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

RWE AG Looks to Sell Stake in Urenco

German utility company RWE AG is hoping to off-load its share in the uranium enrichment company Urenco. It owns the company jointly with E.ON AG and the UK and Dutch governments. The UK and Dutch governments both own one third of the company Urenco and RWE and E.ON own the remaining.

6 Sep 2011

OZ Minerals Looks to Start Construction at Carrapateena

OZ Minerals is hoping to begin construction of a mine at the Carrapateena copper and gold project by mid 2015. The company recently acquired the project located in South Australia for $250 million from Adelaide-based prospector Rudy Gomez and the Australian arm of Canadian mining giant Teck in the month of May.

6 Sep 2011

China Tightens Stranglehold on Rare Earths

China is temporarily halting the production of a rare earth metals in three mining districts in Jiangxi Province city. The Xinhua News Agency said that Gangzhou which is the largest producer of the rare earth metal called dysprosium has been ordered to comply strictly with the annual production quota.

6 Sep 2011

Rio Tinto and Anglo American Cut Losses in South Africa

Rio Tinto and Anglo American are planning to sell their respective stakes in the Palabora Mining Co. Palabora Mining is the largest copper producing company in South Africa.

6 Sep 2011

Osisko Mining Concludes Mountjoy Exploration Contract Claim Post Resources

Claim Post Resources is a mineral exploration firm in Canada. At present, it has a 100% interest in the mineral privileges for approximately 63 patented claims and 1145 staked claim units, located in Timmins, Ontario.

6 Sep 2011

Report Finds Australian Miners Already Paying Over 40% Tax

A new report that was commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia says that miners will pay close to $23.4 billion in tax to federal and state governments in 2010-11 financial year. Deloitte Access Economics said in the report that the mining industry has paid an average tax of 41.5% from the financial years between 2007-8 to 2009-10.

5 Sep 2011

Minotaur Exploration Discovers Copper-Gold at Cloncurry

Minotaur Exploration has discovered a copper-gold mineralization trend which is 10 km long in the Cormorant prospect located near Cloncurry. The discovery was made during a recent drilling and geo-physics based exploratory program at the prospect in western Queensland.

5 Sep 2011