Notice Number:  00-378
November 3, 2000

TO:
ALL COMEX DIVISION MEMBERS

FROM:
M. Dawn Lowe, Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary

SUBJECT:
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).

If you have any questions, please contact Dawn Lowe at 212-299-2370 or Albert 
J. Getz at 212-299-2608.

Proposed Amendments Underlining indicates additions; [ ] indicates deletions.
Copper Supplement No. 1
COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC.
GRADE 1 COPPER CATHODES

OFFICIAL LIST OF APPROVED BRANDS AND MARKINGS
       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

Compania Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda------------  CECO  CMCC

Cobre de Mexico, S.A.---------------------------------- CDM        CDM

Codelco-Chile---Corporacion Nacional del----------- AE         AE
Cobre de Chile      CCC        CCC
       ASXW  AE SX-EW
       CSBL  cCc SBL

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        MITSUI
       TAMA    TAMANO

Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd--------------------- HM          HM
        SR        SR

Noranda Metallurgy Inc. - Copper--------------------- CCRL        CCR

Norddeutsche Affinerie AG----------------------------- NAEN        NA-ESN

Onahama Smelting & Refining CO. Ltd.------------- OSR         OSR

Phelps Dodge Corporation----------------------------- PD          P*D
       PDSR          SANTA RITA
       PDSS   PDSS
       BCCC       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------------- MCM         MCM
   Nkana Copper Refinery---------------- REC         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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