"Copper" is one of the symbols (along with "Gold" and "Silver") of true understanding and fulfillment of God's Commandments, the good fruits of man's true faith in the Will of God.
Negative Meaning.
"Copper" is an image of the "punishment" of God's people by the consequences of their persistent violation of His Commandments, Covenants.
"Copper" is one of the symbols of the various components of the sinful system of life of the peoples, its political, economic formations, under the management of which throughout history were sinfully living peoples.
"Copper" is a symbol of man's stubbornness in his rejection of the Will of God, as well as of an expression of pride and extreme immorality.