009</td>
  </tr>
  </table>
</center>
<p>*Signed by Kirk G. Forrest pursuant to a power of attorney signed by each
individual and filed with this registration statement as an exhibit hereto.</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
<hr>
<p ALIGN="left">&nbsp;</p>
<blockquote>
<table CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" WIDTH="678">
  <tr>
    <td VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="3" width="664"><b>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER">Minerals Technologies Inc.<br>
    Form S-8<br>
    Exhibit Index</b></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b><u>Exhibit</u></b></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b><u>Number</u></b></td>
    <td WIDTH="15" VALIGN="TOP">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="551" VALIGN="TOP">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b><u>Exhibit</u></b></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="15" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="551" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">4.1(1)</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Amended and Restated Certificate of
    Incorporation of the Registrant.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">4.2(2)</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">By-Laws of the Registrant as amended and
    restated effective May 25, 2005.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">4.3(3)</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Rights Agreement, executed effective as of
    September 13, 1999, between Minerals Technologies Inc. and Chase Mellon
    Shareholders Services L.L.C., as Rights Agents, including as Exhibit B the
    forms of Rights Certificates and of Election to Exercise.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">4.4(4)</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan of the
    Registrant, as amended and restated as of March 18, 2009.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">5.1</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Opinion of Kirk G. Forrest.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">15.1</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Letter regarding Unaudited Interim Financial
    Information.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">23.1</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Consent of Kirk G. Forrest (included in Exhibit
    5.1).</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">23.2</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Consent of Independent Registered Public
    Accounting Firm.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.1</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of Paula H.J. Cholmondeley</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.2</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of Duane R. Dunham</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.3</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of Steven J. Golub</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.4</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of Michael F. Pasquale</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.5</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of John T. Reid</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="70" VALIGN="TOP" align="right">24.6</td>
    <td WIDTH="18" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="584" VALIGN="TOP">Power of Attorney of William C. Stivers</td>
  </tr>
</table>
</blockquote>
<font SIZE="1">
<p></p>
</font>

<b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
_____________________________________________________________________________________________</p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(1)&nbsp; Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
(Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on March 11, 2004.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(2)&nbsp; Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on
May 27, 2005.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(3)&nbsp; Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
(Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on March 11, 2005.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(4)&nbsp; Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on
May 11, 2009.</p>

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As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2009
Registration No. 333-__________
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_______________
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
25-1190717
(State or other jurisdiction
        of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
The Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10174-0002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Minerals Technologies Inc. 2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Kirk G. Forrest, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Minerals Technologies Inc.
The Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10174-0002
(Name and address of agent for service)
(212) 878-1856
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for
Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is
a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a
smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer    [X]                                                                                       
Accelerated filer    [   ]
Non-accelerated filer    [  
] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)           
Smaller reporting company    [   ]
______________________________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
(1)(2)
Proposed Maximum Offering
Price
Per Share
(3)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price
(3)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par
value $0.10 per
    share
800,000
$40.56
$32,448,000
$1,810.60
(1) Amount of securities to be registered computed in accordance with Rule
457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") as the
maximum number of additional shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share ("Common Stock"),
of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Registrant") issuable under the Registrant's
2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of March 18,
2009 (the "Plan"), that are covered by this Registration Statement.
(2) Each share of Common Stock registered hereunder includes
an associated preferred stock purchase right described in the Registrant's Rights
Agreement dated September 13, 1999. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities
Act, this Registration Statement shall also cover
any additional shares of Common Stock (including the associated preferred stock
purchase rights) which become issuable under the  Plan by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration, which results in an
increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.
