Western Star prepares for spring exploration at Rowland

Executive Summary

• Western Star Resources Inc. announces the mobilization for its first modern exploration program at the past-producing Rowland tungsten property in Elko, Nevada, scheduled for spring 2026.
• The program aims to validate historical high-grade tungsten mineralization and advance the project toward a drill targeting stage, leveraging strong tungsten market prices.
• Key activities include sampling historical workings, conducting a property-wide UAV magnetometer survey, and initiating parallel permitting processes to streamline future exploration.

Key Details

• Property Location: Rowland tungsten property, Elko, Nevada, located in the Jarbidge mining district, approximately six miles southwest of Jarbidge.
• Historical Production: Over 1,000 tons of ore containing up to 3.38% WO₃ produced between 1943 and 1956.
• Geological Context: Mineralization is hosted in skarn zones up to 100 feet wide, developed along intrusive contacts of a Cretaceous-aged quartz monzonite stock. Mineralization is traced over two kilometers, covering the full length of the property package.
• Mineralogy: Scheelite (WO₃) associated with molybdenite, powellite, chalcopyrite, and pyrite within a garnet-epidote skarn system.
• 2026 Spring Work Program Activities:
  • Sampling: Systematic rock sampling of all historically disturbed areas identified via lidar to verify historical grades and define mineralized zones.
  • Geophysics: Property-wide UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) magnetometer survey with 50-meter line spacing to refine structural interpretation and map intrusive contacts.
  • Geochemistry: Orientation soil sampling to evaluate effectiveness ahead of potential larger-scale surveys.
• Permitting Status: The company is submitting notice of intent to Elko County authorities. The project is classified as previously disturbed due to extensive historical workings, which is expected to streamline the permitting process.
• Strategic Context: CEO Blake Morgan notes tungsten prices have risen from the $600 range to as high as $2,400 since the company acquired the property in Q4 2025.
• Future Plans: The work program is designed to advance the project toward the drill targeting stage around zones of high-grade tungsten. The company also holds LOI and exclusivity rights on other past-producing tungsten assets.
• Qualified Person: Jasper Mowatt, MAusIMM (Membership No. 3178851), has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information.

Notable Quotes

• "With the start of the spring field season coinciding with strong tungsten prices, we are ideally positioned to initiate the maiden exploration program at Rowland." — Blake Morgan, CEO and President
• "Since acquiring the project, tungsten prices have experienced a meteoric rise in value moving from $600 range to as high as $2,400, underpinning the tremendous potential of Western Star's past-producing tungsten property..." — Blake Morgan, CEO and President