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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000783324-17-000008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170224
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170224
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170224

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VISTA GOLD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000783324
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09025
		FILM NUMBER:		17636434

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7961 SHAFFER PKWY, SUITE 5
		CITY:			LITTLETON
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80127
		BUSINESS PHONE:		720-981-1185

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7961 SHAFFER PKWY, SUITE 5
		CITY:			LITTLETON
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80127

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		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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			<a name="A004"></a><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font><font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the <br />Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Date of Report: February 22, 2017</font>
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			<a name="A006"></a><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13.5pt;">VISTA GOLD CORP. <br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </font>
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			<br /><font style="display:inline;"><a name="A009"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">7961 Shaffer parkway, suite 5, littleton, colorado 80127</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">On February 22, 2017</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">the registrant provided an overview of the Company&#x2019;s audited financial results and highlights for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The Company&#x2019;s full financial results can be found in the Company&#x2019;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#x201C;SEC&#x201D;) and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on February 22, 2017. &nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">We reported a net loss of $3.1 million or $0.04 per share for the year ended December 31, 2016. This includes $7.7 million of operating expenses; a $3.2 million mark-to-market gain on our investment in Midas Gold Corp.; $1.3 million</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;"> of </font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">payments received from the Australian Government under a research and development incentive program for qualifying costs incurred in 2014 and 2015; and $0.1 million of other income. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Our working capital at December 31, 2016 totaled approximately $28.4 million, including cash and short-term investments (comprised of government securities) of approximately $23.9 million. The 2016 increase in working capital and cash resulted mainly from our August 2016 public equity financing which provided net cash proceeds of $15.9 million. The Company currently has no debt.&nbsp; </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Frederick H. Earnest, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#x201C;With the equity offering completed in August 2016, we believe we have sufficient working capital to fund our fixed costs for several years in addition to continuing to execute selected optimization programs and completing all of the critical milestones necessary to advance our Mt Todd project to the point of a development decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the near-term, we plan to complete feasibility-study level testing of the ore screening and sorting processes and grind size optimization testing which we expect will confirm the potential process improvements we reported in our press release dated November 28, 2016.&nbsp;&nbsp;Following completion of these tests, we anticipate updating our 2013 Preliminary Feasibility Study to reflect improvements in the USD:AUD exchange rate, the results of process flowsheet optimizations and other cost reductions that are expected to have an impact on the Mt Todd project economics. We continue to focus on obtaining the authorizations for the Mt Todd project and have begun drafting the mine management plan (&#x201C;MMP&#x201D;), which is one of the final remaining major permits for Mt Todd.&#x201D;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">To review the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, including the related Management's Discussion and Analysis, visit any of the following websites: </font><font style="display:inline;color:#0033CC;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">www.sedar.com</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;color:#0033CC;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">www.sec.gov</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> or </font><font style="display:inline;color:#0033CC;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">www.vistagold.com</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">A conference call with management to review our financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and to discuss corporate and project activities is scheduled for Friday, February 24, 2017 at </font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">9:00 a.m. MST.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Toll-free in North America: 1-866-233-5249 </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">International: 416-642-3300</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">This call will also be web-cast and can be accessed at the following web location:</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;color:#0070C0;font-size:10pt;">http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=1374526&amp;s=1&amp;k=1224AF51400B08D9C5CB5B5CF1D56762</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">This call will be archived and available at </font><font style="display:inline;color:#0033CC;font-size:10pt;">www.vistagold.com</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;"> after February 24, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;Audio replay will be available for 21 days by calling toll-free in North America: 1-888-203-1112, passcode 7768751.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">If you are unable to access the audio or phone-in on the day of the conference call, please email questions to Connie Martinez, Manager &#x2013; Investor Relations (email: </font><font style="display:inline;color:#0033CC;font-size:10pt;">connie@vistagold.com</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">), and we will try to address these questions during the conference call.</font>
