TORONTO (AP) _ Barrick Gold Corp. (GOLD) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $438 million.

The Toronto-based company said it had net income of 25 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 26 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 23 cents per share.

The gold and copper mining company posted revenue of $2.85 billion in the period.

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