Western Star Resources Launches Modern Exploration at Rowland Tungsten Property

Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has announced the mobilization of its technical team to the Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada, marking the start of the first phase of its 2026 field exploration program. The company aims to leverage modern geophysics and geochemistry to refine its understanding of the tungsten-bearing skarn horizons and generate drill-ready targets. Key activities include a high-resolution drone magnetic survey, systematic prospecting, sampling of historical waste dumps and workings, and a property-wide soil geochemistry campaign. The drone magnetic survey is designed to map intrusive contacts, structural corridors, and potential skarn zones, while portable XRF screening will rapidly assess tungsten and associated elements in waste dumps. Soil samples will be submitted for certified laboratory analysis, with results expected to help define geochemical trends. CEO Blake Morgan emphasized that this is the first modern exploration program on the past-producing system, which has historical production records from the 1940s and 1950s but has never been evaluated with modern techniques. The company plans to integrate all data to generate high-priority drill targets for a maiden 2026 drill program, with updates on drill permits expected soon.

The Rowland Tungsten Property is located in the Jarbidge mining district of northeastern Nevada and is interpreted to host tungsten mineralization associated with skarn/tactite development along contacts between evolved intrusive rocks and carbonate-bearing sedimentary units. Historical mapping indicates the presence of scheelite, molybdenite, powellite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and limonite in a garnet-epidote-quartz-calcite skarn assemblage, with skarn and hornfels zones up to 100 feet wide. However, the broader system has not been systematically evaluated using modern tools, leaving the orientation, continuity, and extent of mineralized horizons poorly understood. The current program aims to address these gaps through drone magnetics, prospecting, XRF screening, and soil geochemistry, which will help identify concealed structural trends, intrusive apophyses, and geochemical anomalies. The company expects preliminary processed geophysical results in the coming weeks and will integrate these with field data to prioritize targets for follow-up work, with the ultimate goal of defining drill targets during the 2026 field season.

Western Star Resources is a mineral exploration and development company focused on increasing shareholder value through cost-effective exploration, acquiring additional properties, and seeking partnerships. In addition to the Rowland Tungsten Property, the company owns nine mineral claims in British Columbia. The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed by Jasper Mowatt, a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. The company cautions that historical production figures and portable XRF readings are preliminary and not substitutes for certified assays. Forward-looking information involves risks and uncertainties, and the company undertakes no obligation to update such information except as required by law.