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

Woulfe Mining to Fast-Track Muguk Gold Mine Evalution

Woulfe Mining Corporation has decided to speed up the evaluation of the Muguk gold mine in South Korea. The mine was closed in 1997 due to a low gold not making it a viable mining operation. It is now being revived by the company.

30 Aug 2011

RCMP Investigates Bribery Allegations at Canadian Mining Firm Blackfire Exploration

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating a Calgary based mining company for bribery allegations in Mexico. The Blackfire Exploration Ltd company is said to have made monthly ‘pay offs’ to the local mayor for a mine they operate in the Mexican state of Chiapas, to prevent protestors from interrupting the mining operations.

30 Aug 2011

Crosshair Tries to Acquire Uranium Assets from Australian-American Mining

Uranium explorer Australian-American Mining is facing an aggressive campaign run by Canadian firm Crosshair Exploration & Mining. The Canadian company has been trying to swap Australian-American Mining‘s North American uranium leases for a pile of Crosshair Exploration & Mining’s stock.

30 Aug 2011

Resolute Mining Posts Jump in Yearly Profits

Resolute Mining has announced a net profit of $61.39 million for the year ending June 30, 2011. The company has made an impressive comeback over the last 12 months compared to the $37.17 million loss that it reported in the previous year.

30 Aug 2011

Argus Metals Completes Phase I Reconnaissance Program at Iron King Project

Argus Metals has completed the Phase I reconnaissance program at the "core" 60 sq. km claim block of the Iron King project. The company has discovered long iron magnetite outcrops trend of 2 km in the west part of the project along with a central iron unit, which is mapped to having a true width of 25 m over >300 m.

30 Aug 2011

Cougar Oil and Gas Canada Buys Additional Three Oil Lands

Cougar Oil and Gas Canada has purchased a further three land sections at an Alberta Provincial Government land sale.

30 Aug 2011

Levon Resources Conducts Expansion Drilling Program at Cordero Project

Levon Resources has confirmed that the Cordero 43-101 resource is now outlined by the offset grid drill program at the Cordero project, which is situated 35 km to the northeast part of Hidalgo Del Parral in Mexico.

30 Aug 2011

Taku Gold Completes Deep Auger-Type Soil Sampling at Portland Property

Taku Gold has currently completed the deep auger-type soil sampling phase of the exploration campaign at the Portland property during 2011.

30 Aug 2011

Vantex Resource to Drill at Moriss Zone-Galloway Project

Vantex Resources will commence a drill program at the Moriss showing, which is located in the Galloway project in Rouyn-Noranda. The company will begin the program in early September 2011.

30 Aug 2011

China Cracks Down on Illegal Coal Mining

In a massive crackdown on illegal coal mines China shut down 1,289 such mines last year. The nationwide effort was undertaken to cull the illegal production of coal in the country. 86 people have also arrested on criminal charges related to mine safety.

29 Aug 2011