Exhibit 23.4

                 CONSENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INC.

      The undersigned, Mineral Resources Development, Inc., hereby states as
follows:

      Our firm assisted with an evaluation and prepared an independent review,
completed in 2000 (the "2000 Review"), concerning reserves in the Brimstone
Deposit of the Hycroft Mine, for Vista Gold Corp. (the "Company"), portions of
which are summarized under the caption "Item 2. Properties -- Hycroft Mine --
Ore Reserves" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2001 (the "Form 10-KSB"), which in turn is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 (this "Registration
Statement"), to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of the summary information concerning the 2000 Review, including the
reference to our firm included with such information, as set forth above in the
Form 10-KSB.

                                          Mineral Resources Development, Inc.


                                          By:  /s/ Larry B. Smith
                                               ------------------------------
                                                  Name:  Larry B. Smith
                                                  Title:    Chief Geologist

June 30, 2002