VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Endeavour Silver Corp. (EXK) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $11.7 million.

The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of 7 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 6 cents per share.

The silver mining company posted revenue of $57.7 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $53.2 million.

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