Borehole Number: |
Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana |
Prospecting License No.: PL001/97 |
Coordinates Type: WGS 84 |
Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD) |
Coordinates: -21.431687 , 25.546681 |
Location: Orapa |
Start Drill: 2005-04-05 |
End Drill: 2005-04-05 |
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: 999 Metres |
Borehole Water Strike: 128 Metres |
End of Hole (Depth): 150 Metres |
Hole Diameter: 165 Millimetres |
Log Formation: |
No. | From (m) | To (m) | Log Formation |
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1. | 0 | 1 | Light brown Sand mixed with Silcrete. |
2. | 1 | 2 | Pink orange Silcrete mixed with light grey calcrete |
3. | 2 | 6 | Pink orange Silcrete mixed with medium brown basalt |
4. | 6 | 18 | Medium brown medium weathered basalt with cream white calcite. |
5. | 18 | 26 | Medium brown medium weathered basalt. |
6. | 26 | 29 | Light brown medium weathered basalt. |
7. | 29 | 34 | Greyish brown medium weathered basalt. |
8. | 34 | 44 | Medium brown medium weathered basalt. |
9. | 44 | 49 | Greyish brown fresh basalt high competent. |
10. | 58 | 64 | Highly competent dark grey fresh basalt. |
11. | 64 | 70 | Reddish grey medium fresh basalt. |
12. | 70 | 94 | Highly competent dark grey fresh basalt contaning few pyrite. |
13. | 94 | 98 | Highly competent greyish brown fresh basalt containing few pyrite. |
14. | 98 | 99 | Dark grey fresh amygdaloidal basalt with calcite. |
15. | 99 | 106 | Highly competent dark grey fresh basalt. |
16. | 106 | 107 | Dark grey fresh basalt with cream white calcite. |
17. | 107 | 109 | Highly competent dark grey basalt. |
18. | 109 | 111 | Dark grey fresh feldspar rich basalt. |
19. | 111 | 114 | Highly competent dark grey fresh basalt. |
20. | 114 | 115 | Pink orange fine grained weathered Sandstone layer. |
21. | 115 | 122 | Highly competent dark grey basalt. |
22. | 122 | 125 | Grey brown medium fresh basalt. |
23. | 125 | 127 | Red brown medium weathered basalt. |
24. | 127 | 128 | Pink orange medium weathered Sandstone. |
25. | 128 | 138 | Light brown fresh fine grained unconsoledated Sandstone. |
26. | 138 | 150 | Pink orange fresh fine grained Sandstone. |
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