Western Star Resources Company (Private search engine: WSR) (Over-the-counter: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) (“The Company” or “Western Star”) is pleased to announce that its technical team has been mobilized and is on ground at the Company’s Rowland Tungsten property, located in Elko County, Nevada, USA, to commence the first phase of the 2026 field exploration program.
The initial program will include a high-resolution drone magnetic survey, systematic prospecting and sampling of historic landfills and workings, and the launch of a property-wide soil geochemical campaign aimed at improving the company’s understanding of the tungsten-containing skarn prospects.
Western Star’s goal is to use modern geophysics and geochemistry to better determine the structural and geological controls on mineralization at Rowland, with the goal of generating drill-ready targets during the 2026 field season.
Highlights:
- Field crews have been mobilized to the Roland Tungsten property in Elko County, Nevada, to begin the first modern exploration program for a past-produced tungsten system.
- Initiate a high-resolution drone magnetic survey designed to map intrusive contacts, structural corridors and potential skarn/touch areas throughout the property.
- Systematic excavation of historic works, waste dumps, pits, trenches and previously identified lands through LiDAR review and field collection.
- Mobile XRF screening for rapid assessment of tungsten and associated elements in landfills and variable materials.
- Launch a property-wide soil sampling campaign to determine tungsten geochemical trends across the broader land package.
- Drone geophysical results are expected in the coming weeks, subject to processing and interpretation timelines by the contractor.
- Soil samples will be submitted for approved laboratory analysis, with analysis results issued after review and interpretation.
- The program is designed to improve the potential horizon and identify drilling targets by the end of the 2026 field season.
said Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star “Our team is now on the ground at Rowland and beginning the first modern exploration program for a past-producing tungsten system. The property has documented historical production, visible historical workings, and a compelling geological setting, but has never been evaluated using modern drone geophysics and systematic property-level geochemistry. This program is designed to take Rowland from a historic tungsten event to a modern exploration target drilling project. Its core data will give what we deliver. We need to establish truly high-priority drilling targets for the 2026 first drilling program. We will have some news regarding With drilling permits soon.”
Figure 1: Field photo of the drone and magnetometer equipment being deployed on the Roland Tungsten property.
Exploration programme
The 2026 field program is designed to test and improve Western Star’s geological model of the Rowland Tungsten property. The property has witnessed historic tungsten production, including shipments of high-grade tungsten ore during the 1940s and additional production during the 1950s. Historical production figures are based on historical records and have not been independently verified by the Company.
The company’s current work program will focus on three direct objectives:
- Mapping Skarn’s potential horizon more accurately. Current geological maps indicate that the property is underlain by limestone, shale and quartz intruded by Cretaceous quartz monzonite deposits. The contact metamorphism associated with this intrusive event is interpreted as the form of skarn and hornfels zones, which represent the primary potential environment for tungsten mineralization.
- Evaluation of historic works and landfills. Field crews will examine, map, photograph and sample historic workings, including open lots, pits, ditches, shafts, tools and waste dumps. The portable XRF will be used as a field screening tool to quickly identify anomalous tungsten and associated elements. The company cautions that portable XRF readings are preliminary in nature and are not a substitute for approved laboratory testing.
- Identify geochemical trends at the property level. The planned soil sampling campaign aims to identify tungsten-bearing geochemical trends that may not be evident from historical mapping alone. Soil geochemistry can help detect dispersion patterns from mineralized skarn zones, especially where shale exposure is limited or where mineral horizons are obscured by cover.
Figure 2: Map showing coverage of the proposed UAV magnetic survey, and historical works at the Roland Tungsten Estate.
Geological setting
The Rowland Tungsten property is located in the Jarbidge Mining District in northeastern Nevada. The project is interpreted to host tungsten mineralization associated with skarn/tektite development along contacts between well-developed intrusive rocks and carbonate-bearing sedimentary units.
