TORONTO (AP) _ Yamana Gold Inc. (AUY) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $72.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Toronto-based company said it had profit of 7 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 8 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 7 cents per share.

The gold mining company posted revenue of $485.6 million in the period.

In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company's shares hit $4.75. A year ago, they were trading at $4.26.

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