Copper prices increased 10.0% over 4Q16.The World Bank, by way of Rutger Bloemenkamp, believes supplies are going to grow over the next 24 months. And while there also is the potential that wage negotiations for copper miners and workers in Chile could result in a reduction in production, an increase of 10-15% is predicted short-term. Reuters reports copper likely will trade around $3 over the next few years. At the time of this writing, copper trades at $2.60 +/-.