April 23 (Reuters) - Newmont beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by higher bullion prices.

On an adjusted basis, the world's biggest gold miner earned $2.90 per share for the quarter ended March 31, compared with analysts' average estimate of $2.18 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG.

(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)