Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has announced results from the first-ever systematic soil sampling program at its White Star Tungsten Project in Elko County, Nevada, USA. The survey, comprising 253 soil samples collected on a 50-metre station spacing, has defined two discrete tungsten-in-soil anomalies and elevated tungsten values in covered areas where the contact between intrusive and carbonate units is obscured. These results complete a 568-sample program across both the Rowland and White Star properties, marking a significant step in the company's sequential exploration approach.
The highest value returned was 2,230 ppm tungsten (0.28% WO3) at sample B206, located in the South Zone. The North Zone, the larger and better-defined anomaly, spans approximately 215 by 240 metres and peaks at 156 ppm W. It is developed over the contact between Cretaceous quartz monzonite and tactite/calc-silicate hornfels. The South Zone, measuring roughly 135 by 95 metres, lies about 700 metres south of the North Zone and occurs along the same geological horizon that hosts the historical Mission Cross mine. Both zones remain open for expansion.
CEO and President Blake Morgan stated, “Deploying the same systematic approach to exploration at White Star as we did at Rowland has defined two excellent anomalous zones. The northern anomaly is particularly exciting as it's in an area where there has been no recorded historical activity. This geochemistry points to tungsten-bearing rock sitting at or very near surface. That is exactly the kind of target our sequential approach is built to find, and it takes both Nevada properties into drill planning together.” The discovery of a new anomaly in an underexplored area underscores the potential for additional mineralization outside known historical workings.
The soil survey was analyzed by ALS Global using lithium borate fusion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, a method chosen because tungsten is refractory and partial digestions under-report tungsten hosted in scheelite and wolframite. The North Zone is near a modelled intrusive body resolved by a three-dimensional magnetic inversion and an interpreted magnetic-high lineament. The South Zone lies approximately 800 metres outside the modelled intrusive footprint, within an interpreted magnetic-low lineament. Unlike the Northern Zone B at Rowland, neither White Star anomaly sits within the modelled intrusive, suggesting different geological controls. For detailed soil results, refer to Figure 1: Tungsten-in-soil results across the White Star Tungsten Project, and for a district-wide compilation, see Figure 2: Rowland-White Star District data compilation.
These results matter because they validate the company's systematic exploration methodology and provide multiple drill-ready targets. The high-grade South Zone, with values up to 0.28% WO3, indicates the potential for significant near-surface tungsten mineralization. The North Zone's location in an area with no recorded historical activity suggests a new discovery. With four anomalies now defined across the two Nevada properties, Western Star is positioned to advance both toward drill testing. The company plans to infill the key target zones at 25-metre spacing, extend sampling where anomalies are open, and select drill pad locations to test the four anomalous zones at depth. This integrated approach, combining soil geochemistry, geophysics, and rock sampling, enhances the likelihood of success in defining economic tungsten resources. As tungsten remains a critical mineral with strategic importance, Western Star's progress in Nevada could contribute to domestic supply security.
