FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Palmer Roger	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
1/31/2012 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD [GSS]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President & CFO /	
(Street)

LITTLETON, CO 80127       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
Common Shares  	18358  	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	1/30/2002   (2)	1/30/2012   (4)	Common Shares  	4333  	$1.16   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	1/30/2003   (2)	1/30/2013  	Common Shares  	8667  	$3.15   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	1/26/2005   (3)	1/26/2015  	Common Shares  	10000  	$4.60   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	1/31/2006   (3)	1/31/2016  	Common Shares  	19000  	$3.96   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	2/2/2007   (3)	2/2/2017  	Common Shares  	13026  	$3.97   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	3/20/2008   (3)	3/20/2018  	Common Shares  	70000  	$3.51   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	8/20/2008   (3)	8/20/2018  	Common Shares  	50000  	$1.64   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	3/5/2009   (3)	3/5/2019  	Common Shares  	75000  	$1.71   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	3/11/2010   (3)	3/11/2020  	Common Shares  	50000  	$3.54   (1)	D  	 	
Common Share Options (Right to Buy)  	3/9/2011   (3)	3/9/2021  	Common Shares  	50000  	$2.84   (1)	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Stock options were priced in CDN$; this is the US$ Equivalent. Following are the CDN$ values: Issuance Date: 01/30/2002 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 1.16; Issuance Date: 01/30/2003 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 3.14; Issuance Date: 01/26/2005 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 4.58; Issuance Date: 01/31/2006 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 3.94; Issuance Date: 02/02/2007 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 3.95; Issuance Date: 03/20/2008 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 3.50; Issuance Date: 08/20/2008 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 1.63; Issuance Date: 03/05/2009 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 1.70; Issuance Date: 03/11/2010 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 3.53; Issuance Date: 03/09/2011 Exercise Price: Cdn$ 2.83	
(  2) 	Vesting schedule is as follows: 33.3% on grant; 33.3% on 1st and 2nd anniversaries of grant date.	
(  3) 	Vesting schedule is as follows: 25% on grant; 25% on 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of grant date.	
(  4) 	Option expiration extended until ten (10) days after the end of the current blackout period pursuant to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Palmer Roger
10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE
SUITE 300
LITTLETON, CO 80127			Vice President & CFO		

Signatures		
/s/ Roger Palmer		2/7/2012	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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