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

Extract Resources Seeks Clarification from Namibia

Extract Resources is a uranium explorer hoping to conduct business in Namibia. The company has said that it will be seeking clarification from the Namibian government on comments that were made by it regarding plans to assign almost all mining and exploration rights to the state owned mining company.

1 May 2011

IMF Urges Australia to 'Save for a Rainy Day'

In a new report the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Australia to save the revenue that it is generating from the mining boom in order to deal with the upcoming challenge of handling an aging population.

1 May 2011

Esperanza Resources Commences Diamond Drilling at Pucarana Project

Esperanza Resources has commenced drilling at the Pucarana project. The company has planned to drill 2,500 meters totaling 10 diamond-drill core holes.

30 Apr 2011

Treasury Metals Announces Addition of Third Drill Rig to Goliath Gold Project

Treasury Metals has announced the addition of a third drill rig to the Goliath Gold project. The company is extending the ongoing 20,000 metre diamond drill program to 30,000 metres.

30 Apr 2011

INV Metals Updates on Exploration Drilling at Rio Novo and Itaporã Properties

INV Metals has announced an update on exploration at the Rio Novo property in the Carajás County, Brazil and the Itaporã property in the Pará state, Brazil.

30 Apr 2011

Goldeye Explorations Begins Diamond Drilling at Shining Tree Project in Ontario

Goldeye Explorations has begun a 2,500 to 3,000 metre diamond drill program on April 27, 2011 at its Shining Tree project in northeastern Ontario.

30 Apr 2011

Ethiopian Potash Plans to Begin 15,000 Meter Drill Program

Ethiopian Potash is constructing a field camp and the camp is getting ready to take delivery of the drill crews by the month end and the company expects to begin the 15,000 meter drilling campaign in early May.

30 Apr 2011

First American Silver Enters into Definitive Lease Agreement for Mount Jackson Property

First American Silver has signed a Definitive Lease Agreement with Anthony A. Longo and Pyramid Lake to acquire the Mount Jackson property.

30 Apr 2011

Good Weather Brings Good News for Frontier Mining

Frontier Mining announced that it was restarting the mining and crushing operations at the Koskuduk mine. The gold mining operations at Koskuduk had been shut down in November 2010 for the winter season. The mine was scheduled for a May opening but with good weather having played a major role the mine is being restarted a week earlier.

28 Apr 2011

BHP Boss Says China has Unrealistic Expectations on Australian Projects

BHP Billiton boss Marius Kloppers feels that the Chief Executive Officers of China’s state owned companies had unrealistic expectation of how quickly you can commission projects in Australia. He added that the failure of mining investments has made the global prices for commodities stay at record levels.

28 Apr 2011