AMENDMENT TO ARRANGEMENT AND MERGER AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO ARRANGEMENT AND MERGER AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 8th day of May, 2007
AMONG:
VISTA GOLD CORP., a company existing under the laws of the Yukon Territory with an address at Xxxxx 0 - 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XXX, 00000,
(“Vista”)
AND:
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP., a corporation existing under the laws of Delaware with an address at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XXX, 00000,
(“Newco”)
AND:
XXXX XXXXXX, an individual with an address at X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxx, Xxxxxx, XXX, 00000,
(“Xxxx”)
AND:
XXXXX XXXXXX, an individual with an address at X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxx, Xxxxxx, XXX, 00000,
(“Xxxxx”, and together with Xxxx, the “Pescios”)
WITNESSES THAT WHEREAS:
A. Vista, Newco, Xxxx and Xxxxx are parties to an arrangement and merger agreement made as of September 22, 2006 (the “Original Agreement”); and
B. the parties hereto wish to amend the Original Agreement to add (i) certain additional unpatented mining claims to Schedule B to the Original Agreement, such additional claims to form part of the “Vista Nevada Assets” as defined in the Original Agreement and (ii) certain additional unpatented mining claims to Schedule C to the Original Agreement, such additional claims to form part of the “Xxxxxx Nevada Assets” as defined in the Original Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledge by all a parties, the parties agree as follows:
1. Schedule B of the Original Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
The following claims are added under the heading “Hycroft Resources & Development, Inc.”:
Hycroft Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada
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BLM Serial No. (NMC) |
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Humbolt County Document # |
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FG 223 thru FG 226 |
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NMC 939256 thru 939259 |
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#2006-7900 thru 2006-7903 |
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FG 270 thru FG 275 |
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NMC 939291 thru 939296 |
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#2006-7904 thru 2006-7909 |
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FG 319 thru FG 324 |
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NMC 939332 thru 939337 |
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#2006-7910 thru 2006-7915 |
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FG 368 thru FG 377 |
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NMC 939373 thru 939382 |
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#2006-7916 thru 2006-7925 |
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FG 421 thru FG 433 |
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NMC 939426 thru 939438 |
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#2006-7926 thru 2006-7938 |
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NFG 1 thru NFG 74 |
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NMC 939506 thru 939579 |
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#2006-7940 thru 2006-8013 |
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NFG 76 thru NFG 187 |
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NMC 939580 thru 939691 |
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#2006-8014 thru 2006-8125 |
The following claims are added under the heading “Hycroft Resources & Development, Inc. — Hycroft Mine, Pershing County, Nevada”:
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Pershing County |
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NMC 939059 thru 939140 |
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415 |
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360 thru 000 |
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XX 00 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939173 |
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415 |
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442 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939180 |
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415 |
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475 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939213 |
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415 |
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482 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939217 |
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415 |
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515 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939247 |
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415 |
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519 thru 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939255 |
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415 |
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549 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939282 |
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415 |
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557 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939290 |
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415 |
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581 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939323 |
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415 |
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589 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939331 |
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415 |
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617 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939364 |
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415 |
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625 thru 000 |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939371 |
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415 |
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653 thru 000 |
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XX 000 |
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XXX 939372 |
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415 |
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661 |
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FG 377 |
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NMC 393382 |
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660 |
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FG 378 thru FG 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939425 |
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415 |
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662 thru 000X |
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XX 000 xxxx XX 000 |
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XXX 000000 thru 939505 |
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415 |
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704 thru 000 |
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XXX 0 xxxx XXX 00 |
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XXX 000000 thru 941262 |
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416 |
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591 thru 000 |
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XXX 00 xxxx XXX 00 |
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XXX 000000 thru 941287 |
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416 |
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597 thru 621 |
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2. Schedule C of the Original Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
The following claims are added under the heading “Stargo Property — Xxx County — Claim Names”:
ST 258 - 337
3. The Original Agreement as hereby amended shall continue in full force and effect and the provisions of the Original Agreement, as hereby amended, are ratified and confirmed in all respects.
4. This Agreement and the Original Agreement shall be read and construed together as if they constituted one document, provided that if there is any inconsistency between the Original Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Amending Agreement shall govern.
5. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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