POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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British Columbia, Canada
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98-0542444
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Jason J. Brooks, Esq.
Melanie Bradley, Esq.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1200 Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 48600
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7X 1T2
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Kenneth G. Sam, Esq.
Jason K. Brenkert, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
1400 Wewatta Street
Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202
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Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer x
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(a)
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the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2013;
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(b)
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all other reports of the Registrant filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report incorporated by reference herein pursuant to (a) above; and
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(c)
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the description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in its registration statement on Form 8-A filed on January 4, 1988, including any amendment or report filed for purposes of updating such description.
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is or was a director or officer of Vista,
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is or was a director or officer of another corporation,
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(i) | at a time when the corporation is or was an affiliate of ours, or | ||
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at our request, is or was, or holds or held a position equivalent to that of, a director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity,
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(a)
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if the indemnity or payment is made under an earlier agreement to indemnify or pay expenses and, at the time that the agreement to indemnify or pay expenses was made, the company was prohibited from giving the indemnity or paying the expenses by its memorandum or articles;
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(b)
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if the indemnity or payment is made otherwise than under an earlier agreement to indemnify or pay expenses and, at the time that the indemnity or payment is made, the company is prohibited from giving the indemnity or paying the expenses by its memorandum or articles;
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(c)
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if, in relation to the subject matter of the eligible proceeding, the eligible party did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the company or the associated corporation, as the case may be;
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(d)
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in the case of an eligible proceeding other than a civil proceeding, if the eligible party did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the eligible party's conduct in respect of which the proceeding was brought was lawful.
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(a)
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order a company to indemnify an eligible party against any liability incurred by the eligible party in respect of an eligible proceeding;
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(b)
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order a company to pay some or all of the expenses incurred by an eligible party in respect of an eligible proceeding;
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(c)
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order the enforcement of, or any payment under, an agreement of indemnification entered into by a company;
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(d)
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order a company to pay some or all of the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by any person in obtaining an order under this section;
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(e)
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make any other order the court considers appropriate.
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Exhibit
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Description
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4.1
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Warrant Indenture, dated October 22, 2010, between Vista Gold Corp. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Trustee filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed December 17, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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4.2
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Warrant Indenture dated July 27, 2012 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed August 22, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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4.3
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Vista Gold Stock Option Plan, filed as Schedule C to the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed on April 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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4.4
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Vista Gold Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed September 12, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference
(File No. 333-176792)
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5.1*
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Opinion of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP\
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Denver, independent auditors
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23.2
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Consent of SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.3
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Consent of Golder Associates, Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.4
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Consent of Terry Braun, filed as Exhibit 23.4 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.5
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Consent of Mine Development Associates Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.5 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.6
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Consent of Tetra Tech, Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.6 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.7
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Consent of Rex Bryan, filed as Exhibit 23.7 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.8
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Consent of Thomas Dyer, filed as Exhibit 23.8 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.9
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Consent of Steven Ristorcelli, filed as Exhibit 23.9 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.10
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Consent of Resource Development Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.10 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.11
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Consent of Richard Jolk, filed as Exhibit 23.11 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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Exhibit
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Description
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23.12
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Consent of Deepak Malhotra, filed as Exhibit 23.12 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.13
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Consent of David Kidd, filed as Exhibit 23.13 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.14
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Consent of Vicki Scharnhorst, filed as Exhibit 23.14 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.15
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Consent of Erick Spiller, filed as Exhibit 23.15 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.16
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Consent of Edwin Lips, filed as Exhibit 23.16 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.17
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Consent of John Rozelle, filed as Exhibit 23.17 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.18
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Consent of Stephen Krajewski, filed as Exhibit 23.18 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.19*
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Vancouver, independent auditors
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23.20*
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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23.21*
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Consent of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (incorporated in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
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24.1*
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Powers of Attorney filed with the signature pages hereto
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1)
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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(i)
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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
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(ii)
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represents no more than
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20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
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(iii)
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
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(2)
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(c)
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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VISTA GOLD CORP.
(Registrant)
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By: /s/ Frederick H. Earnest
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Frederick H. Earnest,
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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By: /s/ John F. Engele
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John F. Engele
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
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Signature
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Date
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/s/ Michael B. Richings*
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Director
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June 11, 2013
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Michael B. Richings
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/s/ John M. Clark*
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Director
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June 11, 2013
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John M. Clark
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/s/ C. Thomas Orgyzlo*
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Director
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June 11, 2013
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C. Thomas Ogryzlo
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/s/ Tracy Stevenson*
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Director
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June 11, 2013
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Tracy Stevenson
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/s/ W. Durand Eppler*
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Director
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June 11, 2013
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W. Durand Eppler
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/s/ Frederick H. Earnest
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Director, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Authorized Representative in the United States
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June 11, 2013
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Frederick H. Earnest
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/s/ John F. Engele |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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June 11, 2013
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John F. Engele
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Exhibit
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Description
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4.1
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Warrant Indenture, dated October 22, 2010, between Vista Gold Corp. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Trustee filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed December 17, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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4.2
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Warrant Indenture dated July 27, 2012 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed August 22, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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4.3
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Vista Gold Stock Option Plan, filed as Schedule C to the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed on April 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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4.4
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Vista Gold Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed September 12, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 333-176792)
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5.1*
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Opinion of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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23.1*
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Denver, independent auditors
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23.2
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Consent of SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.3
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Consent of Golder Associates, Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.4
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Consent of Terry Braun, filed as Exhibit 23.4 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.5
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Consent of Mine Development Associates Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.5 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.6
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Consent of Tetra Tech, Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.6 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.7
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Consent of Rex Bryan, filed as Exhibit 23.7 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.8
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Consent of Thomas Dyer, filed as Exhibit 23.8 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.9
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Consent of Steven Ristorcelli, filed as Exhibit 23.9 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.10
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Consent of Resource Development Inc., filed as Exhibit 23.10 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.11
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Consent of Richard Jolk, filed as Exhibit 23.11 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.12
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Consent of Deepak Malhotra, filed as Exhibit 23.12 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.13
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Consent of David Kidd, filed as Exhibit 23.13 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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Exhibit
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Description
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23.14
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Consent of Vicki Scharnhorst, filed as Exhibit 23.14 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.15
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Consent of Erick Spiller, filed as Exhibit 23.15 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.16
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Consent of Edwin Lips, filed as Exhibit 23.16 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.17
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Consent of John Rozelle, filed as Exhibit 23.17 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.18
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Consent of Stephen Krajewski, filed as Exhibit 23.18 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-9025)
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23.19*
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Vancouver, independent auditors
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23.20*
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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23.21*
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Consent of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (incorporated in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
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24.1*
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Powers of Attorney filed with the signature pages hereto
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