10:04 AM EST - Vista Gold Corp. : says it has bought US$16 million in gold processing equipment for use at its Paredones Amarillos project in Mexico, a purchase it says brings it a step closer to its gold-producing goal. The company said the equipment, which it bought from used equipment sales firm A.M. King Industries Inc., includes a 10,000 tonne per day semi-autogenous (SAG) grinding mill, two ball mills, gyratory crusher and a shorthead cone crusher. Vista Gold Corp.
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