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

Driven Capital Starts Shallow Drilling Program at Lyn Silver Project

Driven Capital has obtained the initial analytical results from its trenching and sampling program at the Lyn Silver project, which is located in Yukon’s Whitehorse Mining district.

23 Aug 2011

Minera IRL Begins Drilling Program at Michelle Project

Minera IRL has started a 4,000 m diamond drill campaign at the Michelle Project in Argentina.

23 Aug 2011

Golden Dawn Minerals Receives Drilling Permit for Wild Rose Portion

Golden Dawn Minerals has received its amended drilling permit from the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines for the Wild Rose portion of the Wild Rose-Tam O'Shanter property.

23 Aug 2011

EastCoal Completes 90% Construction of Wash Plant at Verticalnaya Mine

EastCoal has completed 90% construction of the wash-plant for the Ukraine-based Verticalnaya mine. The company is expecting to ship the plant from the UK manufacturer in the upcoming month. It is preparing the ground work on site.

23 Aug 2011

ECU Silver Mining Unveils Upwards Mineralization Continuity at Santa Juana Mine

ECU Silver Mining has exposed the upward continuity of many mineralized layers called the A vein package, through the current underground development. These veins were separately explored at level 17 and are now exploring at the lower 18 and 19 levels.

23 Aug 2011

Coal Seam Gas Protesters Picket Minerals Conference in Sydney

In Sydney an anti coal seam gas protest was organized outside the venue of a minerals conference being hosted by the State Government. Despite one third of natural gas in Australia coming from coal seams there are grave environmental concerns over the mining process called fracking by which it is extracted.

22 Aug 2011

Greedy Politicians Could Destroy Mining Industry in Tumkur and Chitradurga

The greedy politicians are to blame for miners’ miseries in Tumkur and Chitradurga as per the mining industry. The Central Empowered Committee or CEC appointed by the Supreme Court of India has recommended a mining ban in both these mining districts as an extension of their July 29 th order which suspended mining in Bellary.

22 Aug 2011

Greens and Farmers Try to Put an End to Fracking in Australia

The federal parliament will test the support of the major parties for coal seam mining this week in Australia. The Australian Greens are to introduce a bill to increase the rights of land owners and protect the quality of water along with an independent MP.

22 Aug 2011

Activists Try to Halt Expansion of Coal Mine Based on Climate Change

Xstrata has run into trouble with its expansion plans of the Wandoan coal mine in southern Queensland. Friend's of the Earth environmental group spokesperson Dr Bradley Smith said that they were opposed to what may end up as the largest coal mine in the southern hemisphere as it would emit 15% of the global emissions and impact the climate change seriously.

22 Aug 2011

PNG Mining Industry Concerned About Transfer of Resources to Traditional Owners

The Papua New Guinea mining and petroleum industry is worried about the changes that have been proposed to the mining laws in the country. The government is reviewing existing laws to revert ownership of resources on, as well as under the land and seabed to the traditional owners.

22 Aug 2011