Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) has completed Phase 1 exploration at its 100% owned, past-producing Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada, confirming three new zones of extensive historical tungsten-bearing workings beyond the originally targeted Rowland zone. The program included a high-resolution UAV magnetic survey, soil geochemistry, rock-chip sampling, and field checking of historical workings, with samples rush-submitted for assay results expected in the coming weeks.
CEO Blake Morgan 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 Phase 1 program confirmed Northern Zones A and B, the Central Zone, and the original Rowland Zone, all hosted within the same skarn-style geological setting. Northern Zone B was the most significant discovery, featuring dilapidated wooden infrastructure consistent with a historical ore chute and several decommissioned shafts, indicating a historical processing site. The Rowland Main zone showed extensive UV fluorescence consistent with scheelite mineralization, with channel samples taken for grade characterization.
The UAV magnetic survey is being processed, with preliminary results expected imminently. The company plans to integrate assay results into Phase 2 drill targeting and permitting. The success at Rowland validates the company's exploration approach and expands the project's potential.
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