Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has released the first modern assay results from its Eagle Point Tungsten Project in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, a property that last saw production during World War II. The company reported that 14 of 23 surface samples returned more than 0.10% WO3, with grab samples reaching up to 0.55% WO3 from scheelite-bearing skarn that 2026 mapping has traced intermittently along approximately 2,600 feet of the limestone-granite contact. A continuous 13.1-foot channel sample averaged 0.11% WO3, including 0.18% WO3 over 3.3 feet. These results will guide a planned 17-hole, approximately 6,070-foot drill program.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, stated, "These are encouraging first results from Eagle Point. We detected tungsten in every sample we collected, and the strongest results cluster in Trenches 4, 5 and 6 near the granite contact. That gives us clear targets for our 17-hole drill program, which we believe will be the first drilling at Eagle Point in more than 70 years. Tungsten supply has become a national-security priority for the United States and we believe domestic deposits like Eagle Point have an important role to play."
The channel sample, CH1, returned 0.11% WO3 over 13.1 feet, with an estimated true width of approximately 12.5 feet. The skarn at CH1 has a measured width of 18.0 feet and dips approximately 84 degrees. The full results are available in Table 1: Channel CH1 results (continuous 3.3-foot intervals). Grab samples from historical trenches returned up to 0.55% WO3 in Trench 5, 0.33% WO3 in Trench 4, and 0.28% WO3 in Trench 6, while outcrop grabs returned up to 0.35% WO3. The company cautions that grab samples are selective and may not be representative of mineralization. Detailed grab sample results are provided in Table 2: Grab sample results (selective; not representative of grade or width).
All samples were examined under shortwave ultraviolet light, confirming scheelite that fluoresces blue-white, generally characteristic of low-molybdenum scheelite. Historical reports describe molybdenum-bearing scheelite at Eagle Point, but molybdenum was not included in the analytical package and will be added in follow-up analysis. Tungsten occurrences are hosted in garnet-epidote-quartz skarn developed along the contact between the Horquilla Limestone and intrusive granite. Mapping traced the skarn for about 2,600 feet, with surface widths of 13 to 18 feet and steep dips averaging approximately 85 degrees. Samples collected to date cover approximately 1,680 feet of the mapped contact. Extensive talus cover obscures portions of the contact.
The highest tungsten values came from Trenches 4, 5 and 6, closest to the mapped granite contact. Tungsten correlates positively with niobium, tantalum and rubidium, which the company interprets as possibly reflecting increasing tungsten toward the intrusive contact, though this interpretation is preliminary and will be tested by drilling. All samples also returned elevated tin (72 to 344 ppm Sn), but its mineralogy and recoverability are unknown, and tin is not considered a potential byproduct at this stage.
Western Star will integrate the 2026 results into its Leapfrog Geo model to finalize collar locations for the planned 17-hole, approximately 6,070-foot program of shallow, closely spaced holes testing the steeply dipping skarn contact beneath surface exposures and talus cover. Historical diamond-drill logs indicate that the host limestone overlies granite at a depth of approximately 200 to 300 feet, and planned hole depths reflect this constraint. These historical drill data have not been verified by the Qualified Person. The company is advancing drilling logistics and permitting. No Mineral Resource has been established at Eagle Point.
Scheelite was discovered at Eagle Point in 1940, and the property was examined repeatedly by the U.S. Bureau of Mines and U.S. Geological Survey between 1942 and 1957. The only recorded historical production is approximately 650–665 short tons grading approximately 0.44% WO3, mined from an open cut and shipped in 1943–44. No work has been conducted on the property since 1957. These historical figures pre-date modern reporting standards, have not been verified by the Qualified Person, and are not a current Mineral Resource or Mineral Reserve. In 1955, the U.S. Government drafted and signed a Defense Minerals Exploration Administration exploration contract agreeing to fund 75% of a program of shaft sinking and diamond drilling on the property. The contract was never executed, and the planned drilling was never carried out. The company considers this exceptionally promising and a starting point for the company's maiden work programs.
The planned drill program is intended to test the continuity and geometry of the scheelite-bearing skarn and, if supported by drilling and assay results, provide data that could move Eagle Point to a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate. The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Jacob Anderson, CPG (#12160), MAusIMM (#3089445), an independent consultant to the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The original release is available at www.newmediawire.com.
