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Cape Town - Copper has been one of the worst performing commodities over the past few years, but recently it started to look set to be the best performing commodity of 2017, according to Mining.com.

Copper has surged to the highest since 2015 as demand recovered and investors anticipated higher infrastructure spending from Donald Trump’s new administration.

Analysts like Goldman Sachs and BMI Research, have already adopted a positive outlook, spurred on by Trump's $500bn infrastructure plans and the impact on demand for the metal.

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