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Golden Star Appoints D. Scott Barr as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Golden Star Resources Ltd. (AMEX: GSS)(TSX: GSC)(GSE: GSR) today
announced that it has appointed Mr. D. Scott Barr as Chief Operating
Officer commencing on April 2, 2008.
Tom Mair, President and CEO said: “We are
excited to have Scott join the Golden Star management team. His strong
professional and technical skills and extensive experience in the
international mining industry will be of great value to Golden Star,
particularly during the Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa expansions we have
undertaken in Ghana. We believe that Scott’s
experience will be a strong complement to our current management team.”
Mr. Barr is a qualified metallurgical and chemical engineer with more
than 30 years of international business experience in the natural
resources industries. Prior to joining Golden Star, he was employed for
13 years by Newmont Mining Corporation in a number of key roles
including Chief Technical Officer. His Newmont experience included
involvement in projects and operations in Indonesia, South America,
Australia, Ghana and North America. Prior to joining Newmont, Scott also
worked in a number of roles with other mining companies that included 16
years experience in refractory gold operations in Nevada, along with
development and operations experience in base metals and non-metallics.
COMPANY PROFILE
Golden Star holds a 90% equity interest in Golden Star (Bogoso/Prestea)
Limited and Golden Star (Wassa) Limited, which respectively own the
Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa open-pit gold mines and the Hwini-Butre and
Benso properties in Ghana. In addition, Golden Star has an 81% interest
in the currently inactive Prestea Underground mine in Ghana, as well as
gold exploration interests elsewhere in Ghana, in other parts of West
Africa and in the Guiana Shield of South America. Golden Star has
approximately 236 million shares outstanding.
Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information:Some
statements contained in this news release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are
inherently uncertain and involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially. Such statements include
comments regarding the development of Golden Star. There can be no
assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those
anticipated by management. Please refer to the discussion of these and
other factors in our Form 10-K for 2007.
Golden Star Resources Ltd. Bruce Higson-Smith,+1-800-553-8436 Vice
President Corporate Development or Anne Hite, +1-800-553-8436 Investor
Relations Manager
