Western Star Resources Accelerates U.S. Tungsten Strategy with Three Past-Producing Assets, 2026 Drilling Plans and Pathway Toward Maiden Mineral Resource at Eagle Point

Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) (the “Company” or “Western Star”) is pleased to provide a corporate and exploration update following a significant period of growth, during which the Company assembled and began advancing a portfolio of past-producing tungsten assets in the United States.

Since the end of 2025, Western Star has:

Built a portfolio of three active U.S. tungsten projects across Nevada and New Mexico;Expanded the past-producing Rowland Tungsten Property by approximately 170%;Acquired the adjacent past-producing White Star Tungsten Project, creating an approximately six-kilometre prospective exploration corridor across the Company's Nevada position;Acquired a 100% interest in the past-producing Eagle Point Tungsten Project in New Mexico;Commenced modern systematic exploration programs at Rowland and White Star;Completed high-resolution UAV magnetic geophysical work and extensive surface exploration;Identified an approximately one-kilometre tungsten-skarn geochemical corridor at Rowland, including a peak soil result of approximately 1,425 ppm WO , equivalent to approximately 0.14% WO ;Commenced drill-permitting activities at Rowland;Engaged Dahrouge Geological Consulting to assist with the evaluation and future exploration of the Company's Nevada and New Mexico tungsten assets;Begun technical work aimed at defining drill targets across the known surface mineralization at Eagle Point;Targeted a maiden Eagle Point drill program during 2026, subject to permitting, final program design and other customary considerations;Closed approximately C$3.69 million through an oversubscribed private placement; andSubmitted an application in response to a U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium solicitation relating to reliable supplies of strategic critical minerals.

Western Star has now moved beyond portfolio assembly. The Company’s focus is on disciplined execution: advancing priority targets toward drilling, testing for discovery and establishing the scale of its U.S. tungsten platform.

THREE PAST-PRODUCING U.S. TUNGSTEN PROJECTS

Western Star's U.S. tungsten portfolio now provides exposure to three historically productive tungsten systems:

EAGLE POINT – NEW MEXICO

Historical production of approximately 1,800 tons of scheelite-bearing material, historical U.S. Government estimates outlining significant near-surface tungsten-bearing material, eight historically mapped skarn bodies, modern USGS sampling returning up to 27.6% WO ₃ and 0.98% Mo, and a U.S. Government-supported exploration program that was planned but never executed.

ROWLAND – NEVADA

Historical production exceeding approximately 1,000 tons, with historical reported grades reaching approximately 3.38% WO ₃ . Western Star has expanded the property approximately 170%, identified more than 17 historical workings and completed the first phase of an integrated modern exploration program designed to advance targets toward drilling.

WHITE STAR – NEVADA

Part of a broader historical tungsten-mining complex with reported historical production of approximately 10,000 tons grading approximately 1.0% WO ₃ during 1954, together with additional historical production in 1956. Its acquisition provides Western Star with a substantially larger district-scale exploration position adjoining Rowland.