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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — B2Gold Corp. (BTG) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $57.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 9 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 8 cents per share.
The gold, silver and copper miner posted revenue of $532.1 million in the period.
In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, the company's shares hit $3.09. A year ago, they were trading at $2.54.
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