The nickel mining in Indonesia has accelerated the export of base metals and smelting equipment from China.

印尼镍矿开采加速了中国基础属冶炼设备出口。

Base metals, like lead, iron and tin, were seen as more primitive than gold and silver, which were regarded as " noble" .

人们认为铅，铁锡等贱属比被认为是 “贵重”银更原。

The operative side deals mostly with something called " transmutation" – where the intent is to transform base metals, like lead, into gold.

作方面主要处理所谓“嬗变”——目是将贱属，如铅，转变成黄。

Transmutation, as a branch of alchemy, sought to " improve" the state of these base metals, just as the speculative side of alchemy aims to seek truth and enlightenment.

al变作为炼术一个分支，试图“改善” 这些贱属状态 ，就像炼术投机方旨在寻求真相启示一样。

107) Unbelieving Chemists: The reference is to the eighteenth-century fascination with alchemy and the perennial search for the " philosopher's stone, " which would transform base metals into gold.

107) 不信化学家：指是十八世纪对炼术迷恋以及对“点石”长期探索，这种石可以将贱属转化为黄。