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Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF VISTA GOLD CORP.

Name of Subsidiary			Jurisdiction of Organization
Vista Gold Holdings Inc.(1)			Nevada
	Vista Gold U.S. Inc.(2)		Delaware
		Vista California, LLC.(10)	California
	Vista Nevada Corp.(2)		Nevada
	Idaho Gold Resources LLC(2)		Idaho
	Victory Gold Inc.(2)		Nevada
		Victory Exploration Inc.(6)	Nevada
	Hycroft Resources & Development, Inc.(2)		Nevada
		Hycroft Lewis Mine, Inc.(3)	Nevada
	Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(1)		Delaware
Granges Inc.(1)			British Columbia, Canada
Minera Paredones Amarillos S.A. de C.V.(1)			Mexico
Vista Gold (Barbados) Corp.(1)			Barbados
	Salu Siwa Pty. Ltd.(7)		Australia
		PT Masmindo Dwi(8)	Indonesia
Vista Gold (Antigua) Corp.(1)			Antigua
	Compania Inversora Vista S.A.(4)		Bolivia
		Minera Nueva Vista S.A.(5)	Bolivia
		Compania Exploradora Vistex S.A.(5)	Bolivia
Vista Minerals (Barbados) Corp.(1)			Barbados
	Vista Australia Pty. Ltd.(9)		Australia

(1)

100% owned by Vista Gold Corp.

(2)

100% owned by Vista Gold Holdings Inc.

(3)

100% owned by Hycroft Resources & Development, Inc.

(4)

100% owned by Vista Gold (Antigua) Corp.

(5)

100% owned by Compania Inversora Vista S.A.

(6)

100% owned by Victory Gold Inc.

(7)

100% owned by Vista Gold (Barbados) Corp.

(8)

100% owned by Salu Siwa Pty. Ltd.

(9)

100% owned by Vista Minerals (Barbados) Corp.

(10)

100% owned by Vista Gold U.S. Inc.

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