The longer I spend looking at commodity markets, the more I wonder how many people actually understand what makes them behave as they do (and for the avoidance of doubt, I include myself in that non-comprehending majority).

Swedish miner and smelter Boliden will launch a standalone nickel smelting business to buy concentrates externally and sell nickel matte, as it moves away from its existing tolling model, the company said on Monday November 10.

Metal Bulletin's editor Alex Harrison looks back over the main stories of the week.

Metal Bulletin looks back over the key market news following one of the biggest weeks in the metal industry calendar - London Metals Week.

The tactic over the past five years of investing in what China has been buying has reversed, as a lack of investment in the commodities China did not buy will push these prices higher, Tony Robson, md and co-head of global mining research at BMO Capital Markets, told Metal Bulletin.

Metal Bulletin deputy editor Fleur Ritzema takes a look back at some of the key news and market moves from the past week.

Freeport-McMoRan has agreed to sell its 80% stake in the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado copper mining complex in Chile’s Atacama province to Canada-based Lundin Mining.

Metal Bulletin looks back at the key moves and market news of the week.

Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal has joined the mining philanthropists hall of fame.

Metal Bulletin looks back at the key moves and market news of the week.