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Gold miner Centamin's core profit rises 55 pct

May 13 (Reuters) - Gold miner Centamin Plc said its first-quarter core profit rose nearly 55 percent as increased gold sales and reduced costs offset lower prices for the metal.
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The miner said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose to $53 million for the three months ended March 31 from $34.3 million a year earlier.

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The company, which operates the Sukari mine in Egypt, said revenue rose 31.6 percent to $135.2 million. (Reporting By Mamidipudi Soumithri in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

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