Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) announced that field crews have mobilized to the company's 100% owned White Star Tungsten Project in Elko County, Nevada, to commence the planned 2026 exploration program. The White Star Project is located in the Charleston Mining District, adjacent to the company's Rowland Tungsten Property, and was recently acquired by Western Star.
Initial activities include a property-wide high-resolution UAV magnetic geophysical survey and a systematic soil geochemistry survey. Results from the UAV magnetic survey are expected over the coming weeks, and rock-chip and soil samples will be submitted to the laboratory for certified assay. This marks the first modern exploration program on the property and around the past-producing Mission Cross Mine workings.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, stated, "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 initial White Star program will mirror the integrated workflow being applied at Rowland and comprises three core workstreams: a property-wide UAV magnetic survey to provide the first modern high-resolution geophysical dataset across the project; 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.
The company 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.
This exploration push is significant because tungsten is classified as a critical mineral by the U.S. government, and domestic supply has dwindled over the years. Western Star's efforts to advance the White Star Project, along with its Rowland and Eagle Point projects, could help re-establish a secure domestic source of tungsten, reducing reliance on imports. The company's focus on the Charleston Mining District in Nevada, one of America's most important historic tungsten districts, underscores the strategic importance of these projects.
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by independent geologist Jasper Mowatt, a Qualified Person 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 also owns nine non-surveyed contiguous mineral claims totalling 4,740 hectares in British Columbia.