(3) Pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the
Securities Act, the proposed maximum
offering price per share is estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
registration fee and is based upon the average of the high and low prices per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on June 12, 2009.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE TO PRIOR REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
This Registration Statement is filed for the purpose of
registering 800,000 additional shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share
("Common Stock"), of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Registrant") for offers or
sales under the Registrant's 2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated as of March 18, 2009 (the "Plan").  A Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 333-138245) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 27, 2006 (the "Prior Registration Statement") relating to
the Plan is effective.  Accordingly, in accordance with General Instruction
E to Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference herein the
contents of the Prior Registration Statement, except with respect to the
disclosure required by Item 6 of Part II of Form S-8, which is included herein.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Paragraph 13 of Article Seventh of the registrant's Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation eliminates the liability of the registrant's
directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that directors of a
corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of
their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability for (i) any breach of
their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or
omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii) unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock
repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law or (iv) any transaction from which the director derives an
improper personal benefit. The registrant's By-Laws provide that the registrant
shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any person involved in any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director or officer, employee or agent of the
corporation or is or was serving at the request of the registrant as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint
venture, trust, enterprise or
nonprofit enterprise, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses
reasonably incurred by such person. The registrant also maintains a directors
and officers liability insurance policy.
The provisions in the registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws do not eliminate the officers' and directors'
fiduciary duties, and in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as
injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under
Delaware law. In addition, each officer and director of the registrant will
continue to be subject to liability for any breach of loyalty to the registrant
for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct, for
knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to
the officer or director and for payment of dividends or approval of stock
repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law. These
provisions also do not affect an officer's or director's responsibilities under
any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal
environmental laws.
On January 28, 2009, the registrant entered into indemnification agreements
(the "Indemnification Agreements") with each of the registrant's independent
directors, as well as certain of the registrant's senior executive officers
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), to supplement the existing indemnification
provisions set forth in the registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws.  In general, the Indemnification Agreements provide that, subject to
certain exceptions set forth therein, the registrant will
indemnify the Indemnified Parties for all costs, judgments, penalties, fines,
liabilities, amounts paid in settlement and expenses  actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnified Parties in
connection with (i) a proceeding other than a proceeding by or in the right of
the registrant, by reason of the Indemnified Parties' status (the "Corporate
Status") as a current or former director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent
of the registrant or of any other entity including, but not limited to, another
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving at
the request of the registrant or by reason of anything done or not done by the
Indemnified Parties in any such capacity and (ii) a proceeding by or in the
right of the registrant by reason of the Indemnified Parties' Corporate Status
or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnified Parties in any such
capacity, to the extent provided by applicable law and as determined proper by
the court in which such proceeding is brought.  The Indemnified Parties'
entitlement to indemnification is in each case subject to the Indemnified
Parties acting in good faith and in a manner the Indemnified Parties reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the registrant.
Additionally, the Indemnification Agreements provide the Indemnified Parties
with the right to advancement by the registrant of expenses as they are incurred
in connection with a proceeding prior to the final disposition of the
proceeding.  Under the terms of the Indemnification Agreements, the
Indemnified Parties will be entitled to indemnification if the Indemnified
Parties are either successful on the merits or otherwise, in whole or in part,
in defense of any proceeding or any claim under the proceeding.  The
Indemnified Parties are also entitled to indemnification of expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with the Indemnified Parties' appearance
as a witness or otherwise for legal expenses incurred as a result of or related
to the Indemnified Parties' service as a director or officer of the registrant in a proceeding to which the Indemnified
Parties are not, and are not threatened to be made, a party.
The determination of the Indemnified Parties' entitlement to indemnification
under the Indemnification Agreements will be made by independent counsel if a
change in control (as defined in the Indemnification Agreements) of the
registrant
has occurred, or otherwise (i) by a majority vote of disinterested directors (or
by a committee of disinterested directors designated by a majority vote of such
directors), whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum, (ii) if there are
no disinterested directors (or if the disinterested directors so direct), by
independent counsel or (iii) by the stockholders of the registrant.  Under
the terms of the Indemnification Agreements, the Indemnified Parties are
presumed to be entitled to indemnification and the registrant has the burden of proof in making
any determination contrary to such presumption.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
4.1(1)
Amended and Restated Certificate of
    Incorporation of the Registrant.
