Good Morning Team.
I recently enjoyed a chat with Serval’s Robin Birchall - discussing how Serval Resources came to be, starting from its previous life as Oscillate — a loosely defined junior miner with hydrogen assets that didn’t really have a clear direction.
We talked about how that all changed when Robin came on board as CEO in January 2025 with a very focused mandate: copper, Africa, AIM.
From that point, we discussed how the team moved quickly and decisively, shedding non-core assets, pivoting away from earlier deals when better opportunities emerged, and launching the Serval brand in October 2025.
We discussed the three core assets in detail. In Namibia, we talked through the Kaoko Basin licences and the encouraging results already in hand at Omatapati, including some impressive copper and silver intersections from surface.
We discussed why the silver credits matter more than they once did, and what the mineralisation complexity tells experienced geologists about the potential scale of the system.
In Botswana, we discussed the Kalahari Copper Belt portfolio and how the exploration approach there is geophysics-led by necessity, given the sand cover. We talked about the quality of the neighbours — MMG, Sandfire, Cobre — and what it means to hold ground directly along strike from producing mines.
We also discussed the Côte d’Ivoire project at Duékoué, and the unexpected gold anomalies that emerged from Phase 1 sampling, which added a new dimension to what was already an intriguing copper-molybdenum target.
Finally, we discussed the team — their specific African experience, their geological credentials, and why having the right people matters above almost everything else at this stage of a company’s life.
Tune in!
