UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2023

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
   
    001-11430
   
25-1190717
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File
Number)
 
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

  622 Third Avenue, New York, New York
                
10017-6707
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

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

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
 
MTX
 
NYSE

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Item 1.04
 
Mine Safety – Reporting of Shutdowns and Patterns of Violations.
   
 
On April 19, 2023, Specialty Minerals Inc., a subsidiary of Minerals Technologies Inc., received an imminent danger order issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration under section 107(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 at its Adams Mine in Adams, Massachusetts.  The order alleges that a technician was improperly exposed to risk of falling while loading a customer truck. No injuries occurred in connection with the cited incident, which Specialty Minerals Inc intends to contest.





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/ Timothy J. Jordan
 
 
Name:
Timothy J. Jordan
   
Title:
 
Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
     
  Date:  May 2, 2023