Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2009

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-11430		25-1190717
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer  Identification No.)

405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY		10174-0002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 878-1800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02		Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
		On October 22, 2009 Minerals Technologies Inc. issued a press release regarding its financial performance for the third quarter of 2009.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.   The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.
		(d)	Exhibits
			99.1	Press Release dated October 22, 2009

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
		(Registrant)
		By:	/s/ Thomas J. Meek
		Name:	Thomas J. Meek
		Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Date:  October 22, 2009

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. __________		Subject Matter                                                        ____________________________________________________________
99.1		Press Release dated October 22, 2009

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
		Quarter Ended												% Growth								Nine Months Ended								% Growth
		Sept 27,				June 28,				Sept 28,												Sept 27,				Sept 28,
		2009				2009				2008				Prior Year				Prior Qtr.				2009				2008				Prior Year
Net sales		$	234,256			$	208,598			$	294,917				(21	)%			12	%		$	651,113			$	872,231				(25	)%
Cost of goods sold			190,266				176,192				235,482				(19	)%			8	%			541,473				689,779				(22	)%
Production margin			43,990				32,406				59,435				(26	)%			36	%			109,640				182,452				(40	)%
Marketing  and administrative expenses			24,583				22,591				26,009				(5	)%			9	%			67,720				78,639				(14	)%
Research and development expenses			5,147				4,364				5,433				(5	)%			18	%			14,372				17,567				(18	)%
Impairment of assets			0				37,516				0				*				*				37,516				0				*
Restructuring and other charges			1,443				9,553				5,013				(71	)%			(85	)%			11,545				7,344				57	%
Income (loss) from operations			12,817				(41,618	)			22,980				(44	)%			*				(21,513	)			78,902				*
Non-operating income (deductions) - net			(709	)			(3,535	)			285				(349	)%			*				(4,499	)			(1,953	)			130	%
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before tax			12,108				(45,153	)			23,265				(48	)%			*				(26,012	)			76,949				*
Provision for taxes on income			2,574				(8,632	)			6,329				(59	)%			*				(4,106	)			22,927				*
Income (loss)  from continuing operations, net of tax			9,534				(36,521	)			16,936				(44	)%			*				(21,906	)			54,022				*
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax			279				(3,524	)			2,951				(91	)%			*				(3,333	)			7,973				*
Consolidated net income (loss)			9,813				(40,045	)			19,887				(51	)%			*				(25,239	)			61,995				*
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests			(913	)			(862	)			(879	)			4	%			6	%			(2,611	)			(2,445	)			7	%
Net Income (loss)  attributable to  Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI)		$	8,900			$	(40,907	)		$	19,008				(53	)%			*			$	(27,850	)		$	59,550				*
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic			18,730				18,728				18,859												18,720				18,957
Diluted			18,786				18,728				18,962												18,720				19,064
Earnings per share:
Basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to MTI		$	0.46			$	(1.99	)		$	0.85				(46	)%			*			$	(1.31	)		$	2.72				*
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to MTI			0.01				(0.19	)			0.16				(90	)%			*				(0.18	)			0.42				*
Net income (loss) attributable to MTI common shareholders		$	0.47			$	(2.18	)		$	1.01				(54	)%			*			$	(1.49	)		$	3.14				*
Diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to MTI		$	0.46			$	(1.99	)		$	0.85				(46	)%			*			$	(1.31	)		$	2.71				*
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to MTI			0.01				(0.19	)			0.15				(90	)%			*				(0.18	)			0.41				*
Net income (loss)  attributable to MTI common shareholders		$	0.47			$	(2.18	)		$	1.00				(53	)%			*			$	(1.49	)		$	3.12				*
Cash dividends declared per common share		$	0.05			$	0.05			$	0.05											$	0.15			$	0.15
* Percentage not meaningful

	MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
	NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
1)	Sales decreased in the United States 18% in the third quarter of 2009  as compared with the third quarter of 2008.  International sales decreased 23% in the third quarter 2009 as compared with the comparable period of the prior year.  Sales in the United States decreased  24% in the first nine months of 2009 as compared with prior year.  International sales decreased 27% for the first nine months of 2009 as compared with the first nine months of 2008. Sequentially, sales increased 14% in the United States and 10%  internationally from the second quarter of 2009.
2)	In the third quarter of 2007, the Company initiated a plan to realign its business operations to improve profitability and increase shareholder value.  The realignment consisted of exiting certain businesses and consolidating some product lines to better position the Company for future success by focusing on the Company’s core strengths.  Major components of this realignment included exiting certain product lines which are reflected in discontinued operations, modification of the PCC coating product line from a merchant business model to a satellite business model, consolidation of certain manufacturing facilities and the write down of other underutilized assets worldwide.  In addition, as part of this program, the Company initiated a plan to reduce its workforce by approximately 7 percent to better control operating expenses and improve efficiencies.  Additional charges were recorded in 2008 and the first quarter 2009 associated with this realignment.
	As a result of the workforce reduction associated with the restructuring program and the associated distribution of benefits, included in the restucturing charges for the quarter and nine month period ended September 28, 2008 is a  pension settlement loss of $4.7 million related to the Company's defined benefit plan in the US. The restructuring charges recorded were as follows:
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			Sept 27,		June 28,		Sept 28,				Sept 27,		Sept 28,
			2009		2009		2008				2009		2008
	Restructuring and other costs
	Severance and other employee benefits	$	(0.1)	$	0.0	$	0.3			$	0.0	$	2.1
	Pension settlement costs		0.0		0.0		4.7				0.0		4.7
	Other exit costs		0.0		0.0		0.0				0.0		0.5
		$	(0.1)	$	0.0	$	5.0			$	0.0	$	7.3
	In the fourth quarter of 2008, as a result of the worldwide economic downturn, the Company initiated an additional restructuring program primarily consisting of severance and other related costs. The reduction in force represented approximately 340 employees and reflected both permanent reductions and temporary layoffs. The restructuring charges recorded were as follows:
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			Sept 27,		June 28,		Sept 28,				Sept 27,		Sept 28,
			2009		2009		2008				2009		2008
	Restructuring and other costs
	Severance and other employee benefits	$	(0.2)	$	0.6	$	0.0			$	0.8	$	0.0
	Other exit costs		0.0		0.1		0.0				0.1		0.0
		$	(0.2)	$	0.7	$	0.0			$	0.9	$	0.0
3)	During the second quarter of 2009, as a result of the continuation of the severe downturn in the worldwide steel industry, the Company initiated a restructuring program, primarily in the Refractories Segment,  to improve efficiencies through consolidation of manfacturing operations and reduction of costs.  This realignment was put in place to better position ourselves strategically for improved profitability when the economy recovers. As part of this program, the Company will consolidate its Old Bridge, NJ operation into Bryan, Ohio and Baton Rouge, Louisiana in order to improve operational efficiencies and reduce logistics for key raw materials; rationalize its North American specialty shapes product line; rationalize some of its European operations that are deemed non-strategic; record further impairment charges of its Asian refractory operations as a result of  continued difficulties in market pentration as well as consideration of
	consolidation of its Asian operations and selection of a regional alliance to aid in marketing its high value products; recognize impairment charges for refractory application equipment in North America and Europe due to customer underutilized assets under depressed volume conditions; recognize impairment charges for the Company's PCC facility in Millinocket, Maine, which has been idle since September 2008; and record a restructuring charge reflecting the severance costs related to plant consolidations as well as streamlining the management structure to operate more efficiently.
	The impairment and restructuring charges recorded in association with this program are as follows:
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			Sept 27,		June 28,		Sept 28,				Sept 27,		Sept 28,
	Impairment of assets:		2009		2009		2008				2009		2008
	Americas Refractories:	$	0.0	$	9.5	$	0.0			$	9.5	$	0.0
	Europe Refractories:		0.0		11.5		0.0				11.5		0.0
	Asia Refractories:		0.0		10.0		0.0				10.0		0.0
	North America Paper PCC:		0.0		6.5		0.0				6.5		0.0
	Total Impairment of assets charge	$	0.0	$	37.5	$	0.0			$	37.5	$	0.0
