Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has announced results from a Phase 2 soil geochemical survey at its Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada, USA. The survey defined two discrete, spatially coherent tungsten-in-soil anomalies, each expanding the zones around historical workings. The results are significant because they extend the recognized footprint of tungsten mineralization well beyond known historical activity, with the strongest sample coming from previously untested ground, highlighting the property's exploration potential.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, stated, “These results show the methodical exploration approach is paying off. We have defined two significant soil anomalies over the historical workings and extended the recognised footprint well beyond them. Northern Zone B is the tighter of the two, a compact cluster elongate to the northeast, sitting within the modelled intrusive. Rowland Main is the larger footprint, and its best sample, 0.53% WO3, lies 250 metres from the nearest historical working on ground with no recorded past activity. That is the part that interests us most: the strongest result came from ground nobody has tested.”
The survey collected 315 soil samples across the property, including a highly anomalous value of 4,240 ppm W (0.53% WO3) at sample R079. Two anomalies were defined: the Rowland Main anomaly, covering approximately 190 by 630 metres with 18 anomalous samples, and the Northern Zone B anomaly, covering 190 by 190 metres with 13 anomalous samples. The Rowland Main anomaly's highest-grade sample also carried 66.9 ppm Sn, the highest tin value in the survey, suggesting a tungsten-tin association consistent with a greisen-modified skarn system.
The Northern Zone B anomaly is located close to rock-chip samples RO-18-01 to RO-18-03, which returned 0.35% to 1.22% WO3 as announced in July 2026. This anomaly lies within the modelled intrusive body resolved by the Company’s three-dimensional magnetic inversion, while the Rowland Main anomaly is associated with an interpreted magnetic-high lineament. These geophysical relationships are crucial for understanding the structural controls on mineralization and guiding future drilling.
The soil geochemical results will be integrated with the completed UAV magnetic survey, the three-dimensional magnetic inversion and the rock-chip and channel assay results announced in July 2026 to advance drill target generation across the consolidated Jarbidge-Charleston tungsten footprint. Soil geochemistry from the nearby White Star Tungsten Project (253 samples) remains pending and will be reported when received. The integration of these datasets is expected to refine drill targets and enhance the efficiency of upcoming exploration programs.
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Quality assurance and quality control protocols were followed, with samples submitted to ALS Global and analyzed for 32 elements including tungsten by lithium borate fusion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The scientific and technical information has been reviewed and approved by Jasper Mowatt, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The company cautions that soil geochemical values represent surficial dispersion and are not indicative of grade or mineral resources.
Western Star Resources is a mineral exploration company focused on tungsten and critical minerals in the United States, advancing a portfolio of past-producing tungsten assets in Nevada and New Mexico. The positive soil results at Rowland underscore the potential for new discoveries in a region with historical tungsten production, at a time when critical minerals are of increasing strategic importance.
