FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Steere, Jr.         William          C.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer     (Check all applicable)   X Director                    ____ 10% Owner    Officer (give            ____ Other (specify           title below)                       below)
(Last)                 (First)               (Middle)             Minerals Technologies Inc.                405 Lexington Avenue	3. I.R.S. Identification Number     of Reporting Person, if an     entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for     Month/Year August 2002
(Street)  New York,             NY               10174		5. If Amendment,     Date of Original    (Month/Year)	7. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security         (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction      Date     (Month/     Day/     Year)	3. Transaction     Code         (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or     Disposed of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)			5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially     Owned at     End of Month    (Instr. 3 and     4)	6. Owner-     ship Form:     Direct (D) or     Indirect (I)    (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of     Indirect     Beneficial     Ownership    (Instr. 4)
		Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of  Derivative     Security        (Instr.3)

2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Derivative     Security

3. Trans-     action     Date     (Month/     Day/     Year)

4. Trans-     action     Code        (Instr. 8)

5. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Acquired     (A)  or     Disposed     of (D)    (Instr. 3, 4     and 5)

6. Date Exercisable     and Expiration      Date     (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount     of Underlying     Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of     Derivative     Security    (Instr. 5)

9. Number of     Derivative    Securities    Beneficially    Owned at    End of    Month    (Instr. 4)

10. Owner-       ship       Form of       Derivative       Security:       Direct (D)       or Indirect       (I)       (Instr. 4)

11. Nature       of       Indirect       Beneficial       Owner-       ship       (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer- cisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units

1 for 1

6/14/02

J

--

5.132

--

*

*

Common Stock

5.132

49.62

--

D

--

Phantom Stock Units

1 for 1

7/1/02

J

--

60.827

--

*

*

Common Stock

60.827

49.32

--

D

--

Phantom Stock Units

1 for 1

7/1/02

J

--

32.5

--

*

*

Common Stock

32.5

48.99

--

D

--

Phantom Stock Units

1 for 1

7/25/02

J

--

82.476

--

*

*

Common Stock

82.476

37.05

--

D

--

Phantom Stock Units

1 for 1

8/6/02

J

--

55.633

--

*

*

Common Stock

55.633

35.95

6995.984

D

--

Explanation of Responses:
*	The Phantom Stock Units were accrued under the Minerals Technologies Inc. Non-Funded Deferred Compensation and Unit Award Plan for Non-Employee Director's and are to be settled in cash upon the reporting person's retirement.

		S. Garrett Gray for William C. Steere, Jr.	August 12, 2002
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	William C. Steere, Jr.**Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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