Net earnings were $198 million, or 44 cents per share, compared with $126 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier, the Denver-based company said.
Analysts had expected, on average, 41 cents per share, according to estimates compiled by Reuters Estimates.
In July, Newmont warned that sales were likely to be lower in the third quarter than in the fourth quarter as costs for energy and labor rose. It also cited the loss of business in Uzbekistan and lower output in Ghana and Peru.
