30 Mar 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP 10%+ owner Sprott INC. sold 1,100 shares at $3.93.
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30 Mar 2011agm notice● Neutral
Vista Gold sent shareholders notice of its annual general meeting, set for May 6, 2011 in Vancouver. Shareholders were asked to elect six directors, appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor, and hold advisory votes on executive pay and how often to hold them.
18 Mar 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP 10%+ owner Sprott INC. sold 13,000 shares at $3.30.
15 Mar 2011securities registration● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP registered a securities offering with the SEC using its shelf eligibility.
4 Mar 2011capital raising announcement● Neutral
Warrants from the October 2010 financing began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and the company corrected an earlier press release that had understated the special warrants and compensation warrants issued to its placement agents.
4 Mar 2011resource reserve update▲ GoodMajor
Vista and Midas Gold's Hangar Flats and West End deposits were to be combined with Yellow Pine into the Golden Meadows project, with about 3.95 million ounces measured and indicated and 2.4 million inferred. Vista would own 35% of the new Midas Gold Corp. once the deal closed.
25 Feb 2011substantial holder notice● Neutral
Rule Family Trust udt, Arthur Richards Rule Not Applicable reported a VISTA GOLD CORP shareholding of 125,112 shares (0.30% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.
16 Feb 2011director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director William Durand Eppler bought 2,500 shares on the open market at $2.75.
15 Feb 2011director interest notice● Neutral
Sprott INC. became a VISTA GOLD CORP 10%+ owner and company insider (initial ownership filing).
15 Feb 2011substantial holder notice● Neutral
Sprott Inc, Exploration Capital Partners reported a VISTA GOLD CORP shareholding of 9,490,746 shares (14.20% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.
11 Feb 2011resource reserve update▲ Good
Vista disclosed that its 2006 development agreement with the Northern Territory government - under which the government holds site rehabilitation liability until Vista gets its permits - had been extended for another five years, and filed the full January 2011 feasibility study.
4 Jan 2011resource reserve update▲ GoodMajor
A new feasibility study more than doubled Mt Todd's estimated reserves to 4.1 million ounces of gold and outlined a bigger 30,000-tonne-per-day mine, a major step up from the August 2010 study.
4 Jan 2011substantial holder notice● Neutral
Exploration Capital Partners, Resource Capital Investment Corporation, Rule Family Trust udt, Arthur Richards Rule Not Applicable disclosed a new substantial VISTA GOLD CORP shareholding (9.90% of votes).
12 Nov 2010quarterly activities report▼ Bad
Vista reported a net loss of $1.3 million ($0.03 per share) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, down from $1.7 million a year earlier. The nine-month loss was $7.2 million, mainly because of lower gains on sales of Allied Nevada shares.
9 Nov 2010quarterly activities report▼ Bad
Vista Gold reported a net loss of $1.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, and $7.2 million for the nine months. Cash fell to $13.0 million.
5 Nov 2010securities registration● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP filed notice of an exempt private placement.
28 Oct 2010capital raising announcement▲ GoodMajor
The private placement closed, raising $33.7 million; proceeds were earmarked to repurchase $23 million of 10% senior secured convertible notes coming due in March 2011, advance Mt Todd, and fund general corporate needs.
26 Oct 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director John M Clark bought 10,869 shares on the open market at $2.30.
26 Oct 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP President and COO Frederick Hume Earnest bought 20,000 shares on the open market at $2.30.
26 Oct 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director William Durand Eppler bought 70,000 shares on the open market at $2.30.
26 Oct 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP Exec. Chairman and CEO Michael B Richings bought 25,000 shares on the open market at $2.30.
15 Oct 2010capital raising announcement● Neutral
The company added a second placement agent and, subject to exchange approval, upsized the financing to up to $33.8 million.
6 Oct 2010material agreement● NeutralMajor
Vista signed agency and finder agreements for a proposed private placement of 13,043,479 special warrants at US$2.30 each, for gross proceeds of about US$30 million. The sale was on a best-efforts basis, with proceeds held in escrow pending shareholder approval.
1 Oct 2010capital raising announcement● Neutral
Vista Gold announced plans for a private placement of up to $30 million, selling up to 13 million special warrants at $2.30 each, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.
15 Sept 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director John M Clark received 10,000 shares as part of the equity award.
15 Sept 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP President and COO Frederick Hume Earnest received 15,000 shares as part of the equity award.
15 Sept 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP Chief Financial Officer Gregory George Marlier received 10,000 shares as part of the equity award.
15 Sept 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP Exec. Chairman and CEO Michael B Richings received 15,000 shares as part of the equity award.
15 Sept 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director Tracy Austin Stevenson received 10,000 shares as part of the equity award.
15 Sept 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director C Thomas Ogryzlo received 10,000 shares as part of the equity award.