Vista Gold Corp. announced the recent death of director W. Durand (Randy) Eppler. Mr. Eppler was a director of the Company for almost 20 years, during which time he served on and chaired a number of committees of the Board.

Most recently he was the Chair of the Health, Safety, Environment, and Social Responsibility Committee. The company plans to nominate a new director for election at the upcoming Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Eppler?s passing.