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 Borehole Number: 105/17/X557/H01

 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
 Prospecting License No.: PL57/98
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.187974 , 24.365601
 Location: Kedia

 
 Start Drill: 0000-00-00
 End Drill: 0000-00-00
 Borehole Type: Exploration
 Drilling Method: Percussion & Core
 Sample Type: Core & Chips
 Depth of Surface Casing: N/A
 Azimuth: Degrees
 Hole Inclination: -90 Degrees
 Collar Elevation: 921 Metres
 Borehole Water Strike: 48 Metres
 End of Hole (Depth): 149 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 165 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 22Brown fine grained Sand.
2.22 31Light-brown, fine grained unconsolidated Sands.
3.31 46Light-brown- pale green, fine-medium grained unconsolidated Sands.
4.46 62Calcretised Silcrete (major), cream-white in colour. Cream white, fine grained, calcretised Silcrete.
5.62 65Grey, silty Clays.
6.65 72Light-grey, medium-coarse grained Sand.
7.72 79Light-grey- dark-grey, (fine grained) siltstone.
8.79 90Reddish-brown-dark-grey, fine grained massive rock (weathered???)
9.90 100Reddish-brown, light-grey, fine grained, moderately sorted Sandstone.
10.100 120Light-grey- reddish-brown, micaceous metamorphosed ??? Very fine grained Sandstone/ coarse grained siltstone.
11.120 124Reddish-brown, (very fine grained) siltstone.
12.124 130Reddish-brown, medium grained/ fine grained Sandstone.
13.130 135Dark-grey, fine- medium grained mafic and magnetic igneous rock.
14.135 149Dark-grey, crystalline, mafic and magnetic igneous rock ??? E.O.H 149m.

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