EX-23.4 6 a2208069zex-23_4.htm EX-23.4

Exhibit 23.4

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CONSENT OF WILIAM CROWL

The undersigned, William Crowl, hereby states as follows:

I, William J. Crowl assisted with the preparation of the “Preliminary Assessment, Awak Mas Gold Project, Sulawesi, Indonesia” dated January 16, 2008, (the “Technical Report”) for Vista Gold Corp. (the “Company”) portions of which are summarized (the “Summary Material”) in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the “Form 10-K”).

I, William J. Crowl hereby consent to the Summary Material in the Form 10-K and to the incorporation by reference in the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-132975, 333-136980, 333-158633, and 333-172820) and any amendments thereto, and in the related Prospectuses, and in the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-105621, 333-134767, 333-153019, 333-176792) of the Summary Material concerning the Technical Report, including the reference to the Awak Mas Gold Project included with such information, as set forth above in the Form 10-K.

|  | GUSTVSON ASSOCIATES, LLC
|  | By: | /s/ William J. Crowl, R.G.
|  | Name: William J. Crowl, R.G.
|  | Title: Vice President, Mining

Date: March 14, 2012

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