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                                                                  Exhibit 32.1

              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
                          18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Vista Gold Corp. (the
"Corporation") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned officer of the Corporation does hereby certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Corporation.

Dated: August 5, 2003               /s/ Ronald J. McGregor
                                    -------------------------------------
                                    Ronald J. McGregor,
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer
                                    (Principal Executive Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature
that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written
statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Corporation and
will be retained by the Corporation and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


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