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 NEWMEDIAWIRE, show widespread tungsten mineralization and set the stage for a planned 17-hole drill program.
Fourteen of 23 surface samples returned more than 0.10% WO3, including grab samples up to 0.55% WO3 from scheelite-bearing skarn that 2026 mapping traced intermittently along approximately 2,600 feet of the limestone-granite contact. A continuous 13.1-foot channel sample averaged 0.11% WO3, including 0.18% WO3 over 3.3 feet. Complete 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).
"These are encouraging first results from Eagle Point," said Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star. "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 drill program, approximately 6,070 feet, 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 200 to 300 feet, and planned hole depths reflect this. The company will integrate the 2026 results into its Leapfrog Geo model to finalize collar locations.
An annotated photograph of Channel CH1, showing the sampled interval and skarn boundaries, is available 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.
The historical context underscores the significance: the U.S. Government signed a Defense Minerals Exploration Administration contract in 1955 to fund shaft sinking and drilling, but the work was never carried out. Western Star considers this a promising starting point for its maiden programs. The only recorded production was approximately 650-665 short tons grading about 0.44% WO3 shipped in 1943-44, and no work has been conducted since 1957.
With tungsten designated a critical mineral and supply chain concerns mounting, Western Star's advancement of Eagle Point could contribute to domestic tungsten resources. The planned drilling aims to test continuity and geometry of the scheelite-bearing skarn and, if supported, provide data for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate. The full release is available at www.newmediawire.com.
