Golden Star Achieves Commercial Production at Prestea Underground Gold Mine

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Golden Star Resources (NYSE American: GSS; TSX: GSC; GSE: GSR) (“Golden Star” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that commercial production has been achieved at its Prestea Underground Gold Mine (“Prestea Underground”) in Ghana, effective as of today. The project construction of Prestea Underground, including the installation of all ancillary infrastructure, is complete and operational and gold production …

The project construction of Prestea Underground, including the installation of all ancillary infrastructure, is complete and operational and gold production is anticipated to continue to ramp up during 2018.

Sam Coetzer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Star, commented:

“Achieving commercial production at Prestea Underground is an important milestone in Golden Star’s transformation into a high grade, margin-focused gold producer. It is also a significant historical moment for the Prestea community as it has been over 15 years since the mine was previously in commercial production.
I would like to thank our host communities for their continued support during the construction and commissioning periods.”

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