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and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.&nbsp;&nbsp;These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of <a name="_DV_C119"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">the Company<a name="_DV_M107"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements.&nbsp;&nbsp;Such factors include, among others, uncertainty of resource <a name="_DV_C120"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">and reserve <a name="_DV_M108"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">estimates, uncertainty as to the Company&#x2019;s future operating costs and ability to raise capital; <a name="_DV_M109"></a>risks relating to cost increases for capital and operating costs; <a name="_DV_M111"></a>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 activities; potential effects on <a name="_DV_C129"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">our<a name="_DV_M112"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> 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; as well as those factors discussed under the headings <a name="_DV_C131"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201C;<a name="_DV_M113"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements<a name="_DV_C133"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D;<a name="_DV_M114"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> and <a name="_DV_C135"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201C;<a name="_DV_M115"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">Risk Factors<a name="_DV_C137"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D;<a name="_DV_M116"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> in <a name="_DV_C139"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">the Company&#x2019;<a name="_DV_M117"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 22, 2017 <a name="_DV_M118"></a>and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulatory authorities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Although <a name="_DV_C143"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">we have<a name="_DV_M119"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as required by law, <a name="_DV_C145"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">we assume<a name="_DV_M120"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information; 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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">On February 22, 2017</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">the registrant provided an overview of the Company&#x2019;s audited financial results and highlights&nbsp;for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.&nbsp;A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form&nbsp;8-K, the information set forth herein and in the press release is deemed to be &#x201C;furnished&#x201D; and shall not be deemed to be &#x201C;filed&#x201D; for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.&nbsp;&nbsp;The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this report shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report on Form&nbsp;8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">99.1<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Press Release dated February 22, 2017*</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">*The Exhibit relating to Item 7.01 is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to Regulation FD.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">SIGNATURES</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">In accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. </font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">VISTA GOLD CORP.<br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">(Registrant)</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Dated:&nbsp; February 24, 2017</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">By: </font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;"> /s/John F. Engele</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">99.1<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Press Release dated February 22, 2017*</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">*The Exhibit relating to Item 7.01 is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to Regulation FD.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Vista Gold Corp. Announces 2016 Results </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;">Denver, Colorado, February 22, 2017&nbsp;- &nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">Vista Gold Corp. (&#x201C;Vista,&#x201D;&nbsp;the &#x201C;Company,&#x201D; &#x201C;we&#x201D; or &#x201C;our&#x201D;) today announced its audited financial results and highlights for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. Management's quarterly conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for&nbsp;9:00&nbsp;a.m. MST on February 24, 2017. The Company&#x2019;s full audited financial statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis together with other important disclosures can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities.</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Summary of 2016 Financial Results </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">We reported a &nbsp;net loss of $3.1 million or $0.04 per share for the year ended December 31, 2016. This includes&nbsp;$7.7 million of operating expenses; a $3.2 million mark-to-market gain on our investment in Midas Gold Corp.; $1.3 million</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"> of </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">payments received from the Australian Government under a research and development incentive program for qualifying costs incurred in 2014 and 2015; and $0.1 million of other income. &nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">Our working capital at December 31, 2016 totaled approximately $28.4 million, including cash and short-term investments (comprised of government securities) of approximately $23.9 million. The 2016 increase in working capital and cash resulted mainly from our August 2016 public equity financing which provided net cash proceeds of $15.9 million. The Company currently has no debt. &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">Frederick H. Earnest, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, &#x201C;With the equity offering completed in August 2016, we believe we have sufficient working capital to fund our fixed costs for several years in addition to&nbsp;continuing to execute selected optimization programs and completing all of the critical milestones necessary to advance our Mt Todd project to the point of a development decision.&nbsp; In the near-term, we plan to complete feasibility-study level testing of the ore screening and sorting processes and grind size optimization testing which we expect will confirm the potential process improvements we reported in our press release dated November 28, 2016.&nbsp;&nbsp;Following completion of these tests, we anticipate updating our 2013 Preliminary Feasibility Study to reflect improvements in the USD:AUD exchange rate, the results of process flowsheet optimizations and other cost reductions that are expected to have an impact on the Mt Todd project economics. We continue to focus on obtaining the authorizations for the Mt Todd project and have begun&nbsp;drafting the mine management plan (&#x201C;MMP&#x201D;), which is one of the final remaining major permits for Mt Todd.&#x201D;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">To review the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, including the related Management's Discussion and Analysis, visit any of the following websites: </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#0033CC;text-decoration:underline;">www.sedar.com</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#0033CC;text-decoration:underline;">www.sec.gov</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;"> or </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#0033CC;text-decoration:underline;">www.vistagold.com</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">All dollar amounts in the press release are U.S. dollars.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">A conference call with management to review our financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and to discuss corporate and project activities is scheduled for Friday, &nbsp;February 24, 2017 at </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">9:00&nbsp;a.m. MST.