28 There is a mine for silver
    and a place where gold is refined.^(A)
2 Iron is taken from the earth,
    and copper is smelted from ore.^(B)
3 Mortals put an end to the darkness;^(C)
    they search out the farthest recesses
    for ore in the blackest darkness.^(D)
4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,^(E)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.
⁵ The earth, from which food comes,^(F)
    is transformed below as by fire;