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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 15, 2001
GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Canada 1-12284 98-0101955
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
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1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 3000
Denver, Colorado 80264-3001
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 830-9000
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
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Golden Star Resources Ltd. ("Golden Star") and Guyanor Ressources S.A.
("Guyanor"), further to their press release of January 10, 2001, announced the
closing of the agreements with Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited ("Rio
Tinto") relating to the private placement of 500,000 common shares of Golden
Star at a price of US$ 2.00 per share (for total proceeds of $1.0 million) and
the earn-in joint venture agreement on the Paul Isnard gold project whereby Rio
Tinto may earn a 70% interest in the project by spending a total of $9.0 million
on exploration and development on the Paul Isnard property (the "Property").
The Property covers an area that includes eight concessions held by SOTRAPMAG, a
fully-controlled Guyanor subsidiary, and the western part of an exploration
permit held by Guyanor in western French Guiana, covering a total area of 216
km/2/. The remaining 214 km/2/ in the eastern part of the exploration permit is
not included in the joint venture, although Rio Tinto has a preemptive right
over the area. Guyanor may continue to explore and develop this portion of the
exploration permit in its own right.
In addition to the expenditure by Rio Tinto on the Property, Golden Star has
committed to fund $0.75 million of exploration expenditure, which it will do by
lending to Guyanor $0.75 million of the proceeds from the private placement. The
balance of the private placement will also be lent to Guyanor to partially fund
the costs of a reorganization of Guyanor. The common shares issued under the
private placement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S
Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States
without registration or exemption from registration requirements thereunder.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD.
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Registrant
Date: January 18, 2001 /s/ Peter Bradford
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Peter Bradford
President and Chief Executive Officer
