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Vista Gold Corp. reports developments tied to the Mt Todd gold project, a development-stage gold deposit in the Northern Territory of Australia. Company updates commonly cover feasibility-study work, permitting and permit-modification activity, pre-development optimization, exploration and evaluation spending, and the buildout of Australia-based project capability.
News also includes financial results, common-share financing activity, treasury updates, exchange and capital-structure disclosures, and shareholder meeting outcomes such as director elections, auditor appointment, executive-compensation advisory votes, and stock option plan matters. The recurring focus is the advancement of Mt Todd within Vista Gold's project development plan.
Vista Gold (NYSE American, TSX: VGZ) appointed Gavin Ferguson as Managing Director of Vista Gold Australia, effective September 7, 2026. He will be based in the company’s new West Perth office and lead the Australia-based team advancing the Mt Todd gold project.
Ferguson brings over 35 years of international mining experience, most recently as General Manager of the Carlin Mining Complex for Nevada Gold Mines, where he oversaw five underground mines, three open pits and five processing facilities producing about 1.4 million ounces of gold annually. He managed roughly 6,500 employees and contractors, an operating budget of approximately $2.1 billion, and $300–$500 million in sustaining and growth capital each year.
Vista Gold (NYSE American, TSX: VGZ) reported progress at its Mt Todd gold project in Australia and confirmed participation in the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie from August 3-5, 2026. According to Vista Gold, it is advancing permit modifications to align with the 2025 Mt Todd Feasibility Study, with some authorizations already granted and additional approvals expected in the second half of 2026 and in 2027. The company has begun dewatering programs at the Batman pit and tailings storage facility, refined site layout, and is preparing tailings facility field work. Vista is also expanding its Australia-based executive and project development teams and progressing metallurgical and geotechnical optimization programs to support detailed engineering targeted to start in 2027.
Vista Gold (NYSE American/TSX: VGZ) reported unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, with cash and cash equivalents of $49.5 million and no debt. The company recorded a net loss of $3.0 million, or $0.02 per share, compared with a net loss of $2.4 million, or $0.02 per share, a year earlier.
Vista highlighted continued advancement of its Mt Todd project, including permitting progress, expansion of its Australia-based leadership team, technical optimization work, and project execution planning aligned with plans to start detailed engineering and design in 2027 and an approximately 27‑month construction and commissioning period.
Vista Gold (NYSE American, TSX: VGZ) announced its addition to the Russell 2000 Index and Russell 2000 Growth Index following the June 2026 reconstitution by FTSE Russell.
Index membership is expected to be effective after market close on June 26, 2026, with trading from June 29, 2026.
Vista Gold (NYSE American: VGZ) appointed Julie Jones as General Counsel and Company Secretary of Vista Gold Australia, based in Perth. The role supports advancing the Mt Todd gold project in Australia, one of the country’s largest undeveloped gold projects.
Jones brings over 20 years of legal and executive experience across major mining and industry organizations. Vista Gold also reported that Korn Ferry is conducting an active search for an Australia-based Managing Director with project development and capital markets experience to lead Mt Todd’s development.
Vista Gold (NYSE American: VGZ) reported unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, with $52.7 million in cash and a consolidated net loss of $3.1 million (or $0.02 per share). The company closed a public offering on March 9, 2026 for aggregate gross proceeds of $44.85 million and net proceeds of $42.0 million.
Operations focus on permit modification submissions, pre-development optimizations tied to the 2025 Mt Todd Feasibility Study, recent metallurgical and geotechnical work, and expansion of an Australia-based project team. Management expects final permit modification approval in 2027. No debt reported.
Vista Gold (NYSE American, TSX: VGZ) reported voting results from its Annual General and Special Meeting held April 28, 2026. Shareholders representing 80,429,324 common shares (55.49%) were present.
All six director nominees received strong support (votes for: 97.49%–98.79%). Shareholders appointed Davidson & Company LLP as auditors and approved, on an advisory basis, Named Executive Officer compensation and amendments to the Company’s Stock Option Plan and all unallocated options.
Vista Gold (NYSE American: VGZ) announced that President and CEO Frederick H. Earnest will present at Mining Forum Europe 2026 in Zurich on Monday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m. CEST (6:00 a.m. MDT / 8:00 a.m. EDT).
The session will be live-streamed with on-demand access and Vista management will hold investor meetings April 13–15, 2026. Presentation webcast link is provided for remote viewing.
Vista Gold (VGZ) reported audited 2025 results and project progress on March 11, 2026. The company ended 2025 with $13.6 million cash, a consolidated net loss of $7.5 million (or $0.06 per share), and no debt. Vista completed the 2025 Mt Todd Feasibility Study and plans detailed engineering toward first production after a ~27-month execution phase.
In March 2026 Vista closed a public offering raising $44.85 million gross to support permitting, technical studies, Australian staffing, and detailed engineering preparations.
Vista Gold (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) closed an underwritten public offering of 17,940,000 common shares at US$2.50 per share, including full exercise of a 2,340,000-share option, generating US$44.85 million gross proceeds.
The company intends to use net proceeds to advance exploration and development at the Mt. Todd gold project in Australia's Northern Territory and for general corporate purposes. The offering was completed under an effective Form S-3 registration statement declared effective Nov 8, 2024.