Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) has announced the results of a high-resolution UAV magnetic geophysical survey completed across its White Star Tungsten Project in Elko County, Nevada. The survey, the first modern geophysical dataset acquired at the property, was designed to refine structural controls on mineralization and identify new targets.
The survey processed Total Magnetic Intensity (TMI), First Vertical Derivative (1VD), Second Vertical Derivative (2VD), and Analytical Signal (AS) products. Key findings include the identification of a broad magnetic high in the western portion of the property, interpreted as a previously unmapped extension of the intrusive granite (quartz monzonite) associated with tungsten-bearing skarn mineralization. This interpreted intrusive body lies adjacent to mapped carbonate units, defining a new area considered prospective for contact skarn-hosted tungsten.
Multiple magnetic lineaments were also identified, interpreted as fault and fracture zones that may have acted as pathways for hydrothermal fluids. The historical Batholith mine and adit are situated along a northwest-southeast-trending magnetic lineament within a subtle magnetic low, and several comparable geophysical features have been identified elsewhere on the property.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, stated: “The White Star geophysical results provide the second component of the consolidated Jarbidge-Charleston dataset and complete the district-scale magnetic coverage that the property consolidation was intended to unlock. The interpreted intrusive body identified in the high-resolution magnetic data has generated a significant new area of interest, where the contact between the granite and surrounding carbonate rocks may provide a favourable setting for tungsten skarn mineralisation.”
Four target zones have been defined for follow-up: the central Kqm–Pzt contact north of the Batholith Mine, a northern Pzt body within the northern Kqm, a southern limestone corridor, and the historical open pit area. These targets will be integrated with pending rock-chip and soil geochemistry results to refine drill targets.
The White Star survey was flown to the same specifications as the recently completed Rowland UAV magnetic survey, enabling the two datasets to be processed as a single district-scale magnetic product. This combined dataset is undergoing geophysical inversion and will support integrated targeting across the Jarbidge–Charleston tungsten footprint.
The scientific and technical information in this release has been reviewed by Jasper Mowatt, MIMMM and MAusIMM, a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. For more information, visit www.westernstarresources.com.
