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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100819
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100820
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100820

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VISTA GOLD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000783324
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09025
		FILM NUMBER:		101030217

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7961 SHAFFER PKWY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 5
		CITY:			LITTLETOWN
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80127
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3036292450

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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GRANGES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950602

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GRANGES EXPLORATION LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19890619
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Vista Gold Corp. Announces Estimated Mineral Reserves of Two Million Ounces and Results of a Preliminary Feasibility Study at its Mt. Todd Gold Project, Northern Territory, Australia</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Denver, Colorado, August 18, 2010</font> &#8211; Vista Gold Corp. (&#8220;Vista&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (TSX &amp; NYSE Amex Equities: VGZ) is pleased to announce estimated proven and probable mineral reserves of two million ounces and the positive results of a Preliminary Feasibility Study (&#8220;PFS&#8221;) for the Batman deposit at the Company&#8217;s wholly-owned Mt. Todd gold project in Northern Territory, Australia.&#160;&#160;The PFS was managed by TetraTech MM Inc. (&#8220;TetraTech&#8221;) of Golden, Colorado, which also undertook the resource modeling and estimation, geotechnical, environmental and site reclamation engineering and design. Mr. John Rozelle, PG, Manager of TetraTech&#8217;s Mineral Resource Division and Principal Geologist, an independent Qualified 
Person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101 (&#8220;NI 43-101&#8221;), prepared or supervised the preparation of material on behalf of TetraTech.&#160;&#160;Thomas Dyer, P.E., of Mine Development Associates, an independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, prepared or supervised the preparation of material on behalf of Mine Development Associates.&#160;&#160;Mr. Rozelle and Mr. Dyer prepared or supervised the preparation of the information that forms the basis for the scientific and technical information disclosed herein and have reviewed this press release and have consented to its release.&#160;&#160;The PFS study will be filed on SEDAR (at www.sedar.com) in its entirety within 45 days.&#160;&#160;All dollar amounts in this press release are in US dollars unless otherwise noted.&#160;&#160;Management plans to review the results of the PFS in a conference call, details of which are shown at the end of the press release.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In addition to the Base Case, Vista also studied a larger 30,000 tonnes per day case (the &#8220;Sensitivity Case&#8221;) using a gold price of $1200 per ounce.&#160;&#160;The operating costs in the Sensitivity Case were completed to pre-feasibility level standards.&#160;&#160;The mining capital costs are based on mid-2010 costs, while the process capital costs are based on late-2009 costs.&#160;&#160;The capital costs for the tailings impoundment are factored from the Base Case, as were the water treatment and closure costs and do not meet the standards required for a preliminary feasibility study, however they are within the level of accuracy for a preliminary assessment. Vista intends to commission TetraTech to undertake further work to optimize and bring the Sensitivity Case to a preliminary feasibility level over the next few mont
hs. Highlights from the Sensitivity Case are tabulated below.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In Pit Estimated Measured &amp; Indicated Mineral Resources (at a 0.40 g Au/tonne cut-off)<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(2)</font></font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Life of Mine Production</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Average Annual Production</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">251,600 ounces gold per year</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mining Rate</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">33.2 million tonnes per year</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mill Throughput Rate</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Stripping Ratio (waste:ore)</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2.03</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mine Life</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">12.7 years</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="18%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">$950/oz Au &amp; $0.85/A$1.00</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">$1200/oz Au &amp; $0.90/A$1.00</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Average Cash Operating Cost ($ per oz Au produced)</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$525</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$545</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="50%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Average Total Cash Production Costs ($ per oz Au produced)</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$541</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$563</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pre-Production Capital Cost:</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$646,904,000</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$677,113,000</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sustaining Capital Cost:</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$230,951,000</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$230,951,000</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Internal Rate of Return</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10.1% before tax,</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">6.2% after tax</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">21.0% before tax,</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">13.0% after tax</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="50%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$513,006,000</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$1,219,408,000</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Net Present Value at 5% discount (pre-tax)</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Commenting on the positive Mt. Todd PFS, Fred Earnest, President and COO of Vista, stated, &#8220;We believe that the comprehensive program of work we have undertaken over the last four years has addressed the technical issues experienced by Pegasus, Mt. Todd&#8217;s prior owner.&#160;&#160;It is our view that based on our improved understanding of the ore body, together with the selection of a proven milling process and equipment, the proposed re-opening of Mt. Todd will be technically, operationally and economically attractive at a conservative gold price of $950 per ounce and very attractive at current gold prices. The larger Sensitivity Case has good economics at current gold prices and we intend to optimize and upgrade this alternative to a pre-feasibility level study over the next few months.&#160;&#160;If the proposed work confi
