July 24 (Reuters) - Newmont Corp ( NEM ) beat Wall

Street expectations for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, as

the world's biggest gold miner benefited from robust production

and easing costs.

On an adjusted basis, the Denver, Colorado-based company

posted a profit of 72 cents per share for the April-June

quarter, compared with analysts' estimates of 62 cents,

according to LSEG data.

(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by

Sriraj Kalluvila)