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

印尼的镍矿开采加速了中国基础金和冶炼设备的出口。

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

们认为，铁和锡等贱金比被认为是 “贵重”的金和银更原。

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

操作方面主要处理所谓的“嬗变”——目的是将贱金，，转变成黄金。

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变作为炼金术的一个分支，试图“改善” 这些贱金的状态 ，就像炼金术的投机方旨在寻求真相和启示一样。

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) 不信的化学家：指的是十八世纪对炼金术的迷恋以及对“点金石”的长期探索，这种石可以将贱金转化为黄金。