TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Golden Star
Resources Ltd. (NYSE American: GSS; TSX: GSC; GSE: GSR) ("Golden
Star" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it is
supporting the return of Giants of Africa to Ghana, as part of the Company's commitment to
industry-leading corporate social responsibility ("CSR").
Giants of Africa is a
not-for-profit, Africa-focused
youth organization, founded by the President of the Toronto Raptors
basketball team, Masai Ujiri. The organization's objective is to
create opportunities for African youth through the game of
basketball. During Giants of Africa's 15 year history, it has held numerous
camps across the continent, providing coaching, sports clothing and
training equipment to hundreds of African young people.
In 2015 and 2016 Giants of Africa hosted basketball camps in Ghana's capital, Accra, but the 2018 program will be hosted in
the Western region for the first time, close to Golden Star's Prestea Complex. Golden Star
has sponsored the construction of a multi-purpose sports and
recreational centre to host the camp and for use thereafter by the
Prestea community.
The camp begins today and runs until October 14, 2018 and is being attended by 54 of
Ghana's most accomplished young
basketball players, aged 18 and under. The players have been
selected from across Ghana and in
addition to basketball coaching, they will receive mentorship in
life skills, such as leadership and self-discipline.
Sam Coetzer, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Golden
Star, commented:
"Promoting the advancement of African young people is at the
heart of our CSR objectives so supporting the work of Giants of
Africa was a clear choice for
Golden Star. We have long realized
the importance of partnerships, having worked hand in hand with the
Government of Ghana and other
international development agencies in the past to bring sustainable
benefits to our host communities. We are excited to welcome Giants
of Africa to the Prestea area and
to encourage Ghana's youth to
"dream big" and achieve their goals."
For more information about Golden
Star's commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen
and to view photographs of the new sports centre, please visit
www.gsr.com/responsibility. Photographs of the Giants of
Africa camp at Prestea will be
available during the coming weeks.
For more information about Giants of Africa, please visit
http://giantsofafrica.org/.
Company Profile
Golden Star is an established
gold mining company that owns and operates the Wassa and Prestea
mines in Ghana, West Africa. Listed on the NYSE American,
the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Ghanaian Stock
Exchange, Golden Star is focused on
delivering strong margins and free cash flow from its two high
grade, low cost underground mines. Gold production guidance for
2018 is 225,000-235,000 ounces at a cash operating cost per ounce
of $790-830. As the winner of the PDAC 2018 Environmental
and Social Responsibility Award, Golden
Star is committed to leaving a positive and sustainable
legacy in its areas of operation.
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