Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has provided a corporate and exploration update, highlighting its rapid expansion into the U.S. tungsten sector. The company has built a portfolio of three past-producing tungsten assets across Nevada and New Mexico, and is now shifting focus to disciplined execution: advancing priority targets toward drilling, testing for discovery, and establishing the scale of its platform.
Since the end of 2025, Western Star has expanded the Rowland Tungsten Property in Nevada by approximately 170%, acquired the adjacent White Star Tungsten Project, and acquired a 100% interest in the Eagle Point Tungsten Project in New Mexico. The company has also commenced modern systematic exploration programs, completed high-resolution UAV magnetic geophysical work, and identified a one-kilometre tungsten-skarn geochemical corridor at Rowland, with a peak soil result of approximately 1,425 ppm WO(3) (0.14% WO(3)).
Western Star has closed an oversubscribed private placement of approximately C$3.69 million and submitted an application in response to a U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium solicitation relating to reliable supplies of strategic critical minerals. The company has engaged Dahrouge Geological Consulting to assist with technical evaluation and future exploration.
Among the three projects, Eagle Point stands out due to its historical production of approximately 1,800 tons of scheelite-bearing material, historical U.S. Government estimates outlining significant near-surface tungsten-bearing material, eight historically mapped skarn bodies, and modern USGS sampling returning up to 27.6% WO(3) and 0.98% Mo. A U.S. Government-supported exploration program was planned but never executed, leaving several principal objectives untested.
Western Star's near-term objective is to design a drill program capable of systematically testing the historical, non-compliant estimate. Subject to permitting, final drill design, contractor availability, and other customary considerations, the company is targeting a maiden drill program at Eagle Point during 2026. The program would represent an important step in advancing Eagle Point from a historically recognized tungsten occurrence toward modern exploration and potential resource definition.
The company intends for drilling to test the principal historically identified mineralized zones, investigate grade and geological continuity, test the geometry and thickness of tungsten-bearing skarn, provide modern geological and analytical information, test selected extensions along strike and at depth, evaluate additional targets generated through modern exploration, and provide information that may, if sufficient, support future mineral-resource estimation.
Blake Morgan, President and CEO of Western Star, commented: "Eagle Point is an important opportunity for Western Star because we are not starting from first principles. The project has historical production, historical U.S. Government exploration, multiple skarn bodies exposed at surface, historical estimates of tungsten-bearing material and modern USGS sampling that returned up to 27.6% WO(3). A government-supported program was once planned to advance Eagle Point through underground development and diamond drilling, but that drilling was never completed. Our goal is to bring modern exploration standards to that historical opportunity."
The company's strategy is to validate the historical geological model, drill the historically identified mineralization, establish continuity, test extensions, and if supported by results, advance toward a maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate. With Rowland advancing toward drilling and White Star undergoing its first integrated modern exploration program, Western Star intends to advance its U.S. tungsten portfolio in a disciplined and systematic manner through the remainder of 2026.
This news matters because it underscores the growing importance of domestic critical mineral supply chains. Tungsten is essential for various industrial and defense applications, and the U.S. has been heavily reliant on imports. Western Star's efforts could contribute to a more secure North American supply chain, aligning with broader national security priorities.
