Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has announced a corporate and exploration update, marking a significant shift from portfolio assembly to execution. The company has built a portfolio of three past-producing tungsten assets across Nevada and New Mexico, expanded the Rowland property by 170%, acquired the White Star project to create a six-kilometre exploration corridor, and secured 100% interest in the Eagle Point project. These moves position Western Star to capitalize on the growing demand for secure domestic critical minerals.
The company's focus is now on disciplined execution: advancing priority targets toward drilling, testing for discovery, and establishing the scale of its U.S. tungsten platform. At Eagle Point, the objective is to systematically test historically identified mineralization using modern exploration and drilling, with the potential to prepare a maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate. Historical U.S. Government work outlined substantial near-surface tungsten mineralization, with estimates ranging from 100,000 to 150,000 tons at 0.5% WO3, and other examinations outlining 150,000 to 200,000 tons of scheelite-bearing material. However, these estimates are historical and should not be relied upon until verified.
Eagle Point stands out due to its past production of approximately 1,800 tons of tungsten-bearing material, historical grades of 0.5% WO3, and modern USGS sampling that returned up to 27.6% WO3 and 0.98% molybdenum from a selective surface sample. The property hosts eight historically mapped skarn bodies, yet has seen very limited historical drilling. A U.S. Government-backed exploration program in the 1950s, which included underground development and diamond drilling, was never executed, leaving key targets untested.
Western Star has engaged Dahrouge Geological Consulting to assist with technical evaluation and drill targeting. The company is targeting a maiden drill program at Eagle Point during 2026, subject to permitting and other considerations. The program aims to test historically identified mineralized zones, investigate grade continuity, and evaluate extensions along strike and at depth. This drilling will provide modern geological and analytical information to potentially support a future mineral resource estimate.
Blake Morgan, President and CEO, stated: "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% WO3. 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."
Western Star's strategy has progressed through three stages: acquire, define, and drill & expand. The company believes its combination of historical production, high-grade tungsten occurrences, multiple untested targets, and exposure to U.S. critical-mineral supply priorities provides a differentiated position in the North American tungsten exploration sector.
With Rowland advancing toward drilling, White Star undergoing its first modern exploration program, and Eagle Point being prepared for a maiden drill campaign, Western Star intends to advance its portfolio systematically through the remainder of 2026. The company's objective remains clear: discover and define meaningful domestic tungsten resources capable of contributing to a secure North American critical-mineral supply chain.
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