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Vista Gold Corp. Announces Appointment of President and Chief Operating Officer
Vista Gold Corp. Announces Appointment of President and Chief Operating Officer.
About this update from Vista Gold Corp
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nDENVER, Aug. 1 /CNW/ -- Vista Gold Corp. (Amex: VGZ; TSX) is pleased to\nannounce the promotion of Mr. Frederick H. Earnest to President and Chief\nOperating Officer effective August 1, 2007. Mr. Earnest and Gregory G.\nMarlier, Chief Financial Officer, will continue reporting to Mike Richings,\nChief Executive Officer. Mr. Richings, who prior to the promotion of Mr.\nEarnest, also held the title of President, will focus his efforts on corporate\nplanning and strategy. Mr. Earnest joined Vista in September 2006 as Senior\nVice President, Project Development, and has over 20 years previous experience\nin the mining industry, including the management of the development and\noperation of gold mines. The management change reflects Vista's increasing\nemphasis on the development of its most advanced gold projects: Paredones\nAmarillos, Mt. Todd and Yellow Pine.\n\n\nMike Richings, Vista CEO, commented, "Since joining Vista, Fred has\ndemonstrated excellent management and executive skills, appropriate to his new\nposition. The increasing management demands of developing three major projects\nnecessitate the change and will allow me to focus on potential growth and\nvalue-adding opportunities for the Corporation."\n\n\nAbout Vista Gold Corp.\n\n\nSince 2001, Vista has acquired a number of discovered gold projects with\nthe expectation that higher gold prices would significantly increase their\nvalue. As gold prices have risen, Vista has completed various preliminary\nevaluations that have demonstrated that some of the projects would be\npotentially viable operations at today's gold prices. Currently, Vista is\nundertaking technical programs to bring the most advanced projects to the\npoint where decisions can be made to put these projects into production,\neither by Vista, or through sale or joint venture to other mining companies.\nVista's holdings include the Paredones Amarillos and Guadalupe de los Reyes\nProjects in Mexico, Mt. Todd Project in Australia, Yellow Pine Project in\nIdaho, Awak Mas Project in Indonesia, Long Valley Project in California, and\nthe Amayapampa Project in Bolivia.\n\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning\nof the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.\nAll statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in ...