Vista Gold Corp. Announces Appointment of Senior Officer
27 September 2006 - 2:36AM
PR Newswire (US)
DENVER, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vista Gold Corp.
(AMEX:VGZ) Toronto is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.
Frederick H. Earnest as Senior Vice President, Project Development
effective September 22, 2006. Mr. Earnest holds a B.S. in Mining
Engineering from Colorado School of Mines. He has over 20 years
experience in the mining industry, including management of
engineering and technical services, general manager and, most
recently, as President of Pacific Rim El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. At
Pacific Rim, he was responsible for all Latin American operations
including the development of the El Dorado project that, when
completed, will be El Salvador's first commercial gold mine in 50
years and is expected to produce over 100,000 ounces of gold per
year. At El Dorado, he had in-country involvement in community
relations, environmental stewardship, permitting, government
relations and feasibility preparation. Previously, as General
Manager and Legal Representative for Compania Minera Dayton, he was
responsible for the low-grade, heap-leach Andacollo gold operation
in Chile that produced up to 135,000 ounces of gold per year. At
Vista, his duties will include advancing the Corporation's projects
toward production decisions, which will involve managing technical
and feasibility studies, acquiring environmental permits, and
negotiating with governmental officials and private landowners and
stakeholders. Mike Richings, Vista President and CEO, commented,
"We are very happy to have Fred Earnest join us in this capacity.
We see his experience and skills in developing and managing mines
to be of great benefit as we advance Awak Mas, Mt. Todd, Paredones
Amarillos, Yellow Pine and our other projects through the
development and permitting pipeline towards production. As well,
his experience and command of the Spanish language will be
significant in advancing our Mexican projects." Vista Gold Corp.,
based in Littleton, Colorado, evaluates and acquires gold projects
with defined gold resources. Additional exploration and technical
studies are undertaken to maximize the value of the projects for
eventual development. The Corporation's holdings include the
Maverick Springs, Mountain View, Hasbrouck, Three Hills, Wildcat
projects, the F.W. Lewis, Inc. properties and the Hycroft mine, all
in Nevada, the Long Valley project in California, the Yellow Pine
project in Idaho, the Paredones Amarillos and Guadalupe de los
Reyes projects in Mexico, the Amayapampa project in Bolivia, the
Awak Mas project in Indonesia, and the Mt. Todd project in
Australia. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933 and U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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 future business strategy,
competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of Vista's
businesses, operations, plans and other such matters are
forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the
words "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "intend",
"believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. The statements made in this press
release about anticipated mine development and advancement are
forward-looking statements. Other forward-looking statements
include but are not limited to those with respect to future
financings, reserve and resource estimates and production costs.
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
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others,
risks that Vista's acquisition, exploration and property
advancement efforts will not be successful; risks relating to
fluctuations in the price of gold; the inherently hazardous nature
of mining-related activities; uncertainties concerning reserve and
resource estimates; potential effects on Vista's operations of
environmental regulations in the countries in which it operates;
risks due to legal proceedings; and uncertainty of being able to
raise capital on favorable terms or at all; as well as those
factors discussed in Vista's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Although Vista has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Vista assumes no obligation to
publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise. For further
information, please contact Greg Marlier at (720) 981-1185, or
visit the Vista Gold Corp. website at http://www.vistagold.com/.
DATASOURCE: Vista Gold Corp. CONTACT: Greg Marlier of Vista Gold
Corp., +1-720-981-1185 Web site: http://www.vistagold.com/
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