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 Borehole Number: 105/18/X626/H01

 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
 Prospecting License No.: PL001/97
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.242189 , 25.601041
 Location: Orapa

 
 Start Drill: 2005-04-20
 End Drill: 2005-04-20
 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: 971 Metres
 Borehole Water Strike: 34 Metres
 End of Hole (Depth): 42 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 203 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 1Cream white calcretised Silcrete
2.1 8Light brown weathered basalt(90%) and cream white calcrete(10%)
3.8 13Light brown weathered basalt(90%) and Dark brown fresh basalt
4.13 22Dark brown fresh basalt
5.22 24Dark brown fresh basalt and 10% pink orange Sandstone
6.24 42Pink orange fine grained fresh Sandstone

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