EXHIBIT 23.1

                       [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LETTERHEAD]



March 28, 2003


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-81614) and the Registration Statements on
Form S-3, as amended (Files Nos. 333-33237, 333-89767, 333-82106, 333-102225) of
Golden Star Resources Ltd. of our report dated March 19, 2003 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.


/s/  PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP