A Past-Producing Nevada Tungsten Mine Just Lit Up in Soil - and Western Star Is Already Expanding the Hunt
American Tungsten’s first soil survey at Nevada’s Rowland tungsten project confirms a high-grade skarn model.
Western Star Resources Inc. has released results from its first public-company soil geochemistry survey at the Rowland Tungsten Property in Nevada. The survey identified a significant tungsten anomaly, with peak sample X-3 returning 1,425 ppm WO₃ (0.14% WO₃), a figure hundreds of times above the local background baseline of approximately 2 ppm WO₃.
The anomaly is situated directly over a recently re-discovered zone of historical workings and aligns with magnetic gradients from a prior UAV survey, validating a reduced tungsten (W-Cu-Mo-Bi) skarn geological model. Polymetallic signatures were confirmed, with elevated copper (up to 1,185 ppm), molybdenum (up to 35 ppm), bismuth (up to 5.2 ppm), and beryllium (up to 4.56 ppm).
Phase 1 consisted of 93 soil samples at approximately 25-metre spacing. Multiple samples exceeded 10 ppm W, five exceeded 50 ppm W, and three exceeded 100 ppm W. Management is immediately mobilizing an expanded, multi-stage soil campaign to extend known zones and integrate results with magnetics and field mapping to rank drill targets for a maiden drilling program.
American Tungsten Corp. (TUNG) released data that validates its geological model at the Rowland property, confirming that historical tungsten mineralization is supported by a coherent skarn system with strong geophysical correlates. The results are consistent with early-stage exploration expectations and serve as a precursor to the company’s planned maiden drill program.
The release is strictly an exploration update. Soil geochemistry alone does not define a mineral resource, estimate tonnage, or guarantee economic viability. Based solely on this release, the news is incremental and expected for a junior explorer advancing toward drilling.
No immediate impact on production timelines or near-term cash flows is indicated. The market impact is likely limited to exploration-stage investors monitoring the path to maiden drilling.
Western Star Resources Inc. is a junior mining company focused on the Rowland Tungsten Property in Nevada. The property is a past-producing tungsten mine with historical records showing approximately 1,000 tons of ore produced at 0.5–1.0% WO₃ between 1954 and 1956, and 4.5 tons at 3.38% WO₃ shipped in 1943. The company is positioning Rowland to address the critical tungsten supply gap, citing China's control of approximately 80% of global mine supply and upcoming 2027 U.S. federal procurement rules. The geological model interprets the mineralization as a reduced tungsten skarn where Cretaceous granite fluids reacted with Ordovician–Cambrian limestone.