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Weststar Files NI 43-101 on Nunavut Coal

Press Release
Source: Weststar Resources Corp.

On Tuesday July 28, 2009, 6:00 am EDT

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VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - 07/28/09) - Weststar Resources Corp. (TSX-V:WER - News) (Frankfurt:HN3 - News) (the "Company" or "Weststar") is pleased to announce the receipt of an NI 43-101 report on the Company's Ellesmere Island Coal Project, Nunavut, Canada. The report has been filed on SEDAR for review.

The report concerns the Company's Fosheim Peninsula project, which comprises four contiguous coal exploration licenses totaling 54,741.37 hectares (135,448 acres) and nine contiguous pending coal exploration licenses totaling approximately 130,416 hectares (322,264 acres) in addition to the 3 contiguous coal exploration licenses totaling 37,627 hectares (92,980 acres) located at Strathcona Fiord.

Historic exploration on the projects was predominantly carried out from 1981 to 1983 by Petro-Canada Resources Ltd., Gulf Canada Resources Inc. (Gulf Canada), and Utah Mines Ltd. A 1982 report prepared for Gulf Canada (Swansbergen, 1982) estimated a total of 2.68 billion tones of coal within 4 areas that are largely contained within Weststar's NU#101 license (not 43-101 compliant, nor confirmed by the current report authors).

APEX Geoscience Ltd. completed visits to a total of 22 sites within the licenses during August 2005, on behalf of the Hunter Exploration Group, who have optioned a portion of the property to Weststar. Surface sampling identified 3 coal seams from which samples were taken, with two of the seams measuring 5-6 meters in thickness and the third approximately 8 meters thick. The coal was submitted for analysis to Loring Laboratories in Calgary, Alberta, and returned values ranging from 5,659 to 8,049 British thermal units per pound (Btu/lb) on an "as received" basis to 8,349 to 11,122 Btu/lb on a "dry basis." Sulphur values remained low ranging from 0.13 percent (%) to a high of 0.49%, while ash values ranged from 5.13% to 16.38% on an "as received" basis to a range of 7.19% to 24.17% on a "dry basis."

Based on the results of historic exploration and favourable geology an aggressive exploration program is recommended at the Ellesmere Island Coal Project aimed at confirming the earlier estimates of coal and defining NI 43-101 compliant coal resources/reserves. The current report recommends the completion of project logistics and a partial mobilization of fuel during summer 2009 in preparation for a 2010 drilling campaign.

Dean Besserer, P. Geol., APEX Geosciences Ltd. is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for the preparation and approval of the technical information disclosed in the News Release.

On Behalf of the Board

Mitchell Adam, President
Weststar Resources Corp.


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