Notice to Members
Notice No. 378
11/03/2000
Proposed Amendment to COMEX Copper Supplement No. 1 "Official List of Approved Brands and Markings."
Attached please find a proposed amendment to COMEX Copper Supplement No. 1 "Official List of Approved Brands and Markings" which adds Atlantic Copper S.A.'s copper brand "FMS" as acceptable for good delivery against the COMEX Grade 1 Copper Futures Contract.

The proposed amendment to COMEX Copper Supplement No. 1 "Official List of Approved Brands and Markings" affects a "Special Matter" under the terms of the COMEX By-Laws. Accordingly, COMEX Division Members have ten (10) days to submit a petition signed by owners of at least 155 COMEX Division Memberships requesting a vote of the COMEX Division Members to disapprove the amendments, pursuant to the procedures set forth under COMEX By-Law 205(D). If a petition is not received, or if the amendment is not disapproved, it will be submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Underlining indicates additions; [ ] indicates deletions

Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Grade 1 Copper Cathodes

Official List of Approved Brands and Markings:

Producer
Computer Code
Brand Name (1)
ASARCO Incorporated
ATR
ATR
ASARCO Incorporated Ray Unit
RAY
ASARCO RAY
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/Pinto
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
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 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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