Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has announced priority drill targets and a planned six-hole, approximately 3,050-foot (930-metre) drill program at its 100% owned, past-producing Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada. The targets stem from the company's 2026 Phase 1 and Phase 2 field programs, a UAV magnetic survey, three-dimensional magnetic inversion, and rock-chip, channel and soil assay results, forming the first modern integrated dataset across the property.
Each planned hole tests a tungsten-in-soil anomaly at depth where it coincides with a contact modelled by the magnetic inversion or with the ground beneath historical workings. All four planned drill pads are sited on existing disturbance. The program aims to confirm bedrock sources of surface anomalies and potentially delineate tungsten mineralization, which is critical as the United States seeks to secure domestic supplies of critical minerals.
Two priority targets have been defined at Rowland Main and Northern Zone B. At Rowland Main, four holes totaling 1,850 feet are planned. Three holes from a single pad beside the historical open cut will test a shallow modelled magnetic body beneath the soil anomaly, where rock-chip, float and channel samples returned up to 4.02% WO3. A fourth hole will test the bedrock source of soil sample R079 (4,240 ppm W; 0.53% WO3), the highest value from the Phase 2 soil program. The planned holes at Rowland Main are illustrated in Figure 2: Rowland Main – plan and cross-section A–A′ through planned holes ROW26-01 to ROW26-03, with modelled magnetic susceptibility and the soil anomaly.
At Northern Zone B, two holes totaling 1,200 feet will test beneath historical shafts and an ore chute, where rock-chip samples returned 0.35% to 1.22% WO3, and the roof of a modelled magnetic body approximately 165 metres below surface. The northern zone holes are depicted in Figure 4: Northern Zone B – plan and cross-section C–C′ through planned holes ROW26-05 and ROW26-06. Detailed collar locations and orientations are provided in Table 2: Planned drill hole collar locations and orientations, Rowland Tungsten Property.
Permitting is underway, with a Plan of Operations being prepared by KC Harvey Environmental for submission to the U.S. Forest Service, in parallel with a Nevada reclamation permit. The company cautions that hole locations are preliminary and subject to field verification and permitting. CEO and President Blake Morgan commented, “Rowland has come a long way in a single field season. We started with a historical record that pointed to one past-producing zone, and we are finishing with three zones of confirmed workings, an integrated modern dataset, and a ranked drill target inventory ready for permitting and drill testing.” He added that the team will look to drill multiple assets over the next few months and move towards bringing a source of tungsten back into the hands of the United States.
In addition to the exploration update, Western Star has engaged PanAm Marketing Inc. for digital investor awareness services. The campaign, expected to run from October 15 to November 15, 2026, includes programmatic advertising and content development at a total cost of CAD $60,000. This engagement aims to increase market visibility as the company advances its tungsten projects. The full release is available at www.newmediawire.com.
