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

Resgen Granted 30 Year Mining Right at Boikarabelo

Resource Generation (Resgen) is developing South Africa’s largest remaining coal deposit. It announced on Thursday that its joint venture at Ledjada had been granted a 30 year mining right for its Boikarabelo mine in South Africa.

25 Apr 2011

Residents Say Stop Mountaintop Removal in Virginia

Residents of coalfields in Virginia and West Virginia asked Alpha Natural Resources to stop mountain top removal near their homes.

25 Apr 2011

Rio Tinto Now Owns 72% of Riversdale Mining

Rio Tinto finally managed to get its hands on Riversdale Mining after Brazil’s CSN gave up its stake to them. On Wednesday Companhia Siderurgica Nacional or CSN announced that it had sold its 20% holding of Riversdale Mining to Rio Tinto because the price was right.

25 Apr 2011

Cadan Resources Completes Definition Drilling at Comval Property

Cadan Resources has completed resource definition drilling at its Tagpura porphyry skarn, which is present on the Comval property in East Mindanao, Philippines.

25 Apr 2011

Indicator Minerals Begins 5,000m Drilling Program at Mohave Copper Project

Indicator Minerals has begun a 5,000m core drilling campaign at its Mohave Copper Project, which is situated in north-western Arizona.

25 Apr 2011

Bravada Gold Starts Core Drilling at East Manhattan Project, Nevada

Bravada Gold has commenced core drilling at its fully owned East Manhattan low-sulfidation gold/silver project.

25 Apr 2011

Ranger Gold Obtains Approval for Drilling at CX Project

Ranger Gold is a resource exploration group based in the United States for exploring gold in the confirmed gold areas of Nevada.

25 Apr 2011

Western Sierra Mining Signs Tentative Agreement to Expand Silver Cord Mine

Western Sierra Mining had signed a tentative agreement with the owners in order to develop the Silver Cord mine, which is situated in central Arizona.

25 Apr 2011

Quadra FNX Mining Discovers High Grade Copper at Sudbury

Quadra FNX Mining Ltd proclaimed the discovery of a significant resource at its Victoria copper and nickel project. The project located in Sudbury is stated to have about 3.4 billion pounds of contained copper with higher than usual grades found in the district.

21 Apr 2011

Namibia Expecting $3.5 Billion Mining Investments

Namibia is expecting about $3.5 billion worth of investments into its mining sector over the coming five years. As per the Mines and Energy Minister Isak Katali, the mining industry accounts for 15% of its total economic output in terms of GDP in the financial year ending March 2011.

21 Apr 2011