rms the Sensitivity Case results, we believe we may be able to double the project&#8217;s proven and probable mineral reserves estimates to approximately 3.5 to 4.0 million ounces.&#160;&#160;Additionally, we believe there is significant potential to grow Mt. Todd&#8217;s mineral resource estimates through exploration on the project&#8217;s 160,878 hectares of exploration tenements.&#8221;</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Mt. Todd gold project mine site is located 230 km southeast of the port of Darwin and 56 km by road north-northeast of the regional center of Katherine. Katherine and Darwin are connected by a railroad and the Stuart Highway. An existing paved road connects the mine site to the Stuart Highway. Vista acquired the project in February 2006 for approximately $2.0 million, reaching agreements with Ferrier Hodgson, the Deed Administrators for Pegasus Gold Australia Pty Ltd., the government of the Northern Territory of Australia and the Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation. Pegasus reported investing over $200 million to develop the Mt. Todd gold project mine and operated it from 1993 to 1997, when the Mt. Todd gold project was closed as a result of technical difficulties and low gold prices. The mine&#8217;s plant and most of the eq
uipment were sold in June 2001 and removed from the mine, but the tailings facility, fresh water storage reservoir, natural gas pipeline (for power generation), and various buildings and useful foundations remain. Since acquiring the project in 2006, Vista has undertaken various studies and programs, including an initial Preliminary Economic Assessment (&#8220;PEA&#8221;) issued on December 29, 2006, an updated PEA issued on June 11, 2009, extensive sampling and diamond drilling (over 26,000 meters), an extensive metallurgical test program which included crushing and grinding, flotation and leach test work, mine design, as well as various preliminary engineering studies and cost estimates.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Average Grade (grams/tonne)</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Short Tons</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(x1000)</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Average Grade (ounces/ton)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Contained Gold Ounces (x1000)</font></div>
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<td align="left" valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Measured <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(2)</font></font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;&#160;52,919</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.91</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;&#160;58,333</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.026</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,543</font></div>
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<td align="left" valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Indicated <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(2)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">138,020</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.81</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">152,139</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.024</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,581</font></div>
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<td align="left" valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Measured &amp;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Indicated <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(2)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">190,939</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.84</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">210,472</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.024</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="16%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5,125</font></div>
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<td align="left" valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Inferred <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(3)</font></font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;&#160;94,008</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.74</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">103,625</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.022</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="16%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,244</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The estimated measured and indicated mineral resources included in the table above includes 60.049 million tonnes of proven and probable reserves shown in the table of estimated proven and probable reserves below.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mine Development Associates used the June 2009 resource model to develop an open pit mine design, including intermediate pits plans and production schedules.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The mineral reserve estimates prepared and reported by Mine Development Associates, under the supervision of Mr. Dyer, and using the June 2009 resource model at a gold price of $950 per ounce of gold and cut-off grade of 0.55* grams of gold per tonne are summarized in the following table.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mt. Todd Proven &amp; Probable Reserve Estimate</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Reserve</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Classification</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Metric Tonnes</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(x1000)</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Average Grade (grams/tonne)</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Short Tons</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(x1000)</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Average Grade (ounces/ton)</font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-TOP: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Contained Gold Ounces (x1000)</font></div>
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<td align="left" valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Proven <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(1)</font></font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;24,458</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.09</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;26,960</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.032</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;854</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Probable <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(1)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">35,591</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.02</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">39,232</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.030</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,172</font></div>
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</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="middle" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Proven &amp; Probable <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(1)</font></font></div>
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<td valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">60,049</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.05</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">66,192</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.031</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="middle" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt double; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1.5pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,026</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*Elevated cutoff grades were used to constrain the total reserve tonnes to the remaining tailings capacity while maximizing return.&#160;&#160;In most areas, a cutoff grade of 0.55 g Au/tonne was used.&#160;&#160;Select benches in the first two phases of mining used a cutoff grade of 0.60 g Au/tonne.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As a previously operated project, the Mt. Todd gold project site has existing infrastructure which includes: a fresh water storage reservoir with sufficient capacity to sustain the proposed operation, paved access roads, concrete foundations for some of the crushing circuit, a natural gas pipeline and an electrical power line.&#160; Power will be generated on site using a gas-turbine generator which is included in the project capital. The power plant is designed to have excess capacity to meet higher loads during large equipment starting up.&#160;&#160;Excess power during operations will be sold into the grid further reducing expected costs.&#160;&#160;During the 9-year post-closure period, Vista intends to continue operating the natural gas turbine power generating plant.&#160;&#160;Revenues derived from selling power to the grid duri
