EXHIBIT 99.1


Certification of Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)


I, Peter J. Bradford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Star
Resources Ltd., certify, to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 of Golden Star
Resources Ltd. that:

(1) The Annual Report on Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of Golden Star Resources Ltd.


/s/ Peter J. Bradford
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    Peter J. Bradford
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    March 25, 2003

A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 HAS BEEN
PROVIDED TO GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD. AND WILL BE RETAINED BY GOLDEN STAR
RESOURCES LTD. AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS
STAFF UPON REQUEST.