Joel Scanlon

Digital Specialist and Founder of News-Medical.Net

Joel relocated to Australia in 1995 from the United Kingdom and spent five years working in the mining industry as an exploration geotechnician. His role involved utilizing GIS mapping and CAD software. Upon transitioning to the North Coast of NSW, Australia, Joel embarked on a career as a graphic designer at a well-known consultancy firm. Subsequently, he established a successful web services business catering to companies across the eastern seaboard of Australia. It was during this time that he conceived and launched News-Medical.Net. Joel has been an integral part of AZoNetwork since its inception in 2000. Joel possesses a keen interest in exploring the boundaries of technology, comprehending its potential impact on society, and actively engaging with AI-driven solutions and advancements.

Articles from Joel

Blackthorn Resources to Commence Operations at Burkina Faso Zinc Mine

Blackthorn Resources will begin operations at its zinc mine in Burkina Faso in 2012. The mine is the Perkoa zinc mine which it holds in a joint venture with Glencore International Plc. Blackthorn Resources hopes to make the shift from a junior miner to a middle tier miner by 2014.

13 Sep 2011

World Steps Up Rare Earth Exploration in Response to China's Stranglehold

Rare earth elements are a group of metals that are useful in the manufacturing of high-tech gadgets and green technology. 95% of the world’s supply of these elements comes from China. The new restrictions that the nation has placed on the exports of these elements has adversely affected the global electronics industry.

13 Sep 2011

Wolf Minerals Secures Fundingý for Tungsten Mine Near Plymouth, UK

Wolf Minerals announced that the Hemerdon tungsten mine held one of the biggest tungsten resources in the world. The mine is located near Plymouth, UK and Wolf Minerals has already obtained funds worth four million pounds to develop the mine site.

13 Sep 2011

Canadian Orebodies Releases Results from Haig Inlet

Canadian Orebodies has released the first set of results from their ongoing drilling exploratory program at the Haig Inlet Iron Ore Project. The iron ore project is situated on the Belcher islands in Nunavut in Canada.

13 Sep 2011

Are Australians Unproductive or is the Mining Boom Distorting the True Picture?

As per a PricewaterhouseCoopers report the national labor productivity growth in 2010 slowed down to it’s lowest since 2005 for Australia.

13 Sep 2011

All Cash Offer for Hunnu Coal by Thailand's Banpu

The coal mining company Banpu Pcl from Thailand is to bid for the Australian-based coal explorer Hunnu Coal. Hunnu Coal is focused on Mongolia and had called for a trading halt on its shares last Friday saying that a potentially significant corporate transaction was due on or before Tuesday.

12 Sep 2011

Paladin Energy Withdraws $127 Million for Langer Heinrich

Paladin Energy has withdrawn $127.2 million from the project finance facility for its Langer Heinrich uranium mine. The project is said to be the fifth biggest uranium mine in the world based on output.

12 Sep 2011

Copper Demand to Explode Over Next Ten Years Says Rio Exec

According to global mining giant Rio Tinto, the global demand for refined copper is going to soar over the next decade. The demand for copper by 2020 will rise by close to 40% to 27 million tonnes as per the country director of Rio Tinto in Mongolia, Cameron McRae.

12 Sep 2011

Colin Barnett Says Oakajee Close to Resolution

The Premier of Western Australia Colin Barnett has said that the resolution of the Oakajee port and rail development matter is merely weeks away. He said that the project was the most difficult one that he had worked on as Premier in his three years in office, but he was confident that it would commence soon.

12 Sep 2011

New Report Looks at Australia's Mining Boom

Is the mining industry really the big boon for the Australian economy that it is made out to be? A new report from The Australia Institute questions this. The author of the report and economist Richard Dennis said that the political clout of the mining industry was way out of proportion with its economic reality.

12 Sep 2011