Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) has released the first modern assay results from its Eagle Point Tungsten Project in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, a property that last saw production during the Second World War. The results, announced on NEWMEDIAWIRE, show that 14 of 23 surface samples returned more than 0.10% WO3, with grab samples up to 0.55% WO3 from scheelite-bearing skarn that 2026 mapping has intermittently traced along approximately 2,600 feet of the limestone-granite contact. A continuous 13.1-foot channel sample averaged 0.11% WO3, including 0.18% WO3 over 3.3 feet. These results will guide the company's planned 17-hole, approximately 6,070-foot drill program, which it believes will be the first drilling at Eagle Point in more than 70 years.
The importance of these findings extends beyond the individual grades. Tungsten has become a national-security priority for the United States, and domestic deposits like Eagle Point could play a strategic role in reducing reliance on foreign supply. The consistent presence of tungsten in every sample collected, with the strongest results clustering near the granite contact in Trenches 4, 5 and 6, provides clear targets for the upcoming drill program. The company's CEO, Blake Morgan, noted that the results are encouraging and that the planned drilling will test the continuity and geometry of the mineralization. If successful, the data could support a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate, a significant milestone for a project that has seen no work since 1957.
The 2026 surface sampling program collected 23 rock samples, including four continuous 3.3-foot channel intervals from Channel CH1, grab samples from historical trenches and outcrops, and two stockpile samples. Detailed results are available in Table 1: Channel CH1 results (continuous 3.3-foot intervals) and Table 2: Grab sample results (selective; not representative of grade or width). The skarn at Channel CH1 has a measured width of 18.0 feet and dips approximately 84 degrees, with the channel sampling 13.1 feet of that width. An annotated photograph of the channel is provided in Figure 2: Annotated photograph of Channel CH1. The photograph was digitally annotated because the original chalk markings are not visible. Red lines mark the channel start and end, the blue line marks the sampling line, and green lines mark the boundaries. All samples were analysed by ALS Geochemistry using lithium borate fusion ICP-MS, a total digestion suitable for scheelite, and shortwave ultraviolet examination confirmed blue-white fluorescent scheelite.
Geologically, tungsten at Eagle Point occurs as scheelite in garnet-epidote-quartz skarn developed along the contact between the Horquilla Limestone and intrusive granite. Mapping has traced the skarn for approximately 2,600 feet along the contact, with measured surface widths of 13 to 18 feet and steep dips averaging about 85 degrees. Samples collected to date cover approximately 1,680 feet of the mapped contact, though talus cover obscures portions. The highest tungsten values were returned from trenches closest to the granite contact, and tungsten correlates positively with niobium, tantalum and rubidium, which the company interprets as possibly reflecting increasing tungsten toward the intrusive contact. This preliminary interpretation will be tested by drilling.
The planned drill program will integrate the 2026 results into a Leapfrog Geo model to finalize collar locations for shallow, closely spaced holes testing the steeply dipping skarn contact beneath surface exposures and talus cover. Historical diamond-drill logs indicate that the host limestone overlies granite at a depth of approximately 200 to 300 feet, and planned hole depths reflect this constraint. The company is advancing drilling logistics and permitting. No Mineral Resource has been established at Eagle Point, and historical production figures are provided for context only and should not be relied upon.
For those interested in the full release, it can be viewed on www.newmediawire.com. The scientific and technical information in this article has been reviewed and approved by Jacob Anderson, CPG, an independent Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