4.2(2)
By-Laws of the Registrant as amended and
    restated effective May 25, 2005.
4.3(3)
Rights Agreement, executed effective as of
    September 13, 1999, between Minerals Technologies Inc. and Chase Mellon
    Shareholders Services L.L.C., as Rights Agents, including as Exhibit B the
    forms of Rights Certificate and of Election to Exercise.
4.4(4)
2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan of the
    Registrant, as amended and restated as of March 18, 2009.
5.1
Opinion of Kirk G. Forrest.
15.1
Letter regarding Unaudited Interim Financial
    Information.
23.1
Consent of Kirk G. Forrest (included in Exhibit
    5.1).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public
    Accounting Firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney of Paula H.J. Cholmondeley.
24.2
Power of Attorney of Duane R. Dunham.
24.3
Power of Attorney of Steven J. Golub.
24.4
Power of Attorney of Michael F. Pasquale.
24.5
Power of Attorney of John T. Reid.
24.6
Power of Attorney of William C. Stivers.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
(Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on March 11, 2004.
(2)  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on
May 27, 2005.
(3)  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
(Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on March 11, 2005.
(4)  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on
May 11, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on this 15 day of June 2009.
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Joseph C. Muscari
__________________________________
Name:
Joseph C. Muscari
Title:
Chairman and
                  Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Joseph C. Muscari
________________
Paul R.
    Saueracker
Chairman of the Board and
    Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
June 15, 2009
/s/ John A. Sorel
____________
John A. Sorel
Senior Vice
    President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
June 15,
    2009
/s/ Michael A. Cipolla
________________
Michael A. Cipolla
Vice President-Controller and Chief
    Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
June 15, 2009
/s/
Paula H. J. Cholmondeley *
_____________________
Paula H. J. Cholmondeley
Director
June 15, 2009
/s/
Duane R. Dunham
*
________________
Duane R. Dunham
Director
June 15,
    2009
/s/ Steven J. Golub
*
______________
Steven J. Golub
Director
June 15,
    2009
/s/ Joseph C. Muscari
________________
Joseph C. Muscari
Director
June 15,
    2009
/s/ Michael F. Pasquale
*
_________________
Michael F. Pasquale
Director
June 15,
    2009
/s/ John T. Reid
*
____________
John T. Reid
Director
June 15,
    2009
/s/
    William C. Stivers
*
______________
William C. Stivers
Director
June 15,
    2009
*Signed by Kirk G. Forrest pursuant to a power of attorney signed by each
individual and filed with this registration statement as an exhibit hereto.
Minerals Technologies Inc.
Form S-8
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
4.1(1)
Amended and Restated Certificate of
    Incorporation of the Registrant.
4.2(2)
By-Laws of the Registrant as amended and
    restated effective May 25, 2005.
4.3(3)
Rights Agreement, executed effective as of
    September 13, 1999, between Minerals Technologies Inc. and Chase Mellon
    Shareholders Services L.L.C., as Rights Agents, including as Exhibit B the
    forms of Rights Certificates and of Election to Exercise.
4.4(4)
2001 Stock Award and Incentive Plan of the
    Registrant, as amended and restated as of March 18, 2009.
5.1
Opinion of Kirk G. Forrest.
15.1
Letter regarding Unaudited Interim Financial
    Information.
23.1
Consent of Kirk G. Forrest (included in Exhibit
    5.1).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public
    Accounting Firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney of Paula H.J. Cholmondeley
24.2
Power of Attorney of Duane R. Dunham
24.3
Power of Attorney of Steven J. Golub
24.4
Power of Attorney of Michael F. Pasquale
24.5
Power of Attorney of John T. Reid
24.6
Power of Attorney of William C. Stivers
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
(Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on March 11, 2004.
(2)  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on
May 27, 2005.
(3)  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
(Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on March 11, 2005.
(4)  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant's current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-3295) filed on
May 11, 2009.