Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has released the first modern assay results from its Eagle Point Tungsten Project in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, a property that last saw production during the Second World War. The results, announced on October 7, 2026, include a continuous channel sample averaging 0.11% WO3 over 13.1 feet and grab samples returning up to 0.55% WO3 from scheelite-bearing skarn that has been intermittently traced along approximately 2,600 feet of the limestone-granite contact.
The 2026 surface sampling program collected 23 rock samples, with 14 exceeding 0.10% WO3 and 21 exceeding 100 ppm tungsten. The highest values came from Trenches 4, 5 and 6, which are closest to the mapped granite contact. Detailed results are available in Table 1: Channel CH1 results (continuous 3.3-foot intervals) and Table 2: Grab sample results (selective; not representative of grade or width). A photograph of the channel sampling is shown in Figure 2: Annotated photograph of Channel CH1. The photograph was digitally annotated because the original chalk markings are not visible. Red lines mark the channel start and end, the blue line marks the sampling line, and green lines mark the boundaries.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, stated, “These are encouraging first results from Eagle Point. We detected tungsten in every sample we collected, and the strongest results cluster in Trenches 4, 5 and 6 near the granite contact. That gives us clear targets for our 17-hole drill program, which we believe will be the first drilling at Eagle Point in more than 70 years. Tungsten supply has become a national-security priority for the United States and we believe domestic deposits like Eagle Point have an important role to play.”
The planned 17-hole, approximately 6,070-foot drill program will test the steeply dipping skarn contact beneath surface exposures and talus cover. Historical diamond-drill logs indicate the host limestone overlies granite at depths of approximately 200 to 300 feet. The company is integrating the 2026 results into its Leapfrog Geo model to finalize collar locations. No Mineral Resource has been established at Eagle Point.
Historical records show that scheelite was discovered at Eagle Point in 1940, and the property was examined by the U.S. Bureau of Mines and U.S. Geological Survey between 1942 and 1957. The only recorded production is approximately 650–665 short tons grading approximately 0.44% WO3, shipped in 1943–44. In 1955, the U.S. Government drafted a Defense Minerals Exploration Administration contract to fund 75% of a shaft sinking and diamond drilling program, but the contract was never executed. These historical figures pre-date modern reporting standards and have not been verified by the Qualified Person.
The 2026 samples were analyzed by ALS Geochemistry in Tucson, Arizona, using lithium borate fusion ICP-MS (ALS method ME-MS85). The Qualified Person, Jacob Anderson, CPG, reviewed and approved the technical information. The original release is available on www.newmediawire.com.