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			Sept 27,		June 28,		Sept 28,				Sept 27,		Sept 28,
			2009		2009		2008				2009		2008
	Restructuring and other costs
	Severance and other employee benefits	$	1.2	$	8.4	$	0.0			$	9.6	$	0.0
	Pension settlement costs		0.5		0.0		0.0				0.5		0.0
	Other exit costs		0.0		0.5		0.0				0.5		0.0
		$	1.7	$	8.9	$	0.0			$	10.6	$	0.0
	Included in restructuring costs for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2009 are pension settlement costs of $0.5 million associated with one of our pension plans in the U.S.
	Included in the impairment of assets charge for Europe refractories for the three month period ended June 28, 2009 and the nine month period ended September 27, 2009  is a $6.0 million charge for certain intangible assets from its 2006 acquisition of a business in Turkey.
4)	To supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the following is a presentation of the Company's non-GAAP income (loss), excluding special items, for the three month and nine month periods ended September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008 and the three month period ended June 28, 2008 and a reconcilation to net income(loss) for such periods.  The Company's management believes these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance as inclusion  of such special items are not indicative of the ongoing operating results and thereby affect the comparability  of results between periods.  The Company feels inclusion of these non-GAAP measures also provides consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investors' understanding of historic operating trends.
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			Sept 27,		June 28,		Sept 28,				Sept 27,		Sept 28,
			2009		2009		2008				2009		2008
	Net Income attributable to MTI, as reported	$	8.9	$	(40.9)	$	19.0			$	(27.9)	$	59.6
	Special items:
	Impairment of assets		0.0		43.1		0.0				43.1		0.0
	Restructuring and other costs		1.4		9.6		5.4				11.5		7.4
	Currency translation losses		0.0		2.3		0.0				2.3		0.0
	Gain on sale of assets		0.0		0.0		(3.7)				0.0		(10.2)
	Related tax effects on special items		(0.4)		(11.2)		(0.6)				(11.7)		1.0
	Net income attributable to MTI, excluding special items	$	9.9	$	2.9	$	20.1			$	17.4	$	57.8
	Basic earnings per share, excluding special items	$	0.53	$	0.15	$	1.07			$	0.93	$	3.05
	Diluted earnings per share, excluding special items	$	0.53	$	0.15	$	1.06			$	0.93	$	3.03
5)	During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company exited its Synsil® Products product  line and reclassified such operations as discontinued.  In addition,  the Company reclassified to discontinued operations its two Midwest plants located in Mt. Vernon, Indiana and Wellsville, Ohio.  In 2008, the Company sold its Synsil Plants and its operations at Wellsville, Ohio.  All remaining assets are classified as held for disposal as of September 27, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
	The following table details selected financial information for the businesses included within discontinued operations in the  Consolidated Statements of Income (millions of dollars):
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			Sept 27,		June 28,		Sept 28,				Sept 27,		Sept 28,
			2009		2009		2008				2009		2008
	Net sales	$	5.8	$	4.5	$	6.0			$	13.6	$	18.7
	Production margin		0.7		0.2		1.5				1.0		3.0
	Total expenses		0.2		0.2		0.2				0.6		0.6
	Impairment of assets		0.0		5.6		0.0				5.6		0.0
	Restructuring charges (reversals)		0.0		0.0		0.4				0.0		0.1
	Income (loss) from operations		0.5		(5.6)		0.9				(5.2)		2.3
	Provision for taxes on income		0.2		(2.1)		0.3				(1.9)		0.9
	Income (loss) from operations, net of tax		0.3		(3.5)		0.6				(3.3)		1.4
	Pre-tax gains on sales of discontinued business		0.0		0.0		3.7				0.0		10.2
	Provision for taxes on gains		0.0		0.0		(1.3)				0.0		(3.6)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	0.3	$	(3.5)	$	3.0			$	(3.3)	$	8.0
	The Company recorded impairment of assets charges in the second quarter of 2009 to recognize the lower market value of its Mt. Vernon, Indiana facility.
6)	The following table reflects the components of non-operating income and deductions (thousands of dollars):
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			Sept 27,		June 28,		Sept 28,				Sept 27,		Sept 28,
			2009		2009		2008				2009		2008
	Interest income	$	0.6	$	0.8	$	1.5			$	2.1	$	3.6
	Interest expense		(0.9)		(0.9)		(1.2)				(2.7)		(3.8)
	Foreign exchange gains (losses)		(0.1)		(1.2)		0.3				(1.3)		(0.8)
	Currency translation loss		0.0		(2.3)		0.0				(2.3)		0.0
	Other deductions		(0.3)		0.1		(0.3)				(0.3)		(0.9)
	Non-operating income (deductions), net	$	(0.7)	$	(3.5)	$	0.3			$	(4.5)	$	(1.9)
	Included in other deductions for the nine-month period ended September 27, 2009 is a foreign currency translation loss of $2.3 million recognized upon liquidation of the Company's operations at Gomez Palacio, Mexico.
7)	The analyst conference call to discuss operating results for the third quarter is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:00 am and will be broadcast over the Company's website (www.mineralstech.com).  The broadcast will remain on the Company's website for no less than one year.