Notice to Members
Notice No. 399
11/20/2000
Proposed Amendment to COMEX Copper Supplement No. 1 "Official List of Approved Brands and Markings."
The Exchange proposes to amend COMEX Copper Supplement No. 1 "Official List of Approved Brands and Markings" by adding Atlantic Copper S.A.’s copper brand "FMS" as acceptable for good delivery against the COMEX Grade 1 Copper Futures Contract.

The proposed amendment must be approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Exchange membership will be notified when CFTC approval is received and when this amendment will take effect.

A copy of the proposed amendment is attached.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com

Underlining indicates additions; [ ] indicates deletions

Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Grade 1 Copper Cathodes

Official List of Approved Brands and Markings:

Producer
Computer Code
Column Header 1
ASARCO Incorporated ATR ATR
ASARCO Incorporated Ray Unit RAY ASARCO RA
GRADE 1
ATLANTIC COPPER S.A.
FMS
FMS
BHP Copper Inc. MAGM *MAGMA
BHP Copper Inc. MSEW *MSEW
BHP Copper Inc. PINT *PINTO
BHP Copper Inc. BHPC BHP Copper
BHP Copper Inc. BHPX BHP Copper/SXEW
BHP Copper Inc. BHPP BHP Copper/Pine
BHP Copper Inc. BHWP BHP Copper/White Pine
Cobre de Mexico, S.A. CDM CDM
Codelco-Chile - Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile AE
CCC
ASXW
CSBL
AE
CCC
AE SX-EW
cCc SBL
Compania Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda CECO CMCC
Cyprus Bagdad Copper Co. CBCC CBCC
Cyprus Miami Mining Corporation CMMC CMMC ER
Cyprus Tohono Corp. CASA CCG
Cyprus Twin Buttes Corp. TWIN CTB
Dowa Mining Co. Ltd. DOWA DOWA
Empresa Nacional De Mineria NAMI ENM
Falconbridge Limited, Kidd Creek Division FKA FKA
Huttenwerke Kayser AG HKAG HK
INCO Limited ORCO ORC
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation KUCU KUC
LG-Nikko Copper Inc. ONSN ONSAN
Metallo-Chimique International N.V. SME SME
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation MTSB MISTUBISHI
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. MITS
TAMA
MITSUI
TAMANO
Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. HM
SR
HM
SR
Noranda Metallurgy Inc. - Copper CCRL CCR
Norddeutsche Affinerie AG NAEN NA-ESN
Onahama Smelting & Refining CO. Ltd. OSR OSR
Phelps Dodge Corporation PD
PDSR
PDSS
BCCC
P*D
SANTA RITA
PDSS
BCCC ("BURRO CHIEF")
Philippine Associated Smelting & Refining Corp. PSAR PASAR
Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra ABRA ABRA
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A. SMCV SMCV
Southern Peru Copper Corp. SPCC SPCC-ILO
Southern Peru Copper Corporation/Southern Peru Copper Ltd. SPLX SPCC-SXEW
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. SUMI SUMIKO
Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines
Mufulira Copper Refining
Nkana Copper Refinery
MCM
REC
MCM
REC


1) Copper Cathodes do not bear a brand marking. Accordingly, a written declaration of brand pursuant to Rule 11.16(f) of the Comex By-Laws must accompany all deliveries.

*No Longer Produced
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