The global race to mine outer space

The Switzerland-based mining and energy giant lost $5 billion in 2015.

As a country, however, Canada is falling out of favour.

The country is imposing an excise duty of 1 percent on gold and diamond jewellery.

Combined output topped 30 million ounces in 2015.

Here's what went wrong and how the impacts could have been minimal.

Total area drilled (in metres) climbed by 6.9% during the December quarter, with activity in areas of new deposits increasing by 29.6%.

As part of the government’s ongoing efforts to reduce industrial overcapacity.

The bodies of four miners were recovered after the initial disaster, but the remains of the six rescuers who died trying to reach the stranded miners are yet to be found.

Full-year production was 285 metric tons last year, almost two tons more than in 2014 and the highest annual total since 2003.