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Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF MINE RESERVE ASSOCIATES, INC.

        The undersigned, Mine Reserve Associates, Inc., hereby states as follows:

        Our firm assisted with updating and optimizing a feasibility study, completed in 2000 (the "2000 Feasibility Study"), concerning the Amayapampa Property, for Vista Gold Corp. (the "Company"), portions of which are summarized under the caption "Item 2. Properties — Amayapampa — Geology" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the "Form 10-K").

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-91254, 333-102384, 333-104443, 333-120335 and 333-129720) and in the related Prospectuses, and in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-105621) of the Company of the summary information concerning the 2000 Feasibility Study, including the reference to our firm included with such information, as set forth above in the Form 10-K.

MINE RESERVE ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:	/s/  DONALD C. ELKIN Name:    Donald C. Elkin Title:    President

Date: March 16, 2006

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Exhibit 23.2