Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has announced a significant expansion of its U.S. tungsten portfolio, now encompassing three past-producing assets across Nevada and New Mexico. The company has moved beyond asset assembly to focus on disciplined execution, with plans to drill priority targets and potentially establish a maiden mineral resource at the Eagle Point project in New Mexico.
Since the end of 2025, Western Star has acquired a 100% interest in Eagle Point, expanded the Rowland property by approximately 170%, and acquired the adjacent White Star project, creating a six-kilometre exploration corridor in Nevada. The company has also completed initial exploration programs, including high-resolution UAV magnetic surveys and surface sampling, and has identified a one-kilometre tungsten-skarn geochemical corridor at Rowland with peak soil results of approximately 1,425 ppm WO3.
Eagle Point stands out due to its historical production of approximately 1,800 tons of scheelite-bearing material, historical U.S. Government estimates of 100,000 to 200,000 tons grading around 0.5% WO3, and modern USGS sampling that returned up to 27.6% WO3 and 0.98% molybdenum. The property features eight historically mapped skarn bodies but has seen very limited historical drilling. A U.S. Government-backed exploration program in the 1950s was planned but never executed, leaving several key targets untested.
Western Star's strategy at Eagle Point is twofold: first, to drill the historically identified mineralized zones with modern techniques to potentially support a maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate; and second, to test extensions along strike and at depth, as well as additional skarn occurrences. The company has engaged Dahrouge Geological Consulting to assist with technical evaluation and drill targeting.
The company has closed an oversubscribed private placement raising approximately C$3.69 million and has submitted an application to a U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium solicitation for strategic critical minerals. These steps strengthen its financial position and align with U.S. priorities for reliable domestic tungsten supply.
Subject to permitting and final program design, Western Star is targeting a maiden drill program at Eagle Point during 2026. The program will aim to validate historical geological models, test grade and continuity, and provide modern analytical data to assess the potential for resource definition. Additionally, Rowland is advancing toward drilling in Nevada, with White Star undergoing its first integrated modern exploration program.
Western Star's progress reflects a shift from acquisition to execution, with a clear objective to discover and define meaningful domestic tungsten resources. The company believes its combination of past-producing assets, high-grade surface occurrences, and a strengthened treasury positions it well within the North American tungsten sector. However, the company cautions that there is no assurance exploration will result in the discovery of a mineral resource or an economically viable deposit.
