Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) announced the successful completion of Phase 1 exploration at its 100% owned, past-producing Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada. The program included a high-resolution UAV magnetic geophysical survey, focused soil geochemistry, rock-chip sampling, and field checking of historical workings. Samples have been rush-submitted to the laboratory, with assay results expected in the coming weeks.
The Phase 1 field program has materially increased the Company's understanding of the property. Four discrete zones of extensive historical tungsten-bearing workings have been confirmed on the ground, all hosted within the same skarn-style geological setting as the originally targeted Rowland workings. Key highlights include the confirmation of Northern Zone A and B, Central Zone, and the original Rowland Zone. Northern Zone B was identified as the most significant historical development, with field crews documenting dilapidated wooden infrastructure consistent with a historical ore chute and several decommissioned shafts. At the Rowland Main zone, multiple additional workings, trenches, and surface disturbances were confirmed, with extensive UV fluorescence consistent with significant scheelite mineralization.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, stated, "Rowland has come out of Phase 1 looking considerably more prospective than the historical record suggested. We expected a single past-producing zone; the field crew came back with multiple zones of extensive historical development, including a previously undocumented central area with processing infrastructure, shafts, and 600 to 700 metres of trenching." The UAV magnetic survey has been completed and is currently being processed, with preliminary results expected imminently. Soil sampling was completed across the Rowland Main zone, with reconnaissance soil lines extended across the Northern zones.
The Phase 1 field program confirmed that all zones are hosted within the same contact metamorphic tungsten skarn setting. The Northern Zone A, which prompted the Company's prior expansion of the Rowland claim package, was validated with field crews confirming the location of an adit, though surrounding waste dumps and surface piles are substantially larger than historical records indicate. Northern Zone B, not documented in publicly available historical production records, was first identified during LiDAR review and now confirmed with 3 to 4 vertical shafts and a historical processing site. At the Rowland Zone, material displayed extensive UV fluorescence, with tungsten content confirmed by portable XRF screening. Channel samples were taken across the open cut to characterize distribution and grade.
With Phase 1 field work complete, the Company's near-term priorities are to receive and integrate assay results, finalize the Phase 2 program, and advance toward drill targeting and permitting. Rock samples and initial soil samples have been rush-submitted, and the Company expects to receive the first tranche of assay results over the coming weeks. Further updates will be provided as results become available.
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Jasper Mowatt, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. For more information, visit the original release at https://www.newmediawire.com.
