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

Sumitomo Metal Mining to Expand Nickel Capacity 60%

Sumitomo Metal Mining Company announced that it would be making a $168 million investment to increase the capacity of a nickel refinery that handles raw metal produced at the subsidiary Taganito HPAL Nickel project in the Philippines. The construction works will be completed by the April - June quarter of 2013.

16 Feb 2011

Rio Tinto Eyes Equinox Minerals

Rio Tinto may be focusing on Equinox Minerals as a takeover target. The mining giant is said to be looking at small to medium sized new acquisitions may be happy to get the pure copper play as per analysts at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

16 Feb 2011

Onward & Upwards for BHP Billiton as Profits Soar

First half year profits of BHP Billiton took a record leap of a 71 % to reach a profit of $10.6 billion of which $10 billion will be returned to shareholders. Reuter’s analysts had predicted a profit of $10.3 billion for the same period and they were also surpassed.

16 Feb 2011

Obama Proposes Hard Rock Mining Royalties

President Obama has submitted a new budget proposal to Congress that will charge royalties to mine some hard rock minerals. The budget proposes that new royalties on silver, gold and copper hard rock mining be levied. Then the states getting paid mineral revenues would need to pay back some of it to manage the costs of handling mineral releases.

16 Feb 2011

BP's Atlantic Richfield Pays $6.75M Settlement

Oil company Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) has to pay damages worth $6.75 million in a settlement for natural resource damages to federal, state and tribal governments. The activities of the company owned by BP Plc., caused pollution in north Idaho’s Silver Valley.

16 Feb 2011

Countries Scramble to Find, Protect Rare Earths

China's stranglehold on rare earth metals has given jitters to every major economy both developed and developing worldwide after it announced that it would begin restricting export of the minerals last year.

15 Feb 2011

Russia's Largest Iron Ore Company Plans London Float

The largest iron ore producer in Russia is planning to sell 20% of its shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). This move of Metalloinvest will expect to value the company at £12.3 billion.

15 Feb 2011

China Pushing Prices of Iron Ore, Oil and Copper to New Highs

The Chinese Lunar New Year has seen steel mills stock up on inventory before the holiday period to maintain production. This has led to imports of the three key raw materials for industrial steel production to China rising this month and global prices going up consequently. These raw materials include iron ore, oil and copper.

15 Feb 2011

Korean Companies Look to Acquire Australia's Whitehaven Coal

Korea Resources Corp and Daewoo International Corp have made a non-binding offer to buy the Australian Whitehaven Coal company. Whitehaven is valued at $3.497 billion and has been on the market since late last year. Final bids are expected to be placed by April 2011.

15 Feb 2011

Australian Greens Question Future Sales of Uranium to India

The Australian Greens are questioning the true stance of the government on the issue of selling uranium to India. The public stance of the government is that the developing nation must sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty before it is allowed to import uranium from Australia.

14 Feb 2011