U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients. These hospital ICUs take care of the sickest of the sick. Some are running out of space and supplies while scrambling to pay the soaring rates of temporary traveling nurses. Hundreds of ICUs are struggling at the same time, with many clustered in the South and West. An Associated Press analysis shows that since November, the share of U.S. hospitals nearing the breaking point has doubled. More than 40% of Americans live in areas running out of ICU beds. Experts say sustained surges can jeopardize the quality of care in ICUs.
Police Still in Search for Suspect Following Ella White Lockdown
AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to MoreAddThisIt’s been a rough and tense week for both parents and students at Ella White Elementary School, but we have an update.We have learned that the Alpena Police Department hasn’t been able to match the description given by a witness despite a detailed search.On March 1st Ella White was placed on lock-down after an armed suspect was spotted at the school. The Alpena Police Department wants the public to know that they are still working hard to continue their search while investigating this incident.AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to MoreAddThisContinue ReadingPrevious Michigan is 7th highest state for human traffickingNext Essential Items You Should Have Inside of Your Car During Winter Weather
Dalgarangas new 25 Mty processing plant
Gascoyne Resources Ltd provides an update on the commissioning and performance test of the new 2.5 Mt/y processing plant and ramp up of operations at its 100% owned Dalgaranga gold project.Dalgaranga contains a Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of 31.1 Mt @ 1.3 g/t Au, which is inclusive of Proved and Probable Ore Reserves of 15.3 Mt @ 1.3 g/t Au. The company remains focused not only on ramping up to full production, but also an ongoing aggressive exploration effort aimed at increasing the mine life towards eight to ten years, as well as progressing the Glenburgh gold project, its second +1.0 Moz gold project in Western Australia.Design mill throughput rate of 2.5 Mt/y consistently achievedOverall process plant availability has exceeded expectations +95% month to dateGold recovery of +94% consistently achieved so far in JulyDuring the plant commissioning, a total of ~7,400 oz have been recovered to dateMining ramp up is continuing, with maximum scheduled LOM mining rates expected to be achieved late in the current quarterCommercial production expected late in the current quarter or early next quarterDelivery into the existing A$1,716 gold hedges has commencedCash balance of A$25.1 million at the end of June.The 2.5 Mt/y processing plant has now been fully commissioned and a performance test completed to confirm that it meets the design criteria. The test confirmed that all aspects of the processing plant are running at least at nameplate capacity and in many cases better than expected. The performance test showed:Crusher throughputs well above design throughput of 360 t/h and up to 450 t/h achievedMilling rate of 300 t/h achieved (annualised rate of 2.5 Mt/y) and up to 365 t/h achievedPlant availability of 99% during the test (+95% for Month to Date)Gold recovery of 94% for duration of test (94.1% Month to Date).