Notice to Members
Notice No. 293
08/17/2000
Approved Amendment to COMEX Copper Supplement No. 1 "Official List of Approved Brands and Markings."
The Exchange has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to amend COMEX Copper Supplement No. 1 "Official List of Approved Brands and Markings" to reflect the change in the name of the producer of the "ONSAN" copper brand. The name of the producer is being changed from LG Metals Corporation to LG-Nikko Copper Inc.

The approved amendment is effective immediately.

A copy of the approved amendment is attached. Underlining indicates additions, bracketing [ ] indicates deletions.

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

Approved Amendment

Underlining indicates additions; [ ] indicates deletions.

Copper Supplement No. 1

Producer Computer Code Brand Name (1)
ASARCO Incorporated ATR ATR
ASARCO Incorporated RAY ASARCO RAY
GRADE 1
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/Pinto
BHP Copper Inc. BHWP BHP Copper/White Pint
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 CMCC CCG
Cyprus Bagdad Copper Co. CBCC CTB
Cyprus Miami Mining Corporation CMMC DOWA
Cyprus Tohono Corp. CASA ENM
Cyprus Twin Buttes Corp TWIN FKA
Dowa Mining Co. Ltd. DOWA HK
Empresa Nacional De Mineria NAMI ORC
Falconbridge Limited, Kidd Creek Division FKA KUC
Huttenwerke Kayser AG HKAG HK
Inco Limited ORCO ORC
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation KUCU KUC
LG-Nikko Copper Inc. (LG Metals Corporation)
ONSN ONSAN
Metallo-Chimique International N.V. SME SME
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation MTSB MITSUBISHI
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 Minea 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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