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

Protesters Blockade Queensland Coal Seam Gas Project

Queensland Gas Company workers may have to face a human blockade if they try to build a gas pipeline at Tara. Carrying placards and banners that say – "Don't gas Tara".

14 Mar 2011

Solid Energy Keen to Acquire Pike River

Solid Energy is the state owned mining company that may buy the Pike River coal mine. The mine, at which 29 bodies of men trapped after an explosion in November 2010 are yet to be recovered, has been in receivership with Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

14 Mar 2011

Suspension of Underground Mining at Mount Gordon

At the Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd owned Mount Gordon mine, QLD, the collapse of a vent shaft collar has resulted in a delay to reopen the mine. The company gave a statement saying that while there were no injuries resulting from the accident they had evacuated the workers in a bid to investigate what went wrong.

14 Mar 2011

Protests Against 'Fly-In Fly-Out' Workers Heat Up in Queensland

Protests against ‘fly-in fly-out’ workers intensified in north Queensland with the Moranbah Action Group involving nearly 400 people in a weekend rally south west of Mackay. The protesters included miners, families and business owners living in the Bowen Basin region. The march on Saturday started at the Moranbah Community Workers Club and ended in the Town Square.

14 Mar 2011

Curlew Lake Resources to Begin Drilling at Two Exploration Fronts

Having overcome delays at FBA 9-14-57-24 W4M the well site construction is in progress now. The Company contracts a coil tubing drilling unit to drill a well to examine the Ellerslie formations.

14 Mar 2011

Kent Exploration Starts Drilling at Alexander River Gold Project, New Zealand

Kent Exploration NZ, a subsidiary of Kent Exploration, begins the proposed diamond drilling at Alexander River Gold Project, that is approximately 25 km southeast of Reefton, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

14 Mar 2011

Xstrata to Extend Life of McArthur River Zinc Mine

The McArthur River mine (MRM) owned by Xstrata may soon double its zinc and lead output if all goes to plan. However Xstrata must spend $900 million in order for the mine to remain viable. The doubling of the zinc - lead concentrates from the mine will be not easy for the world’s largest bulk producer of Zinc concentrate.

13 Mar 2011

Democratic Republic of Congo Lifts Mining Ban

Cobalt,Copper,Diamonds,Tantalum,Tin

13 Mar 2011

Patriot Coal Idles West Virginia Coal Mine

Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE:PCX) has temporarily halted production at its Rivers Edge mine in West Virginia. The mine authorities said that they had closed the mine to deal with a flooded area within the mine.

13 Mar 2011

Continental Coal's Production and Exports Soar

Continental Coal is set to see its thermal coal production and exports soar. The thermal coal exports for the company have risen by 52% compared to just three months ago. The South Africa focused miner says that its Ferreira Coal mine has lived up to the promises that it saw last quarter.

13 Mar 2011