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

Linc Energy Shares Jump on Coal Mine Sell Off Speculation

Linc Energy (ASX:LNC) shares have jumped more than 36% after it said it was in talks with Adani Enterprises to sell its coal mines. Linc Energy CEO Peter Bond said that the coal mines at the Galilee tenement, which Adani is looking to buy, were valued at $1.3 billion.

20 Jul 2010

Concerns Over Shipping Channel Blasting in Darwin

Concerns over blasting to build a ship channel are growing amongst environmentalists regarding the LNG plant that Inpex will build in Darwin Harbour. The company needs to blast away rock to make a new shipping channel for its gas plant.

20 Jul 2010

Oz Minerals to Create 250 New Jobs at Prominent Hill

Oz Minerals (ASX:OZL) hopes to create 250 new jobs at its Prominent Hill operation now that the new federal mining law does not affect copper ore. Prominent Hill is a open cut copper and gold mine.

20 Jul 2010

Environmental Problems Persist for Zijin Mining

Environmental concerns are affecting China's mining activities again. Zijin Mining Group was required to shut down a copper plant in Shanghang in the Fujian province after a team of government investigators found a substantial leakage of waste water on July 3, 2101.

20 Jul 2010

Xstrata Concerned with Skilled Worker Shortage

Xstrata Copper has concerns over finding skilled workers in Queensland given the high volume of mining activity taking place in the state and in Western Australia.

20 Jul 2010

Trouble Ahead for South African Iron and Steel Industries

Troubles ahead for Indian steel giant Arcelor-Mittal and South Africa's Kumbra Iron Ore in the ongoing contractual dispute between the two companies. The dispute is turning into an all out war between the South African steel industry and the Indian company.

20 Jul 2010

Fortescue Metals Reports Iron Ore Hike

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (ASX:FMG) has reported a hike in iron ore shipments in the June quarter this year as compared to the year before. FMG has shipped 11.04 million tonnes of ore in the June Quarter in 2010 which is a 36 per cent increase from the corresponding figures of last year.

20 Jul 2010