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 extend well beyond known historical workings. The significance of the results lies in the discovery of a high-grade sample on ground with no recorded past activity, suggesting the property may host undiscovered tungsten mineralization outside the historically mined areas.
The survey collected 315 soil samples across the property, with lines spaced approximately 100 metres apart and sample spacing of 25 to 50 metres. The programme was designed to provide continuous geochemical coverage and refine drill targets. The two anomalies, named Rowland Main and Northern Zone B, occupy different geophysical settings and are associated with separate structural features.
The Rowland Main anomaly, the larger of the two, covers a footprint of approximately 190 by 630 metres, elongate north-northeast. Eighteen samples define the anomaly, with six exceeding 100 ppm tungsten. The peak value was 4,240 ppm W (0.53% WO3) at sample R079, which lies 250 metres from the nearest historical working. That sample also returned 66.9 ppm tin, the highest tin value in the survey, a tungsten-tin association consistent with a greisen-modified skarn system. The anomaly surrounds the historical Rowland Main workings, where the Company previously reported a high-grade rock-chip assay of 4.02% WO3 in July 2026.
The Northern Zone B anomaly covers an area of 190 by 190 metres, with 13 anomalous samples peaking at 228 ppm W. It is centred 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.
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 soil geochemical results will be integrated with the completed UAV magnetic survey, the three-dimensional magnetic inversion and the rock-chip and channel assay results to advance drill target generation across the consolidated Jarbidge-Charleston tungsten footprint. Soil geochemistry from the nearby White Star Tungsten Project (253 samples) remains pending and will be reported when received.
All soil samples were submitted to ALS Global for preparation and analysis. Samples were dried at a maximum of 60 degrees C, screened to minus 180 microns, and analysed for 32 elements including tungsten by lithium borate fusion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The Company noted that soil geochemical values represent surficial dispersion and are not indicative of grade or of any mineral resource.
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Jasper Mowatt, a consultant to the company and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. For further details, see the original release on www.newmediawire.com.
