Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has reported results from the first systematic soil sampling program at its White Star Tungsten Project in Elko County, Nevada. The survey, comprising 253 soil samples, defined two discrete tungsten-in-soil anomalies and returned a peak value of 2,230 ppm tungsten (0.28% WO3) at sample B206. The results complete a 568-sample program across the company’s Rowland and White Star properties, both in Nevada.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, said, “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 North Zone anomaly spans approximately 215 by 240 metres and is developed over the contact between Cretaceous quartz monzonite and tactite and calc-silicate hornfels. It includes 15 anomalous samples, peaking at 156 ppm W, and contains a historical rock-chip sample that returned 0.126% WO3. The South Zone, located about 700 metres south, covers approximately 135 by 95 metres with five anomalous samples, peaking at 2,230 ppm W. This zone lies along the same geological horizon that hosts the past-producing Mission Cross mine. Click to see Figure 1: Tungsten-in-soil results across the White Star Tungsten Project, shown over the geological mapping of Coats (1964, USGS Bulletin 1141-M).
The soil results also correlate with geophysical data. 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 and within a magnetic-low lineament. Unlike the Northern Zone B at Rowland, neither White Star anomaly sits within the modelled intrusive. The company will use soil geochemistry to vector toward potential mineralized zones and plans infill soil surveys at 25-metre spacing, extend sampling along the prospective horizon, and select drill pad locations to test all four anomalous zones at depth. Click here to see Figure 2: Rowland-White Star District data compilation from the 2026 exploration program. 4 distinct targets are shown. Magnetic inversion depth slice is the coloured background, soil results are shown as circles, and the rock chips are.
All soil samples were analyzed by ALS Global using lithium borate fusion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for 32 elements, including tungsten. The company noted that lithium borate fusion was selected because tungsten is refractory and partial digestions under-report tungsten hosted in scheelite and wolframite. Quality control included field duplicates, certified reference materials, blanks, and duplicates. The scientific and technical information was reviewed and approved by Jasper Mowatt, MIMMM, and MAusIMM, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
The identification of two new anomalies at White Star, combined with the two previously announced at Rowland, gives Western Star four distinct tungsten-in-soil targets across its Nevada portfolio. This matters because it advances both properties into drill target generation simultaneously, potentially accelerating the company’s exploration timeline in a region with past tungsten production. As global demand for critical minerals rises, Western Star’s focus on tungsten in the United States could position it as a domestic supplier. The company maintains additional exploration exposure through its Western Star property in British Columbia.
