MONTREAL - Cheap hydro power is shielding Canada from job cuts as aluminum giants Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Rio Tinto Alcan (NYSE:RIO) look to chop supply in the wake of dwindling global demand and falling prices.

FULL-YEAR investments in the local mining industry likely fell short by more than a third of the $1-billion target set last year, as mining companies grappled to fund projects amid tightening global credit, the head of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau yesterday said.

MANILA, Philippines - Full-year investments in the local mining industry likely fell short by more than a third of the $1-billion target set last year, as mining companies grappled to fund projects amid tightening global credit, the head of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau said Thursday.

Teck Cominco Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) says it will cut 1,400 jobs around the world, including more than 500 in western Canada, as the mining and metals company cuts costs amid a global slump in commodity prices.

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Teck Cominco Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) says it will slash 1,400 jobs worldwide, more than a third from Western Canada, as the mining and

TORONTO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished higher in a late-session burst on Thursday with the materials group boosted by strength in gold-mining issues as bullion prices rose.

OTTAWA - Markets and economists are keeping their fingers crossed but expecting the worst from Friday's release of the latest employment statistics in both Canada and the United States.

ABBOTSFORD, Canada, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) Following an evaluation of the NI 43- 101 Report prepared by Coffey Mining on the sulphide mineral resource, and a verbal report from Coffey Mining on the oxide drilling program, the Board is of the opinion that the grade and the tonnage of the sulphide resource and oxide deposit will not support a mining operation ...

TORONTO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index opened slightly lower on Monday, led down by a slide in gold-mining shares on a near 3 percent skid in gold prices. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 11.17 points, or 0.12 percent, at 9,222.94 at the open. Five of the index's 10 main groups were lower.

Abbotsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) Following an evaluation of the NI 43- 101 Report prepared by Coffey Mining on the sulphide mineral resource, and a verbal report from Coffey Mining on the oxide ...

Abbotsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) Following an evaluation of the NI 43- 101 Report prepared by Coffey Mining on ...

MONTREAL - Cheap hydro power is shielding Canada from job cuts as aluminum giants Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Rio Tinto Alcan (NYSE:RIO) look to chop supply in the wake of dwindling global demand and falling prices.

MONTREAL - Cheap hydro power is shielding Canada from job cuts as aluminum giants Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Rio Tinto Alcan (NYSE:RIO) look to chop

(RTTNews) - Bay Street stocks continued to plunge on Wednesday afternoon as traders mulled disappointing employment data from the U.S. and a bearish oil inventory report. With the decline, Toronto's main index dropped away from a seven-week high.