Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) has reported results from a high-resolution UAV magnetic geophysical survey at its White Star Tungsten Project in Elko County, Nevada. The survey, the first modern geophysical dataset for the area, was designed to improve understanding of structural controls on mineralization and identify additional targets beyond known historical workings.
Key findings include the identification of a broad magnetic high in the western portion of the property, interpreted as a previously unmapped extension of the intrusive granite (quartz monzonite) associated with tungsten-bearing skarn mineralization. This interpreted intrusive body is adjacent to mapped carbonate units, defining a new area considered prospective for contact skarn-hosted tungsten. Additionally, multiple magnetic lineaments trending northeast-southwest and northwest-southeast were identified, interpreted as fault and fracture zones that could have served as pathways for hydrothermal fluids.
The historical Batholith mine and adit are situated along a northwest-southeast-trending magnetic lineament within a subtle magnetic low. Comparable geophysical features have been identified elsewhere on the property, suggesting additional mineralization potential. The survey also resolved multiple discrete magnetic bodies within and adjacent to the mapped quartz monzonite intrusion, which the company believes represent apophyses of the intrusion, each adding prospective intrusive-host rock contact length.
Blake Morgan, CEO and President of Western Star, stated: “The White Star geophysical results provide the second component of the consolidated Jarbidge-Charleston dataset and complete the district-scale magnetic coverage that the property consolidation was intended to unlock. The interpreted intrusive body identified in the high-resolution magnetic data has generated a significant new area of interest, where the contact between the granite and surrounding carbonate rocks may provide a favourable setting for tungsten skarn mineralisation.”
Four target zones have been defined for follow-up: the central Kqm–Pzt contact north of the Batholith Mine, a northern Pzt body within the northern Kqm, a southern limestone corridor with multiple small limestone bodies, and the historical open pit area where contact geology may continue beneath Quaternary cover.
The White Star survey was flown to the same specifications as the recently completed Rowland UAV magnetic survey, enabling integration into a contiguous district-scale magnetic product. The combined dataset is undergoing geophysical inversion and will support integrated targeting across both properties. Results will be integrated with pending rock-chip and soil geochemistry to guide follow-up exploration and refine potential drill targets.
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