Exhibit 23.4

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CONSENT OF GUSTAVSON ASSOCIATES, LLC

The undersigned, Gustavson Associates, LLC, hereby states as follows:

Gustavson Associates, LLC assisted with the preparation of “Preliminary Assessment, Awak Mas Gold Project, Sulawesi, Indonesia”, dated January 16, 2008  (the “Technical Report”) for Vista Gold Corp. (the “Company”), portions of which are summarized (the “Summary Material”) in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Form 10-K”).

I hereby consent to the Summary Material in the Form 10-K and to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-132975 and 333-158633) and in the related Prospectuses, and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-105621, 333-134767 and 333-153019) of the Company of the Summary Material concerning the Technical Report, including the reference to Gustavson Associates, LLC included with such information, as set forth above in the Form 10-K.

By:  /s/ WILLIAM J CROWL

Name:  William J. Crowl

Title:  Vice President, Mining

Date: March 10, 2010