Vista Gold Corp. filings document the company's gold-project development business, its common shares registered under symbol VGZ, and formal disclosures tied to the Mt Todd project in Australia's Northern Territory. Recent 8-K reports furnish operating and financial results, Regulation FD communications, cash and working-capital updates, and material agreements related to common-share offerings.
Proxy materials describe board elections, auditor appointment, advisory executive-compensation votes, stock option plan approvals, and related governance disclosures. The filing record also covers capital-structure matters, underwriting arrangements, shareholder voting results, and financial disclosures describing exploration, evaluation, permitting and pre-development activity at Mt Todd.
VISTA GOLD CORP (symbol: VGZ) is the issuer of record for a Form 8-K filing submitted to the SEC.
Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) filed an amendment describing the finalized Executive Service Agreement with Gavin Ferguson as Managing Director of Vista Gold Australia Pty Ltd. The agreement, dated September 12, 2026 and effective September 7, 2026, confirms Vista Australia as employer and provides for salary, incentives and equity compensation.
The agreement includes an initial grant of 600,000 restricted stock units, vesting in three equal annual tranches, with full vesting upon a change of control or material adverse change. Either party may terminate employment with six months’ written notice, and certain change-of-control terminations entitle Mr. Ferguson to 12 months of compensation.
VISTA GOLD CORP (VGZ) reported the initial beneficial ownership of equity by Managing Director Gavin Ferguson, consisting of restricted stock units (RSUs) covering 831,000 common shares. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one common share, subject to various vesting schedules and performance or share price criteria.
The RSUs vest in tranches: 29,000 on September 6, 2027 subject to performance criteria; 600,000 over 36 months beginning September 6, 2027, subject to the reporting person's continuing service as a director; and 202,000 on March 13, 2029, subject to performance and share price criteria during a two-year vesting period. Settlement occurs as soon as administratively feasible after vesting.
Vista Gold Corp. appointed Gavin Ferguson as Managing Director of Vista Gold Australia Pty Ltd., effective September 7, 2026, to lead advancement of the Mt Todd gold project in Australia from a new West Perth office. His compensation includes a base salary of A$580,000 per year, an award of 600,000 restricted stock units at or near commencement, participation in short- and long-term incentive plans, and severance of 12 months’ salary and benefits on a change of control or 6 months’ on termination without cause. Vista highlights his more than 35 years of international mining experience, including oversight of operations producing approximately 1.4 million ounces of gold annually with an operating budget of about $2.1 billion. The company reiterates its plan to begin detailed engineering for Mt Todd in 2027, followed by an estimated 27-month period of design, construction and commissioning through to first gold production.
BlackRock, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of common stock of VISTA GOLD CORP. BlackRock and certain of its business units held 8,606,453 shares as of June 30, 2026, representing 5.9% of the company’s common stock. These holdings are reported on a Schedule 13G as a passive ownership position.
BlackRock had 8,470,966 shares with sole voting power and 8,606,453 shares with sole dispositive power, with no shared voting or dispositive power. Various underlying clients have rights to dividends or sale proceeds, but no single client holds more than five percent of Vista Gold’s outstanding common shares.
Vista Gold Corp. reported unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, with a consolidated net loss of $3.0 million, or $0.02 per common share, compared with a net loss of $2.4 million, also $0.02 per share, a year earlier.
Cash and cash equivalents were $49.5 million at June 30, 2026, up from $13.6 million at December 31, 2025, and the company had no debt. Management highlighted continued advancement of the Mt Todd gold project in Australia and is targeting the start of detailed engineering and design in 2027, followed by an approximately 27-month period of design, construction and commissioning leading to first gold production.
Vista Gold Corp. remains a development-stage gold company focused on the Mt Todd project in Australia and reported a net loss of $2,957 (thousand) for Q2 2026 and $6,102 (thousand) for the first half, driven by exploration, evaluation, holding and corporate administration costs.
Cash and cash equivalents rose to 49,536 (thousand) and working capital to 48,515 (thousand) at June 30, 2026, with no debt, primarily after a March 2026 equity offering of 17,940,000 shares at $2.50, providing net proceeds of $42,006 (thousand). Management estimates about $14,300 (thousand) of recurring operating outflows and $13,900 (thousand) of project and capital spending over the next 12 months and believes existing cash can fund these plans. The Mt Todd feasibility study outlines average production of 153,000 ounces per year in years 1–15, initial capital of $425 million, all‑in sustaining costs of $1,449 per ounce in years 1–15 and an after‑tax NPV5% of $1,060 million, but constructing the project would require additional financing and faces permitting, water‑management and other development risks.
Vista Gold Corp reports a 9.65% beneficial position held by Kopernik Global Investors and David B. Iben. The Reporting Persons state aggregate beneficial ownership of 14,090,950 Common Shares, representing 9.65% of 145,971,346 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2026. The filing discloses shared voting power of 13,632,349 shares and shared dispositive power of 14,090,950. The securities are held for investment advisory clients; no single client is reported to own more than 5%.
Vista Gold Corp. reported an unaudited net loss of $3.1 million, or $0.02 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared with a net loss of $2.7 million, or $0.02 per share, a year earlier. Cash and cash equivalents rose to $52.7 million at March 31, 2026 from $13.6 million at December 31, 2025, largely reflecting an underwritten public offering of 17,940,000 common shares that generated aggregate gross proceeds of $44.85 million and net proceeds of $42.0 million. The company remains debt free and is using this stronger balance sheet to advance permit modifications, pre-development optimization work, and team expansion for its Mt Todd gold project in Australia, targeting detailed engineering and design in 2027.
Vista Gold Corp. reported a Q1 2026 net loss of $3.1 million, or $0.02 per share, similar to the prior year. Exploration, evaluation, and holding costs were $1.7 million and corporate administration was $1.6 million, reflecting higher project activity and corporate support for Mt Todd.
Cash and cash equivalents increased to $52.7 million and working capital to $51.4 million at March 31, 2026, driven by a March 2026 public equity offering that raised gross proceeds of $44.9 million at $2.50 per share. The company reported no debt.
Vista continues to advance its 100%-owned Mt Todd gold project in Australia, following a 15,000 tonnes-per-day feasibility study outlining average annual production of about 153,000 ounces in years 1–15 and life-of-mine all-in sustaining costs of about $1,500 per ounce. Work in 2026 focuses on permit modifications, building an Australia-based project team, and pre-development optimization studies.