Serval Resources (AIM:SRVL) has begun field exploration at its Duékoué copper-gold-molybdenum project in Côte d'Ivoire.
The AIM-listed company is building a portfolio focused on copper and future metals across Africa.
The programme covers ground magnetics, geological mapping and soil sampling across approximately 137.52 line-kilometres of traverse lines.
Around 2,780 soil samples will undergo QA/QC-validated analysis by ALS, with results expected within around three months.
Field work follows a stakeholder engagement process involving local administrative and traditional authorities in Duékoué, including the Prefect, Sub-Prefect, Gendarmerie Commander and a representative of the Ministry of Mines, alongside all seven villages within the project's area of influence.
Duékoué is a 399 square kilometre licence held under a joint venture and earn-in agreement with La Minière de L'Eléphant SARL, sitting on the Archean-Proterozoic boundary.
The project hosts a copper-molybdenum anomaly first identified by state mining company SODEMI in the 1970s and verified by Serval during its 2025 work programme, with subsequent soil sampling also flagging anomalous gold concentrations.
"We believe the same underlying potential exists for copper, gold and molybdenum at Duékoué, which is what makes this such a compelling place to be exploring," said chief executive Robin Birchall, noting the licence sits within the same ancient geological terrain that hosts West Africa's established gold mines.
The programme runs in two phases: a high-resolution magnetic survey at 50-metre spacing across three target zones, followed by geochemical sampling and mapping along optimised lines to define priority drill targets.
Duékoué is Serval's third active field programme, alongside ongoing work in Namibia and Botswana.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
Serval Resources has mobilised field exploration at Duékoué, a 399 km² copper-gold-molybdenum project in Côte d'Ivoire, after completing local stakeholder engagement. The programme—ground magnetics, geological mapping, and 2,780 soil samples across 137.52 line-kilometres—targets a copper-molybdenum anomaly first identified by Côte d'Ivoire's state mining company in the 1970s and verified by Serval in 2025, with anomalous gold also flagged. This marks Serval's entry into West African exploration alongside its ongoing work in Namibia and Botswana, but remains early-stage geochemical work with no drilling timeline disclosed.
Duékoué expands Serval's geographic footprint beyond southern Africa into a different geological setting (Archean-Proterozoic boundary terrain hosting established West African gold mines), but the project is held under a joint venture and earn-in agreement with La Minière de L'Eléphant SARL, meaning Serval's ownership stake and funding obligations remain unclear. Results from the three-month soil sampling programme will be the first material data point.
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