Of course, as NovaGold pointed out yesterday, the price of gold has increased substantially since the original 2009 estimate, potentially offsetting inflated expenses.

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Some of the pieces are fragments that fit with parts of the original hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver, archaeologists said.

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The hotel has an impressive main stairway dressed in marble, elaborate moldings and gold and bronze accents all restored to its original 1820s splendor.

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Finally, Fujino struck gold, with one of Japan's first-ever, truly original, global bestselling pharmaceuticals.

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Despite the strong operating start to the first quarter, Agnico-Eagle maintains its original guidance of 875, 000 to 950, 000 ounces of gold production in 2012.

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"Obviously this is a big step up for me but, with respect to Audley, I had only started boxing when he was winning the gold medal in Sydney, " he explained in more measured tones than in his original outburst.

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The stylized mural of the original high, arched, Fifth Avenue entrance, a geometric abstraction of industrial gears and wheels executed in gold and aluminum leaf, had been painted over and partly destroyed by a hung acrylic ceiling and fluorescent fixtures.

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