24 Oct 2011resource reserve update● Neutral
Vista filed the formal technical report backing up its enlarged Batman resource estimate with Canadian regulators.
Announcements, explained
Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
30 Sept 2011agm notice● Neutral
Vista Gold amended its report on the May 6, 2011 annual meeting to say its board would hold the advisory vote on executive pay every three years. Shareholders had backed that frequency at the meeting, where all directors were elected and the auditor and pay votes passed.
30 Sept 2011capital raising announcement● Neutral
The company reminded warrant holders from its 2010 financing that the exercise price was about to step up from $3.50 to $4.00 per share under the warrants' scheduled pricing tiers.
16 Sept 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP Executive Chairman and CEO Michael B Richings had 3,968 shares withheld for taxes on vesting stock.
16 Sept 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director C Thomas Ogryzlo sold 6 shares at $4.45.
16 Sept 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director William Durand Eppler had 2,964 shares withheld for taxes on vesting stock.
16 Sept 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director John M Clark sold 10,000 shares at $4.55.
16 Sept 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP President and COO Frederick Hume Earnest had 4,663 shares withheld for taxes on vesting stock.
16 Sept 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director Tracy Austin Stevenson had 3,000 shares withheld for taxes on vesting stock.
9 Sept 2011resource reserve update▲ GoodMajor
New drilling pushed the Batman deposit's estimated gold resource to nearly 6 million ounces measured and indicated, up 17% from a year earlier, as Vista worked toward a bigger definitive feasibility study.
16 Aug 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director Nicole Adshead-bell received a stock option grant for 100,000 shares.
10 Aug 2011quarterly activities report● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP reported a quarterly net income of $47.8 million for the period ended 2011-06-30.
9 Aug 2011quarterly activities report● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP reported a quarterly net income of $47.8 million for the period ended 2011-06-30.
8 Aug 2011director interest notice● Neutral
Nicole Adshead-bell became a VISTA GOLD CORP director and company insider (initial ownership filing).
22 July 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP 10%+ owner Sprott INC. sold 23,000 shares.
13 July 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP 10%+ owner Sprott INC. sold 42,000 shares.
21 June 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP 10%+ owner Sprott INC. bought 5,000 shares on the open market at $2.56.
16 June 2011farm in farm out agreement● NeutralMajor
Vista let its Indonesian joint-venture partner, Pan Asia Resources, earn up to a further 20% of the Awak Mas gold project on top of the 60% it was already earning, in exchange for more cash, shares and drilling.
16 June 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP 10%+ owner Sprott INC. bought 3,000 shares on the open market at $2.84.
23 May 2011director interest notice● Neutral
Terri Eggert became a VISTA GOLD CORP Interim CFO and company insider (initial ownership filing).
19 May 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director John M Clark sold 4,742 shares at $2.95.
13 May 2011quarterly activities report▼ Bad
VISTA GOLD CORP reported a quarterly net loss of $3.9 million for the period ended 2011-03-31.
12 May 2011agm notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP shareholders approved the routine matters put to a vote at the company's annual meeting (director elections, auditor ratification, and the executive-pay advisory vote).
10 May 2011quarterly activities report▼ Bad
VISTA GOLD CORP reported a quarterly net loss of $3.9 million for the period ended 2011-03-31.
5 May 2011securities registration● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP filed the final prospectus for a registered offering.
27 Apr 2011substantial holder notice● Neutral
Sun Valley Gold LLC, Palmedo Holdings LLLP, Peter F. Palmedo, Sun Valley Gold Master Fund, Ltd disclosed a new substantial VISTA GOLD CORP shareholding (14.24% of votes).
15 Apr 2011securities registration● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP amended a filing by which it registered a securities offering with the SEC using its shelf eligibility.
12 Apr 2011material agreement● NeutralMajor
Vista agreed with GMP Securities and Wellington West to sell 9,000,000 common shares on a bought-deal basis at C$3.30 each, for gross proceeds of C$29.7 million, with a 15% over-allotment option for the underwriters.
12 Apr 2011securities registration● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP filed the final prospectus for a registered offering.
8 Apr 2011capital raising announcement▲ GoodMajor
Vista closed the combination of its Yellow Pine (Idaho) holdings with Midas Gold's adjoining Stibnite-district claims, forming a new company, Midas Gold Corp.; a concurrent C$15.3 million private placement (Vista put in an extra C$3.5 million) left Vista holding about 37% of the new company.