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9.8 %</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$&#160;&#160;71,127</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Vista controls a large land package (160,878 hectares) of Exploration Tenements surrounding the Mt. Todd gold project. As previously announced by the Company, Vista&#8217;s geologists have identified four new exploration targets at the Mt. Todd gold project that are now being followed up on through additional sampling and testing.&#160;&#160;Of note, at the target identified as MSTS-4, rock chip sampling, in an area with limited exposure, returned a 25.0 g/t gold sample from a small outcrop of fault breccia.&#160;&#160;Further sampling returned 23.0 g/t and 7.7 g/t gold assays in vein and breccias located 15 meters and 50 meters, respectively, north of the original sample.&#160;&#160;&#160;Due to the sparse outcrop, the orientation and thickness of the mineralized zone is not currently known.&#160;&#160;A soil sampling program over the
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Vista is focused on the development of the Paredones Amarillos gold project in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the Mt. Todd gold project in Northern Territory, Australia, to achieve its goal of becoming a gold producer. Vista&#8217;s other holdings include the Guadalupe de los Reyes gold project in Mexico, the Yellow Pine gold project in Idaho, the Awak Mas gold project in Indonesia, and the Long Valley gold project in California. For more information about our projects, including technical studies and resource estimates, please visit our website at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.vistagold.com</font>.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws.&#160;&#160;All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that Vista expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including such things as the production and economic analysis and forecasts, estimates of mineral reserves and resources, the conversion of inferred resources to measured and indicated resources, the conversion of mineral resources to mineral reserves, life of mine estimates, the potential for gold resources in the Batman deposit and other targets within the Mt. Todd gold 
project, the waste-to-ore ratio at the Mt. Todd gold project, the successful completion of a metallurgical testing program at the Mt. Todd gold project, the completion of a Mt. Todd pre-feasibility study for the Sensitivity Case, future gold prices, future U.S.-to-Australian dollar exchange rates, the improved efficiencies of high pressure grinding roll technology, the effect of copper on leaching at the Mt. Todd gold project, operating efficiencies at the Mt. Todd gold project, revenues from the future sale of electricity generated at the Mt. Todd into the grid and the use of those revenues to cover reclamation costs, the recovery of lime from lime-stone deposits at the Mt. Todd gold project, the favorable effects of Mt. Todd gold project economics, the Base Case and Sensitivity Case production and economic highlights, favorable effects of Mt. Todd project economics and Vista&#8217;s ability to add value in a cost-effective manner, the estimated operating and capital costs and the cash flow analysis and sen
sitivity analysis in the Mt. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Todd Preliminary Economic Assessment and the Mt. Todd Preliminary Feasibility Study, and anticipated processing capacity and tailings management and other such matters are forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.&#160;&#160;When used in this press release, the words &#8220;optimistic&#8221;, &#8220;potential&#8221;, &#8220;indicate&#8221;, &#8220;expect&#8221;, &#8220;intend&#8221;, &#8220;hopes,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;if, &#8220;anticipate&#8221; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.&#160;&#160;These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Vista to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such st
atements.&#160;&#160;Such factors include, among others, uncertainty of reserve and resource estimates, estimates of results based on such reserve and resource and reserve estimates; risks relating to completing metallurgical testing and scheduling for a pre-feasibility study on the Sensitivity Case; risks relating to cost increases for capital and operating costs including cost of power; risks relating to delays at the Mt. Todd gold project; risks related to decreased efficiencies from the high pressure grinding roll technology, risks related to copper affecting the leaching at the Mt. Todd gold project, risks related to the generation and sale of electricity produced at the Mt. Todd gold project to cover reclamation costs, risks related to the ability to economically recover lime from lime-stone deposits at the Mt. Todd gold project, risks of shortages and fluctuating costs of equipment or supplies; risks relating to fluctuations in the price of gold; the inherently hazardous nature of mining-related activ
ities; potential effects on Vista&#8217;s operations of environmental regulations in the countries in which it operates; risks due to legal proceedings; risks relating to political and economic instability in certain countries in which it operates; risks related to repayment of debt; risks related to increased leverage and uncertainty of being able to raise capital on favorable terms or at all; as well as those factors discussed under the headings &#8220;Uncertainty of Forward-Looking Statements&#8221; and &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in Vista&#8217;s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 16, 2010, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed August 6, 2010, and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities commissions.&#160;&#160;Although Vista has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements and forward-looking information, there may be other factors
 that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.&#160;&#160;Except as required by law, Vista assumes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information; whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Without limiting the foregoing, this press release uses terms that comply with reporting standards in Canada and certain estimates are made in accordance with NI 43-101. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosures an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects.&#160;&#160;All mineral resource and reserve estimates contained in this press release, including the terms &#8220;measured mineral resources,&#8221; &#8220;indicated mineral resources&#8221;, &#8220;inferred mineral resources&#8221;, &#8220;proven mineral reserves&#8221; and &#8220;probable mineral reserves&#8221; have been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101, and these standards differ significantly from the requirements of the S
EC.&#160;&#160;The resource and reserve information contained in this press release is not comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies.&#160;&#160;See the Cautionary Notes to U.S. Investors above.</font></font></div>

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