A Rose by any other Name.....CONCORDIA GOLD NO!

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Vista Gold announced that they will change the name of the Open Pit Gold Mind known as Paredones Amarillos to Concordia Gold.  The Paredones Amarillos mining project has been soundly rejected and condemned  by the community and government of Baja California Sur so now the parent company Vista Gold wants to rebrand with the new name Concordia Gold - calling the mine an environmentally friendly "open pit gold mine".

One must ask how is it possible for an open pit gold mine to be environmentally friendly? That in itself is a contradiction of terms.  Now Vista Gold admits that their project has been divisive and poorly planned and negative for our community.  They think that some how if they just change the name to Concordia, the Baja California Sur community will support this very aggressive mining project.  That somehow having a new name will make them environmentally friendly.

No matter what the mine is called, the issues are the same; 

polluted water, cyanide pollution, arsenic contamination.  

How can any sane person conceive of putting an open pit gold mine in an environmentally sensitive area such as the Sierra de la Laguna Biosphere Reserve.   They ask that we allow them to place our people and economy at risk in exchange for a couple of hundred jobs over ten years. How can Vista Gold ask Baja California to jeopardize our precious fresh water and the health of our children so they can make money.

No Vista Gold!  No Concordia Gold! No Paredones Amarillos!

DENVER, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vista Gold Corp. ("Vista" or the "Company") (TSX & NYSE Amex Equities: VGZ) today announced that it has changed the name of its wholly-owned Paredones Amarillos gold project in Baja California Sur, Mexico to the Concordia gold project. The Company believes this will better reflect the integration of the project with the environmental, social and economic priorities of the region.
The name Concordia (translated as "agreement" or "oneness") was selected after a wide-ranging dialogue with local communities and other project stakeholders.  The name change is part of a broad program intended to communicate Vista's commitment to developing the Concordia gold project in a way that is consistent with contemporary standards for sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and the health and safety of the communities in which the Company operates.
Fred Earnest, Vista's President and COO, stated, "In May of this year, we hired Hector Araya as the new General Manager of Concordia.  With his participation, we are changing the way we communicate with the local community and officials concerning the very real benefits offered by the Concordia gold project, which could include significant opportunities for direct and indirect employment, education, and improved quality of life.  Vista is working hard to communicate to stakeholders that the Concordia gold project will employ state of the art environmental practices and operate in a manner that is designed to protect the natural environment and the Sierra de La Laguna Biosphere."  
The Company believes that the name change reflects the spirit of its collaboration and the values it shares with the local communities and project stakeholders as the Concordia gold project moves forward.