Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) has announced the mobilization of field crews to its 100% owned White Star Tungsten Project in Elko County, Nevada, marking the start of the company's planned 2026 exploration program. The project, located in the Charleston Mining District adjacent to Western Star's Rowland Tungsten Property, was recently acquired by the company.
The initial program includes a property-wide high-resolution UAV magnetic geophysical survey and a systematic soil geochemistry survey. These activities represent the first modern exploration on the property, which surrounds the past-producing Mission Cross Mine workings. Results from the UAV magnetic survey are expected in the coming weeks, while rock-chip and soil samples will be submitted for certified assay.
CEO and President Blake Morgan emphasized the strategic importance of the program, stating, “Mobilising to White Star, with the Rowland program already underway and Eagle Point just acquired in New Mexico, gives Western Star three active U.S. tungsten projects on the ground in 2026. White Star sits in the same skarn setting as Rowland and similar to Rowland, largely under-explored. Running an integrated drone magnetic survey and a focused soil and rock-chip program across the White Star workings is the fastest path to defining drill targets and matching what we have already done at Rowland.”
The White Star program mirrors the integrated workflow applied at Rowland and comprises three core workstreams: a property-wide UAV magnetic survey to provide the first modern high-resolution geophysical dataset; systematic mapping and ground-truthing of historical mine workings, including open-pit and underground workings, surface trenches, shafts, adits, and waste dumps; and reconnaissance soil sampling across the broader White Star claim package, including ground between the White Star workings and the adjoining Rowland Property.
Western Star expects to receive preliminary processed geophysical products from the contractor over the coming weeks. Soil samples will be submitted for certified laboratory analysis, with assay results to be released once received and interpreted. The combined White Star and Rowland datasets are intended to support a single, district-scale geological model spanning the consolidated Jarbidge–Charleston tungsten footprint.
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Qualified Person Jasper Mowatt, MIMMM and MAusIMM, as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Western Star Resources is an emerging junior mineral exploration company focused on revitalizing North America's tungsten supply. The company is advancing its entry into the U.S. market through the acquisition of past-producing tungsten mines in Nevada, positioning itself to play a leading role in re-establishing a secure, domestic source of this critical mineral. The company also owns nine non-surveyed contiguous mineral claims totaling 4,740 hectares in the Revelstoke mining division of British Columbia.
