May 1 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Barrick Gold ( GOLD )

beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on

Wednesday, on the back of a rally in bullion prices during the

quarter.

On an adjusted basis, the world's second-largest gold miner

posted a profit of 19 cents per share in the January-March

quarter, compared with analysts' expectations of 15 cents,

according to LSEG data.