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 Borehole Number: 105/18/X269/H01

 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
 Prospecting License No.: PL001/97
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.316753 , 25.61658
 Location: Orapa

 
 Start Drill: 2005-04-12
 End Drill: 2005-04-13
 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: 987 Metres
 Borehole Water Strike: 29 Metres
 End of Hole (Depth): 42 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 203 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 3Cream white weathered calcrete(90%) and medium brown weathered basalt.
2.3 4Medium brown weathered basalt(90%) and cream white calcrete.
3.4 8Dark red brown weathered basalt comprising of 10% cream calcite.
4.8 10Light orange fine grained Sandstone.
5.10 23Pale orange fine grained Sandstone.
6.23 42Light orange fine grained Sandstone.

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