Tungsten skarn is commonly associated with granitic intrusions that interact with carbonate rocks, and skyllite is the dominant tungsten mineral in many tungsten skarn deposits. In this geological environment, hot mineralization fluids associated with the intrusive system can react with limestone and other reactive host rocks, producing calcium silicate skarn minerals and possibly concentrating tungsten in the form of scheelite. Rowland’s previous property disclosure describes skelite occurring with molybdenite, boylite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and limonite in a skarn assemblage of garnet, epidote, quartz, and calcite, with zones of skarn and hornfels up to 100 feet wide along the interbedded contact.
Western Star believes the key exploration opportunity at Rowland is that historical workings demonstrate the presence of tungsten mineralization, but the broader system has not been systematically assessed using modern exploration tools. Historical maps have defined the future geology, but the direction, continuity and extent of the Skarn mineral horizons are still poorly understood.
The combination of drone magnets, prospecting, XRF screening, and soil geochemistry aims to help the company identify structural corridors, intrusive contacts, hidden skarn zones, and geochemical anomalies that may represent previously unrecognized potential areas.
Drone magnetic surveying
The drone magnetic survey is designed to provide high-resolution geophysical coverage throughout the property. The survey will help Western Star improve its understanding of intrusive geometry, structural trends and potential connections between intrusive and carbonate-bearing units.
These contacts are important because tungsten skarn systems typically form where mineralization fluids associated with granitic intrusions interact with carbonate-rich rocks. The resulting magnetic patterns may help identify hidden structural trends, intrusive terminations, or variable regions that are not clearly visible on the surface.
Western Star expects to receive initial processed geophysical products in the coming weeks. Once received, the company will combine the results with field mapping, LiDAR interpretation, historical work and geochemical data to prioritize targets for follow-up work.
Soil geochemistry and XRF examination
The soil sampling program aims to test the broader geochemical footprint of the Rowland system. The company will collect soil samples throughout the property to evaluate tungsten and associated elements that may help identify mineralization trends.
In addition, field crews will use mobile XRF screening on historic landfills and altered rock materials to quickly identify areas with high tungsten or associated minerals. Materials of interest will be given priority for approved laboratory analysis.
The company expects soil geochemistry to be particularly useful at Rowland because skarn’s potential horizons may extend beyond known workings and may not be fully reflected in historical surface mapping. Property-level geochemical data collection may help identify blind or unexplored areas for future trenching, mapping, or drilling.
The way to drill target generation
The results of a drone magnetic survey, field exploration, XRF screening, and soil sampling program will be integrated into a revised geological model of the Rowland Tungsten property.
Western Star’s goal is to identify priority drilling targets during the 2026 field season.
The company will provide further updates as geophysical interpretations and laboratory test results become available.
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The scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Jasper Mowatt, MAusIMM (Membership No. 3178851), a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Western Star Resources
Western Star Resources is a mineral exploration and development company. The Company’s goal is to increase shareholder value by developing exploration properties using cost-effective exploration practices, acquiring more exploration properties and seeking partnerships either through a joint venture or sale with industry leaders. The company is currently developing the Roland Tungsten property in Elko County, Nevada, USA. The Company also owns nine contiguous unsurveyed mineral claims totaling 4,740 hectares, located within the Revelstoke Mining Division of British Columbia, approximately 50 kilometers southeast of Revelstoke, British Columbia, and approximately 10 kilometers north of the abandoned community of Camborne.
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Certain historical information in this press release, including historical production numbers and historical grades, is based on prior records and reports that the Company believes are relevant. This information has not been independently verified by the Company and should not be relied upon as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. The Company uses this historical information only as a guide for ongoing exploration.
The company uses portable XRF readers as a field inspection tool only. Portable XRF results are preliminary in nature and are not a substitute for certified laboratory analysis. The Company intends to submit selected samples for laboratory testing, and any material results will be reported once they are received and reviewed.
Certain statements and information contained herein may constitute “forward-looking information.” In particular, references to the private placement and future work programs or expectations regarding the quality or results of such work programs are subject to risks associated with operations on the property, exploration activity generally, equipment limitations and availability, as well as other risks of which we may not currently be aware. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
