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 *   ARGIRAKIS BRETT 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/18/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC [MTX] (Last) (First) (Middle) 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (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 2,739 D   Common Stock 1,073 I 401(k)

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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)	  (1)	01/22/2023	Common Stock	927	$ 41.29	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	01/22/2024	Common Stock	2,655	$ 57.965	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	01/20/2025	Common Stock	2,630	$ 60.185	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	01/19/2026	Common Stock	6,501	$ 38.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	01/17/2027	Common Stock	4,271	$ 78.025	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (7)	  (7)	Common Stock	460	$ (6)	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (8)	  (8)	Common Stock	996	$ (6)	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (9)	  (9)	Common Stock	2,507	$ (6)	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units (DRSUs)	  (10)	  (10)	Common Stock	2,486	$ (6)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ARGIRAKIS BRETT 622 THIRD AVENUE 38TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Brett Argirakis		01/23/2017
**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 options were granted on January 22, 2013 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 22, 2014.
(10)	DRSUs were granted on January 17, 2017 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 17, 2018.
(2)	The options were granted on January 22, 2014 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 22, 2015.
(3)	The options were granted on January 20, 2015 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 20, 2016.
(4)	The options were granted on January 19, 2016 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 19, 2017.
(5)	The options were granted on January 17, 2017 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 17, 2018.
(6)	Each DRSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Mineral Technologies Inc. Common Stock.
(7)	DRSUs were granted on January 22, 2014 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 22, 2015.
(8)	DRSUs were granted on January 20, 2015 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 20, 2016.
(9)	DRSUs were granted on January 19, 2016 and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 19, 2017.

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