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 Borehole Number: 105/18/X363/H1

 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
 Prospecting License No.: PL001/97
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.715266 , 25.591414
 Location: Orapa

 
 Start Drill: 1998-05-01
 End Drill: 1998-06-01
 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: 1056 Metres
 Borehole Water Strike: N/A
 End of Hole (Depth): 106 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 102 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 7Orange-cream soil.
2.7 27Cream-white, poorly sorted, coarse to fine-grained sandstone.
3.27 31Red-brown silcrete.
4.31 38Pink-brown, strongly weathered basalt.
5.38 70Pink-brown, moderately fresh, amygdaloidal basalt.
6.70 102Dark grey, fresh, non-amygdaloidal basalt.
7.102 106Reddish brown to light brown, well sorted, medium grained Sandstone.
8.106 0E.O.H.

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