Precious metal mining

“Jaguar Mining Inc. (TSX: JAG) reports first-quarter gold production of 22,291 ounces, up 5% year-on-year. “In particular, strong operating performance at Pilar resulted in an 86% increase in gold production to 8,485 ounces, and a 17% improvement in grade to 3.39 g/t (grams per tonne) compared to Q1 2016,” says Rodney Lamond, president and chief executive officer. “Pilar’s strong performance reflects the advancing of ore development (614 meters) into the high-grade Orebodies BF and BFII.” The Turmalina Gold Mine produced 12,736 ounces of gold, lower than the first quarter of this year and fourth quarter, due to lower throughput and grade, the company says.”

via Jaguar Mining Reports 5% Rise In First-Quarter Output | Kitco News

“The phrase ‘a hard day’s night’ was created accidentally by Ringo Starr, who often combined two phrases to create a new one.  This was his way of saying “I’ve had a tough day.” I am sure many market analysts, myself included, feel exactly that way today.

Over the last 36 hours, a multitude of both financial and military events have exponentially ratcheted up the volatility factor. Last night (8:30 PM EST) the United States launched a defined and proportional air attack on Syria. Approximately 12 hours later (8:30 AM EST) the jobs report came out, with numbers well below analyst expectations. Add to this the American-Chinese summit, which concluded today, and you can see why market participants, investors, and analysts had ‘a tough day.'”

via A Hard Day’s Night for Gold Traders | Kitco News

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and dentistrytoday.com will be celebrating the event with blogs, news stories, and other features all spotlighting the disease. #OralCancerAwareness

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, a time when our attention turns to this insidious disease. Oral cancer claims one life every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 12 months a year. In fact, the estimated number of new cancer cases of the oral cavity and pharynx will be close to 50,000 in 2017, claiming approximately 9,700 deaths—now 4 times higher than the incidence rate of cervical cancer and many other cancers that we seem to hear about more often.¹

The fastest growing segment of the oral cancer and oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) population is largely driven by rising rates of a subset of cancers in the tongue, oropharynx, and tonsils associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that HPV infection is so common that almost all sexually active American adults will have an infection at some point in their lifetime.²

Most people will clear the infection and may not even be aware they have been infected. If the individual has a healthy functioning immune system, the virus will be dealt with similarly to the common cold. The transformation from an infection to a malignancy is attributed to a persistent infection with a high-risk strain of HPV. The other historically known etiologic pathway for oral cancer is alcohol and tobacco products.

– See more via Is Your Practice Really Dedicated to the Early Discovery of Oral Cancer? | Dentistry Today

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“Gold rose more than 1 percent on Friday to hit a 5-month high as investors sought safe-haven assets after the United States launched cruise missiles against a Syrian air base, potentially escalating tensions with Syrian allies Russia and Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed the military strikes in response to a deadly chemical attack on a rebel-held area, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

Spot gold had risen 1 percent to $1,263.53 per ounce by 0650 GMT. It earlier climbed as much as 1.4 percent to its highest since Nov. 10 at $1,269.28, and was on track for a fourth straight week of gains.

U.S. gold futures also climbed 1 percent to $1,266 an ounce.”

via Gold hits five-month high on safe-haven demand as U.S. strikes Syria | Reuters