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 tungsten-in-soil anomalies that expand the zones around historical workings and could lead to new drill targets in a region with past tungsten production.
The company reported a peak value of 4,240 ppm tungsten (0.53% WO3) at sample R079, located 250 meters from the nearest historical working on ground with no recorded past activity. CEO and President Blake Morgan 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 Rowland Main anomaly consists of 18 samples with anomalous values across a footprint of approximately 190 by 630 meters. Six samples exceeded 100 ppm W, with the highest-grade sample also carrying 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 comprises 13 anomalous samples across 190 by 190 meters, peaking at 228 ppm W, and 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.
The two anomalies occupy different geophysical settings. Most of the strongest soil samples in Northern Zone B lie 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. The Phase 2 survey collected 315 soil samples on lines spaced approximately 100 meters apart with a sample spacing of 25 to 50 meters, designed to provide continuous geochemical coverage across the property.
Soil geochemistry from the nearby White Star Tungsten Project (253 samples) remains pending and will be reported when received. The company plans to integrate the soil results with the completed UAV magnetic survey, the three-dimensional magnetic inversion, and the rock-chip and channel assay results from July 2026 to advance drill target generation across the consolidated Jarbidge-Charleston tungsten footprint.
The scientific and technical information in the release was reviewed and approved by Jasper Mowatt, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Soil samples were submitted to ALS Global for preparation and analysis, with quality control protocols including field duplicates and certified reference materials. The company notes that soil geochemical values represent surficial dispersion and are not indicative of grade or any mineral resource.
Western Star Resources is a mineral exploration company focused on tungsten and critical minerals in the United States, advancing past-producing tungsten assets in Nevada and New Mexico. The original release can be viewed at www.newmediawire.com.
