POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of John A.
Labate and Roger Palmer signing singly the
undersigned s true and lawful attorney in fact to:

(1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in
the undersigneds capacity as an officer and or
director of Golden Star Resources Ltd. (the Company)
Forms 3 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange
Act) and the rules thereunder

(2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3 4
or 5 and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Commission) and any stock exchange or similar
authority and

(3)take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which in the opinion
of such attorney in fact may be of benefit to in the
best interest of or legally required by the
undersigned it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney in act on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in
such attorney in fact s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney
in fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present with full power of
substitution or revocation hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney in fact or such
attorney infact s substitute or substitutes shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that each of
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned is not
assuming nor is the Company assuming any of the
undersigneds responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3 4 and 5 with regard to the
undersigned s ownership of or transactions in
securities of Golden Star Resources Ltd. unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to one of the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 2nd day
of February 2010.


Christopher M.T. Thompson