Western Star's Phase 2 Soil Survey Expands Tungsten Targets at Rowland Property

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has released results from a Phase 2 soil geochemical survey at its Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada, outlining two discrete tungsten-in-soil anomalies that expand the known mineralized footprint around historical workings. The survey, comprising 315 samples collected on lines spaced approximately 100 metres apart with sample spacing of 25 to 50 metres, was designed to provide continuous geochemical coverage and refine targets for drilling. The results are significant because they not only confirm the presence of tungsten mineralization near historical workings but also identify a high-grade anomaly in an area with no recorded past activity, suggesting the potential for a larger mineralized system than previously recognized.

The larger of the two anomalies, named Rowland Main, lies around the historical Rowland Main workings, where the company previously reported a high-grade rock-chip assay of 4.02% WO3 in July 2026. Eighteen samples define a footprint of approximately 190 metres east-west by 630 metres north-south, elongated north-northeast. Six samples exceed 100 ppm tungsten, headlined by sample R079 at 4,240 ppm W (0.53% WO3), which also returned 66.9 ppm tin, the highest tin value in the survey, against a survey median of 2.8 ppm. This tungsten-tin association is consistent with a greisen-modified skarn system. Notably, sample R079 lies 250 metres from the nearest historical working on ground with no recorded past activity, a fact that CEO Blake Morgan highlighted: “That is the part that interests us most: the strongest result came from ground nobody has tested.”

The second anomaly, Northern Zone B, covers an area of approximately 190 by 190 metres and peaks 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 is developed over tactite and calc-silicate hornfels and Prospect Mountain quartzite. Most of the strongest soil samples in this zone lie within a modelled intrusive body resolved by the company's three-dimensional magnetic inversion, completed by East Coast Consulting, and the anomaly centre lies close to an interpreted magnetic-low lineament. In contrast, the Rowland Main anomaly lies outside the modelled intrusive footprint and is associated with an interpreted magnetic-high lineament. These different geophysical settings suggest that the two anomalies may represent distinct styles of tungsten mineralization, which could have implications for exploration targeting.

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 from July 2026 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. The company employs rigorous QA/QC protocols, with samples submitted to ALS Global and analyzed for 32 elements including tungsten by lithium borate fusion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, a method chosen because tungsten is refractory and partial digestions under-report tungsten hosted in scheelite and wolframite. Soil geochemical values represent surficial dispersion and are not indicative of grade or of any mineral resource.

The identification of two significant soil anomalies, particularly the high-grade result from previously untested ground, underscores the exploration potential of the Rowland property and supports Western Star's strategic focus on tungsten and critical minerals in the United States. As the company advances toward drilling, these results provide a stronger foundation for targeting potentially economic tungsten mineralization. For more information, visit www.newmediawire.com.