Vista Gold Corp. Announces Appointment of New Board Member
14 Oktober 2004 - 1:37AM
PR Newswire (US)
Vista Gold Corp. Announces Appointment of New Board Member DENVER,
Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vista Gold Corp. (Amex: VGZ; TSX)
is pleased to announce the appointment of W. Durand Eppler of
Denver, Colorado, to the Board of Directors effectively
immediately. Mr. Eppler holds an M.S. degree in Mineral Economics
from the Colorado School of Mines. Recently, with Newmont Mining
Corporation, he held positions of Vice President of Newmont
Capital, Ltd., President of Newmont Indonesia, Vice President of
Corporate Development and Vice President of Corporate Planning. He
also has considerable domestic and international banking experience
with major U.S. banks. Mr. Eppler fills a Board vacancy with a term
that expires at the next annual general meeting of shareholders.
The vacancy was created by the unexpected passing of President Jock
McGregor in late May. "The addition of Randy Eppler brings strength
to our company, particularly in the business development and
financial areas, and we are very pleased to welcome him to our
Board of Directors," said Mike Richings, President and CEO. 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, Hycroft and Wildcat projects 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,
and the Amayapampa project in Bolivia. The statements that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements involving known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
vary materially from targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties
include those described from time to time in the Corporation's
periodic reports, including the annual report on Form 10-K filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Corporation
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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