UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
VISTA GOLD CORP.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
927926 10 5
(CUSIP Number)
April 26, 2002
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/x/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 2 of 6
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Global Resource Investments Ltd.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
33-0584418
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 11,851,850
EACH -----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,851,850
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,851,850
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 3 of 6
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Rule Investments, Inc.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
33-0584421
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 11,851,850
EACH -----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,851,850
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,851,850
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 4 of 6
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Vista Gold Corp.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
7961 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 5
Littleton, Colorado 80127
Item 2
(a). - (c).
Name, Principal Business Address and Citizenship
of Persons Filing:
(1) Global Resource Investments Ltd. ("Global Resource")
7770 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009
Citizenship: California
(2) Rule Investments, Inc. ("Rule Investments")
7770 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009
Citizenship: California
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Shares
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
927926 10 5
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act.
(d) / / Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act.
(e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) / / A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
(h) / / A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act.
(i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act.
(j) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not Applicable
CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 5 of 6
Item 4. Ownership.
The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover pages (pp.
2-3) on Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.
Aggregate beneficial ownership of 11,851,850 shares includes 5,925,925
Common Shares and 5,925,925 immediately exercisable share purchase
warrants.
Global Resource is a broker-dealer. Rule Investments was organized to
serve as the corporate General Partner of Global Resource. It conducts
no independent business activities.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below, each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best
of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.
CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 6 of 6
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each
of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: May 2, 2002 Global Resource Investments Ltd.
By: Rule Investments, Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ Arthur Richards Rule
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Arthur Richards Rule, President
Date: May 2, 2002 Rule Investments, Inc.
By: /s/ Arthur Richards Rule
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Arthur Richards Rule, President