Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has reported results from a Phase 2 soil geochemical survey at its Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada, defining two discrete tungsten-in-soil anomalies that expand the known mineralized footprint around historical workings. The survey, comprising 315 samples, identified the Rowland Main anomaly and the Northern Zone B anomaly, both of which warrant follow-up drilling. The results are significant because they demonstrate the effectiveness of the company's methodical exploration approach and highlight a high-grade tungsten value on ground with no recorded past activity, suggesting potential for new discoveries outside historical mining areas.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, 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 spans approximately 190 by 630 metres, with 18 anomalous samples. The highest-grade sample, R079, returned 4,240 ppm W (0.53% WO3) and also carried 66.9 ppm Sn, the highest tin value in the survey, indicating a tungsten-tin association consistent with a greisen-modified skarn system. This anomaly surrounds the historical Rowland Main workings, where a high-grade rock-chip assay of 4.02% WO3 was previously reported. The Northern Zone B anomaly covers 190 by 190 metres, with 13 anomalous samples peaking at 228 ppm W. It is centered on rock-chip samples RO-18-01 to RO-18-03, which returned 0.35% to 1.22% WO3 as announced in July 2026. The anomaly lies 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.
These findings are important because they refine drill targets and expand the potential mineralized area beyond historical workings. The high-grade value at Rowland Main, located 250 metres from the nearest historical working, suggests a new zone of mineralization that has not been previously tested. The integration of soil geochemistry with geophysical data and historical assays will guide the next phase of exploration. Soil geochemistry from the nearby White Star Tungsten Project (253 samples) remains pending and will be reported when received.
The company maintains rigorous quality assurance protocols. Soil samples were submitted to ALS Global and analyzed for 32 elements including tungsten by lithium borate fusion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, a method selected because tungsten is refractory and partial digestions under-report tungsten hosted in scheelite and wolframite. Jasper Mowatt, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information. For more details, see the original release.
