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

Controversial Canadian Mining Bill Defeated in Parliament

The Canadian Parliament has defeated a bill known as C- 300 that was introduced by John McKay of the opposition Liberal Party. The bill was introduced in February 2009.

28 Oct 2010

Go Ahead for Rio Tinto's Bunder Diamond Project

Rio Tinto is entering a State Support Agreement with the government of the state of Madhya Pradesh in India for the Bunder diamond project.

26 Oct 2010

Deadly Attack at Peruvian Gold Mine

Masked men attacked a gold mine in Puno in Peru killing four in the assault on Saturday evening. Six others were wounded when the attackers stormed the small scale gold mine in the city of La Rinconada with long range rifles.

26 Oct 2010

Silver Mines Ltd Updates Resource Estimate

Silver Mines Ltd (ASX:SVL) are updating their resources estimate for the Webbs' Silver Project in the New England region of northern New South Wales (NSW) after consultation with independent company GeoRes.

26 Oct 2010

Santos to Supply Natural Gas To Gladstone LNG

Santos Ltd has signed an agreement to supply conventional natural gas from its interests in the Cooper Basin to its proposed joint venture in Queensland, the Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) plant. The joint venture is owned by Santos, Petronas from Malaysia and Total from France.

25 Oct 2010

Equinox Minerals Likely to Acquire Citadel Resource Group

Equinox Minerals Ltd (ASX:EQN) has agreed to buy Citadel Resource Group Ltd (ASX:CGG) for Australian $1.2 billion in cash and shares.

25 Oct 2010

Tom Albanese Confident on Mining Tax Resolution

Tom Albanese Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto said that the company was confident that the Australian mine tax issue would be resolved soon. He expects the government's transition committee to put the finishing touches to the proposed mining tax and work through any remaining disagreements.

25 Oct 2010

Opposition to BHP's Potash Takeover Growing

Local opposition in the west Canadian province of Saskatchen to the BHP Billiton bid is growing with premier Brad Wall supporting the levy of a provincial resource transfer tax on BHP Billiton worth Canadian $3 to 6 billion. He said that they have to get the right number to make sure that the revenue of Saskatchewan is protected.

22 Oct 2010

Strong Quarter Reported by Anglo American

Anglo American mining company headed by CEO Cynthia Carrol reported an increase in its third quarter production for most commodities. In an overall consistent performance the company has seen increased productivity in the quarter ending September 2010.

22 Oct 2010

Mining Tax an 'Election Fix' Says Abbot

Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbot has called the mining tax an election fix saying that the Gillard government lied about reaching the agreement on the mineral resource rent tax (MRRT) to secure an election victory. This was in response to the three mining giants BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Xstrata having a meeting this week to consider abandoning the deal.

21 Oct 2010