0 t
U.S. tungsten mine production in 2025. Tungsten has not been mined commercially in the United States since 2015.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Rediscovering North America's Forgotten Tungsten Powerhouse
About Western Star Resources
Western Star Resources is an emerging junior mining company focused on revitalizing North America's tungsten supply. In the United States it is advancing three past-producing tungsten properties: Eagle Point in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and Rowland and White Star in Elko County, Nevada, one of America's most important historic tungsten districts. It also holds the Western Star Project in British Columbia's Revelstoke Mining District. With 27 drill holes planned across its U.S. properties, Western Star is positioning itself to play a leading role in re-establishing a secure, domestic source of this critical mineral.
Tungsten:The Backbone of Defense, Industry, and Innovation
- Tungsten is one of the hardest, densest, and most heat-resistant metals known, indispensable to defense, aerospace, energy, and high-tech manufacturing
- Its unique properties make it critical for armor-piercing munitions, turbine engines, electrical contacts, and semiconductor fabrication
- China dominates world supply, and substitutes generally raise cost or reduce performance, which makes tungsten a strategically vital resource whose secure supply is essential to national security and advanced industry
America needs tungsten.It mines none.
Tungsten alloys go into armor-piercing projectiles, and tungsten carbide tools cut, drill and mine for industry. The United States has not mined it commercially since 2015, and from January 1, 2027, U.S. defense contracts restrict tungsten mined or produced in China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.
Sources: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026; DFARS 252.225-7052.
Hover or tap the chart to see each use. Share of tungsten demand by end use.
By the numbers
Why U.S. tungsten, why now
79%
of world tungsten mine production came from China in 2025 (67,000 of 85,000 t).
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
2x
Tungsten APT prices roughly doubled in 2025, from US$331 to US$675 per metric ton unit (Rotterdam), after China's February 2025 export controls on selected tungsten items and U.S. tariffs of 50% on several Chinese tungsten products.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
From January 1, 2027Pentagon ban
U.S. defense acquisition rules bar tungsten mined or produced in China, Russia, North Korea or Iran from Pentagon supply chains, subject to limited exceptions.
Source: DFARS 225.7018 and 252.225-7052
3,422°C
Melting point, the highest of all metals
China67,000
Vietnam3,000
Kazakhstan2,400
Other countries2,400
Russia2,000
North Korea2,000
Bolivia1,700
Rwanda1,300
Australia1,000
Austria840
Spain800
Portugal700
United States0 t
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026.
- Tungsten8.7
- Magnesium7.4
- Platinum group metals7.1
- Manganese6.9
- Cobalt6.8
- Niobium6.5
- Light rare earths5.9
- Antimony5.4
- Copper4.0
- Gold2.4
Source: European Commission, Study on the Critical Raw Materials for the EU 2023, Final Report.
In fiscal 2025 the U.S. National Defense Stockpile listed potential acquisitions of 2,041 t of tungsten, and tungsten projects in Nevada, New Brunswick and Yukon received Defense Production Act Title III awards. Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Our Projects
Three past-producing U.S. tungsten properties and one British Columbia property.
27 holes and about 11,000 ft of drilling planned across Eagle Point, Rowland and White Star
The Western Star Project
Revisiting historical high-grade exploration results in British Columbia's Revelstoke Mining District to target new discoveries.
Revelstoke Mining District, British Columbia
Notable Results:
View project Tungsten and critical metals mineralization with significant exploration potential.
Nevada Tungsten Project
Two past-producing tungsten properties, Rowland and White Star, in Elko County, Nevada.
Nevada, United States
Notable Results:
View project Rowland: 6 holes, ~3,050 ft planned · White Star: 4 holes, ~1,950 ft planned · Drill targets defined October 2026
Eagle Point Tungsten Project
A past-producing scheelite skarn the U.S. Government planned to drill in 1955.
Hidalgo County, New Mexico · 100% owned
Notable Results:
View project 17 holes / ~6,070 ft planned · 0.11% WO₃ over 13.1 ft
Historical production figures and estimates pre-date modern reporting standards, have not been verified by a Qualified Person and are not current mineral resources or reserves. Rock-chip and grab samples are selective and may not be representative. No mineral resource has been established on any of the Company's properties.
Latest News
Western Star Drone Magnetics Trace the Skarn-Hosting Granite–Limestone Contact Beneath Cover at Eagle Point In Preparation For Drill Program
11th November 2026 – Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) (the “Company” or “Western Star”) is pleased to announce the results of the high-resolution drone magnetic survey at its 100%-owned Eagle Point Tungsten Project (“Eagle Point” or the “Property”) in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. The survey has mapped the contact between intrusive granite and Horquilla limestone and provides confidence where this contact trends beneath the talus and shallow cover. This contact is the prospective horizon for the tungsten bearing skarn mineralisation. Importantly, the interpreted contact extends north-west from the historical workings across the western part of the Property, where it is concealed beneath cover. The magnetic interpretation has been integrated into the Company’s three-dimensional geological model and the planned 17-hole drill program.
