UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
VISTA GOLD CORP.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
927926 10 5
(CUSIP Number)
April 26, 2002
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
| | Rule 13d-1(b)
|x| Rule 13d-1(c)
| | Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 2 of 5
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Silver Standard Resources Inc.
S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSON Not Applicable
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Columbia, Canada
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 341,130
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 0
EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 341,130
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
341,130
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 3 of 5
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Vista Gold Corp.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
7961 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 5 Littleton, Colorado 80127
Item 2(a).
-(c). Name, Principal Business Address and Citizenship of Person Filing:
Silver Standard Resources Inc.
Suite 1180 - 999 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2W2
Citizenship: British Columbia, Canada
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Shares
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
927926 10 5
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act.
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act.
(d) / / Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act.
(e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) / / A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
(h) / / A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act.
(i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
Act.
(j) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not Applicable
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Item 4. Ownership.
The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover page (p. 2)
on Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.
Aggregate beneficial ownership of 341,130 shares represents the
total number of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of Debentures
and exercise of warrants issuable upon such conversion. The
Debentures, acquired in a March 2002 private placement, are
convertible into units (the "Debenture Units") at a price of $1.026
per Debenture Unit, each consisting of one Common Share and one
5-year purchase warrant exercisable to purchase one Common Share at
an exercise price of $1.50 per share. The issuance of the underlying
securities into which the Debentures are convertible was approved at
the Issuer's Annual and Special General Meeting of Shareholders held
on April 26, 2002.
NOTE: Common Share and price numbers reflect a consolidation of the
Issuer's Common Shares on a 1-for-20 basis, effective June 19, 2002.
Percentage ownership based on 6,067,869 Common Shares outstanding at
July 25, 2002.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below, the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.
CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 5 of 5
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: August 29, 2002 Silver Standard Resources Inc.
By: /s/ Robert A. Quartermain
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Robert A. Quartermain, President