NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chile's mines and seaports were struggling to get up and running early Monday, two days after a massive earthquake disrupted commodity production in the world's top copper supplier, as damage to the power grid hindered a return to normal operations.
The price of copper initially jumped more than 5 percent when markets opened on Monday, after Saturday's 8.8 magnitude quake, one of the largest on record, closed up to a fifth of copper mine capacity in Chile.
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