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Toll-free in North America: 1-866-233-5249&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">This call will also be web-cast and can be accessed at the following web location:</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">&nbsp;http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=1374526&amp;s=1&amp;k=1224AF51400B08D9C5CB5B5CF1D56762</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">This call will be archived and available at </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#0033CC;">www.vistagold.com</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">&nbsp;after February 24, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;Audio replay will be available for 21 days by calling toll-free in North America: 1-888-203-1112, passcode 7768751.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">If you are unable to access the audio or phone-in on the day of the conference call, please email questions to Connie Martinez, Manager &#x2013; Investor Relations (email: </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#0033CC;">connie@vistagold.com</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">), and we will try to address these questions during the conference call.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;">About Vista Gold Corp.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">The Company&nbsp;is a well-funded gold project developer. Our principal asset is our flagship Mt Todd gold project in Northern Territory, Australia.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mt Todd is one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in Australia. </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">For more information about our projects, including technical studies and resource estimates, please visit our website at&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">www.vistagold.com</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;color:#000000;">.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">For further information, please contact Connie Martinez at (720) 981-1185.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">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.&nbsp;&nbsp;All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that <a name="_DV_C81"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">we expect</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such things as&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;">our belief we have sufficient working capital to fund our fixed costs for several years in addition to continuing to execute selected optimization programs and completing all of the critical milestones necessary to advance Mt Todd to the point of a development decision; our plan to complete feasibility-study level testing of the ore screening and sorting processes and grind size optimization testing which we expect will confirm the positive results we reported in our press release November 28, 2016; our plan to update our 2013 Preliminary Feasibility Study to reflect improvements in the USD:AUD exchange rate, the results of process flowsheet optimizations and other cost reductions that are expected to have an impact on the Mt Todd project economics; and our belief that the mine management plan&nbsp;is one of the final remaining major permits for Mt Todd&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">and other such matters are forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.&nbsp;&nbsp;The material factors and assumptions used to develop the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information contained in this press release include the following: our approved business plans, exploration and assay results, mineral resource and reserve estimates, results of optimization studies and results of preliminary economic assessments,&nbsp;technical studies, pre-feasibility studies and feasibility studies on our projects, if any, our experience with regulators, and positive changes to current economic conditions, foreign exchange rates and the price of gold.&nbsp;&nbsp;When used in this press release, the words <a name="_DV_C95"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201C;<a name="_DV_M95"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">optimistic,<a name="_DV_C97"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M96"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">potential,<a name="_DV_C99"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M97"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">indicate,<a name="_DV_C101"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M98"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">expect,<a name="_DV_C103"></a>&#x201D;</font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;"> &nbsp;&#x201C;<a name="_DV_M99"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">intend,<a name="_DV_C105"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M100"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">hopes,<a name="_DV_C107"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M101"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">believe,<a name="_DV_C109"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M102"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">may,<a name="_DV_C111"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M103"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">will,<a name="_DV_C113"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M104"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">if,<a name="_DV_C115"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D; &#x201C;<a name="_DV_M105"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">anticipate,<a name="_DV_M106"></a>&#x201D; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.&nbsp;&nbsp;These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of <a name="_DV_C119"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">the Company<a name="_DV_M107"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements.&nbsp;&nbsp;Such factors include, among others, uncertainty of resource <a name="_DV_C120"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">and reserve <a name="_DV_M108"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">estimates, uncertainty as to the Company&#x2019;s future operating costs and ability to raise capital; <a name="_DV_M109"></a>risks relating to cost increases for capital and operating costs; <a name="_DV_M111"></a>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 activities; potential effects on <a name="_DV_C129"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">our<a name="_DV_M112"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> 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; as well as those factors discussed under the headings <a name="_DV_C131"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201C;<a name="_DV_M113"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements<a name="_DV_C133"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D;<a name="_DV_M114"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> and <a name="_DV_C135"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201C;<a name="_DV_M115"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">Risk Factors<a name="_DV_C137"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">&#x201D;<a name="_DV_M116"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> in <a name="_DV_C139"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">the Company&#x2019;<a name="_DV_M117"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 22, 2017&nbsp;<a name="_DV_M118"></a>and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulatory authorities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Although <a name="_DV_C143"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">we have<a name="_DV_M119"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as required by law, <a name="_DV_C145"></a></font><font style="color:#0000FF;display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:none;">we assume<a name="_DV_M120"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;"> no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information; 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