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Serval Resources has officially launched its maiden 2026 exploration campaign on License PL061/2021 within Botswana’s prolific Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB), signaling a strategic ramp-up in the hunt for sediment-hosted copper-silver mineralisation. The move, sanctioned by Kalahari Copper Limited (KCL), serves as a pivotal operational milestone in Serval’s proposed acquisition of KCL, as the company seeks to consolidate its footprint in one of Africa’s most-watched mining jurisdictions.
The technical focus of the current campaign involves a high-resolution ground magnetic geophysical survey covering approximately 62 line kilometers. This data-driven approach is designed to pinpoint the precise contact point between the oxidised sandstones of the Ngwako Pan Formation and the reduced shales of the D’Kar Formation. In the geological context of the KCB, this “redox-controlled” interface is the primary target for massive copper deposits, making the survey a critical precursor to future drilling campaigns.
“PL061 and PL082 are both high-priority targets given their location along strike from Cobre Limited’s Ngami Project, a significant and growing deposit delineated through a combination of geophysical techniques, fieldwork, and extensive drilling—a model we aim to follow at the KCL licenses,” said Robin Birchall, CEO of Serval Resources. Birchall further commended the field team’s swift mobilisation and proactive engagement with local authorities and community representatives as the 2026 work program gains momentum.
Strategic positioning is a key advantage for this venture, as Serval’s licenses are located directly along the same geological trend as the Ngami Project, a discovery that has significantly reduced the risks for junior explorers in the area. By adopting the exploration techniques used in successful neighbouring discoveries, Serval aims to replicate that success through a combination of geophysics and systematic fieldwork, ultimately unlocking commercial value from its newly acquired land. This latest field program complements the geophysical work completed in the final quarter of 2025 on the adjacent PL082 license.
As the global demand for copper continues to surge alongside the green energy transition, the results from this survey, expected in the third quarter of 2026, will be closely monitored by institutional investors and regional competitors alike. The success of the KCL acquisition and Serval’s broader growth strategy remains tethered to the quality of the data yielded from these early-stage surveys, which are essential for identifying high-value drill targets in the sandy terrain of the Kalahari.
