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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the period of April 7, 1997 Commission File Number: 1-9025
VISTA GOLD CORP.
(Name of Registrant)
Suite 3000
370 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the SEC
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
VISTA GOLD CORP.
Date: April 7, 1997 By: /s/ KARLA J. KIMREY
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Karla J. Kimrey
Director of Investor Relations
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Vista Gold announces record production at the Hycroft mine.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
VISTA GOLD ANNOUNCES RECORD PRODUCTION AT THE HYCROFT MINE
DENVER, COLORADO, APRIL 7, 1997 -- The Company is pleased to announce
significantly improved first quarter production from the Hycroft mine in
Nevada. Gold production for the first quarter 1997 was 30,135 ounces, an 86
percent increase over production of 16,206 ounces for the same period in 1996
and a 44 percent increase over the previous five-year average for first quarter
production at the mine.
First quarter 1997 production was significantly higher due to two reasons:
first, the operation of the new leach pad and a 2,800 gallons per minute (gpm)
Merrill-Crowe recovery plant for the Brimstone ore and, second, increased gold
production from the Central Fault leach pad and plant, as a result of enhanced
leach solution pumping capacity and higher grade ore from Cut 4.
"Hycroft's first quarter production of 30,135 ounces is consistent with our
1997 production plan of 115,000 ounces," said Michael B. Richings, President
and CEO of Vista Gold Corp. "Expanded production from Hycroft, rapid
advancement of our feasibility study on the Amayapampa mine and commencement of
development drilling at our Guariche project in Venezuela, will enable us to
achieve our growth objective to be a 300,000 ounce producer by the year 2000."
Vista Gold Corp. is an international gold mining, development and exploration
company based in Denver, Colorado, with its registered office in Vancouver,
British Columbia. Its holdings range from the Hycroft mine in Nevada to
development and exploration projects in North and South America including
Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru. The statements that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements involving known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from the
targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties include those described in the
Company's Form 10K as amended.
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The statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements
involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to vary materially from the targeted results. Such risks and
uncertainties include those described in the Company's Form 10K as amended.
For further information, please contact Karla J. Kimrey, Director of Investor
Relations, or Michael B. Richings, President and CEO of Vista Gold Corp. at
(303) 629-2450 or (888) 629-2450.
