Vista Gold Corp. Receives $2.5 Million Awak Mas Option Payment
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Vista Gold Corp. Receives $2.5 Million Awak Mas Option Payment
Denver, Colorado, January 31, 2022 – Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) (“Vista” or the
“Company”) today announced receipt of $2.5 million from PT Masmindo Dwi Area (“PT Masmindo”) to
exercise its option to cancel the remaining 50% of the Awak Mas net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty.
As announced on May 5, 2020 (see news release), PT Masmindo retained the right to pay Vista $2.5
million to exercise its option to cancel the remaining 50% of the Awak Mas NSR royalty, which included
a 1.0% NSR royalty on the first 1,250,000 ounces of gold produced and 1.25% NSR royalty on the next
1,250,000 ounces of gold produced. With this $2.5 million payment, Vista has no remaining royalty
interest in the Awak Mas project.
Frederick H. Earnest, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to have received
the final option payment from PT Masmindo and successfully completed the monetization of another non-
core asset. This $2.5 million strengthens our balance sheet as we advance our activities to seek a strategic
partner for development of Mt Todd.”
About Vista Gold Corp.
Vista is a gold project developer. The Company’s flagship asset is the Mt Todd gold project located in the
Tier 1, mining friendly jurisdiction of Northern Territory, Australia. Situated approximately 250 km
southeast of Darwin, Mt Todd is the largest undeveloped gold project in Australia and, if developed as
presently designed, would potentially be Australia’s fourth largest gold producer on an annual basis, with
lowest tertile in-country and global all-in sustaining costs. All major operating and environmental permits
have now been approved.
For further information, please contact Pamela Solly, Vice President of Investor Relations, at (720) 981-
1185.
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than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate
will or may occur in the future, including our belief that the receipt of the $2.5 million strengthens our balance sheet as we advance our
activities to seek a strategic partner for the development of our Mt Todd gold project, are forward-looking statements and forward-looking
information. The material factors and assumptions used to develop the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information contained
in this press release include the following: there are no changes to laws or regulations impacting mine development or mining activities, our
assumptions with respect to the current economic conditions, the price of gold and current market conditions. When used in this press release,
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of gold and current market conditions; as well as those factors discussed under the headings “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”
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