30 Mar 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).
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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's Idaho gold ground was combined with Midas Gold's adjoining Hangar Flats and West End deposits to create a new project, Golden Meadows, with nearly 6 million combined ounces; Vista will hold about 35% of the resulting Midas Gold Corp once the deal closes.
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 GOLD CORP reported a quarterly net loss of $4.1 million for the period ended 2010-09-30.
9 Nov 2010quarterly activities report▼ Bad
VISTA GOLD CORP reported a quarterly net loss of $4.1 million for the period ended 2010-09-30.
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 arranged to raise roughly US$30 million through a private placement of special warrants, capital it needed to keep advancing Mt Todd and its Mexican gold projects.
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.
9 Sept 2010director interest notice● Neutral
VISTA GOLD CORP director William Durand Eppler bought 10,000 shares on the open market at $2.40.