Rowland tungsten intercepts 0.53% WO3 in soil as Phase 2 refines targets

Vancouver, British Columbia – September 18, 2026 - TheNewswire - Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) (the “Company” or “Western Star”) is pleased to announce results from the Phase 2 soil geochemical survey at its Rowland Tungsten Property in Elko County, Nevada, USA. The survey has defined two discrete, spatially coherent tungsten-in-soil anomalies, each expanding the zones around historical workings.

Blake Morgan, the CEO and President of Western Star, stated, “These results show the methodical exploration approach is paying off. We have defined two significant soil anomalies over the historical workings and extended the recognised footprint well beyond them. Northern Zone B is the tighter of the two, a compact cluster elongate to the northeast, sitting within the modelled intrusive. Rowland Main is the larger footprint, and its best sample, 0.53% WO₃, lies 250 metres from the nearest historical working on ground with no recorded past activity. That is the part that interests us most: the strongest result came from ground nobody has tested.”

Key Highlights:

315 soil samples collected across the Rowland Tungsten Property including a highly anomalous value of 4,240 ppm W (0.53% WO₃) at sample R079.

Two discrete tungsten-in-soil anomalies defined: the Rowland Main anomaly and the Northern Zone B anomaly.

Rowland Main anomaly: 18 samples with anomalous values across a footprint of approximately 190 by 630 metres. The highest-grade sample also carries 66.9 ppm Sn, the highest tin value in the survey.

Northern Zone B anomaly: 13 anomalous samples across 190 by 190 metres, peaking at 228 ppm W – located close to rock-chip samples RO-18-01 to RO-18-03, which returned 0.35% to 1.22% WO₃ as announced in July 2026.

The Northern Zone B anomaly lies within the modelled intrusive body resolved by