Western Star Resources Announces High-Resolution Magnetic Survey Results at Rowland Tungsten Property
Vancouver, British Columbia — June 17, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA : 4K2) has announced encouraging results from a high-resolution UAV magnetic geophysical survey conducted at its Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada. The survey aimed to enhance the understanding of structural controls on mineralization, refine geological interpretations, and prioritize future exploration targets.
The acquired dataset is the first modern, high-resolution geophysical survey completed on the Rowland Tungsten Property. Processed and interpreted products include Total Magnetic Intensity (TMI), First Vertical Derivative (1VD), Second Vertical Derivative (2VD), and Analytical Signal (AS). Key findings indicate that several existing target zones align with northeast-southwest trending magnetic lineaments, which are believed to represent potential fault structures and fluid pathways.
Historical workings and areas identified for Phase 1 exploration appear spatially correlated with the refined interpretation of intrusive-carbonate contacts and prospective skarn horizons. Furthermore, a magnetic-high domain adjacent to a magnetic-low domain located south of the historical Rowland zone are untested features that could signify extensions of the prospective skarn horizon.
These results will be integrated with pending Phase 1 soil geochemistry data to support the design of a Phase 2 exploration program and refine potential drill targets. Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, stated that the magnetic survey results are a significant step in building the initial modern exploration dataset at Rowland, highlighting structural features and magnetic domains associated with historical workings and interpreted skarn horizons. The company anticipates integrating these findings with the upcoming Phase 1 soil geochemistry results to advance towards Phase 2 exploration and define targets for a maiden drilling campaign.
The Rowland area has historically lacked detailed high-resolution public geophysical coverage. Western Star’s high-resolution drone magnetic survey provides a cost-effective dataset that significantly improves the interpretation of the property’s structural and geological setting.
Preliminary interpretation of the magnetic data has identified multiple northeast-southwest trending linear features, interpreted as possible fault or fracture zones that may have served as pathways for hydrothermal fluids linked to tungsten-bearing skarn mineralization. Several areas of historical activity coincide with interpreted intrusive-carbonate contacts and magnetic lineaments, a relationship considered encouraging as tungsten skarn systems typically form where mineralizing fluids interact with reactive carbonate host rocks near intrusive bodies.
The survey also suggests that the mapped intrusive system might be more extensive than previously thought. If confirmed, this could indicate that the prospective intrusive-carbonate contact zone extends beyond historically worked areas. Additionally, untested geophysical features, including magnetic-high and adjacent magnetic-low domains south of the historical Rowland zone, will be evaluated in Phase 2 exploration and may represent potential extensions of the Rowland Main zone or additional skarn horizons.
The company plans to integrate geophysics with Phase 1 assay results, expected in the coming weeks, to define priority drill targets and inform the Phase 2 exploration program at Rowland. Comprehensive QA/QC protocols were followed during data collection, with final processing performed by Warren Hughes at East Coast Consulting using Geosoft Oasis Montaj. Derivative products were computed from the corrected TMI data, and grids were generated using the minimum curvature method.
Scientific and technical information in this release was reviewed by Jasper Mowatt, MIMMM, MAusIMM, a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Western Star Resources is focused on revitalizing North America’s tungsten supply, advancing its acquisition of a past-producing tungsten mine in Nevada, and also owns nine contiguous mineral claims totalling 4,740 hectares in the Revelstoke mining division of British Columbia.
Source: Western Star Resources Inc.
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