Golden Star Schedules First Quarter Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast.

Business Editors

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004

Golden Star Resources Ltd. (Amex:GSS)(TSX:GSC) will release its first quarter results after the market close on Monday, May 3, 2004 and has scheduled a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern

You can access the call by telephone or by webcast:

    United States and Canada: 800-901-5248, passcode: 16961727
    International: 617-786-4512, passcode: 16961727
    Webcast: at www.gsr.com,
    or through CCBN's Investor Distribution Network,
    or at www.fulldisclosure.com.

Replay of the call can be accessed through the Company's website at www.gsr.com for up to 90 days.

Golden Star holds a 90% equity interest in the Bogoso/Prestea open-pit gold mine and the nearby Wassa gold project, which will commence production mid-year. Both mines are located in Ghana. In addition, the Company has a majority interest in the currently inactive Prestea Underground mine in Ghana as well as gold exploration interests elsewhere in West Africa and in the Guiana Shield of South America. Golden Star has approximately 133 million common shares outstanding.

For further information, please contact:

GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD.              +1 800 553 8436
Peter Bradford, President and CEO       +1 303 894 4613
Allan Marter, Chief Financial Officer   +1 303 894 4631