DENVER, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vista Gold Corp. (TSX & NYSE MKT: VGZ) ("Vista") is pleased to announce that Fred Earnest, President and CEO, will attend the BMO Capital Markets 22nd Global Metals and Mining Conference in Hollywood, Florida, February 24-27, 2013.  Institutional investors wishing to meet with Mr. Earnest should use BMO Capital Markets' one-on-one meeting system.

About Vista Gold Corp.

Vista is focused on the development of the Mt. Todd gold project in Northern Territory, Australia, to achieve its goal of becoming a gold producer. Vista is advancing exploration on its Guadalupe de los Reyes gold/silver project in Mexico and has granted Invecture Group, S.A. de C.V. a right to earn a 62.5% interest in the Los Cardones gold project in Mexico. Vista's other holdings include the Awak Mas gold project in Indonesia and the Long Valley gold project in California. For more information about our projects, including technical studies and resource estimates, please visit our website at www.vistagold.com.

For further information, please contact Connie Martinez at (720) 981-1185, or visit the Company's website at www.vistagold.com. 

SOURCE Vista Gold Corp.