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 Borehole Number: 105/18/X470/H01
 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Prospecting Botswana (Pty) Ltd
 Prospecting License No.: PL001/97
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.292513 , 25.545451
 Location: Orapa
 
 Start Drill: N/A
 End Drill: N/A
 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: 962 Metres
 Borehole Water Strike: 66 Metres
 End of Hole (Depth): 83 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 165 Millimetres
 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 5Cream white weathered calcrete mixed with cilcrete.
2.5 6Light yellow weathered calcrete.
3.6 9Dark brown weathered Basalt with about 30% collapsed calcrete.
4.9 10Dark brown fresh and competent Basalt.
5.10 12Dark fresh and competent Basalt with amygdales.
6.12 14Dark brown weathered Basalt.
7.14 16Dark brown fresh and competent Basalt.
8.16 17Reddish brown fresh and competent Basalt.
9.17 19Reddish brown fresh and competent Basalt 20% amygdales.
10.19 20Reddish brown fresh and compeetent Basalt with about 20% amygdales.
11.20 21Greenish brown fresh and competent Basalt with 10% amygdales.
12.21 23Greenish brown fresh and competent Basalt with some amygdales.
13.23 24Greenish grey fresh and competent Basalt.
14.24 26Greenish grey fresh and competent Basalt with some amygdales.
15.26 27Brownish grey fresh competent Basalt.
16.27 29Reddish brown fresh and competent Basalt with about 20% sub-rouned to rounded.
17.29 30Reddish brown fresh and competent Basalt with about 10% amygdales.
18.30 31Greenish brown fresh and comptent Basalt with about 10% amygdales.
19.31 35Greenish brown fresh and competent Basalt.
20.35 37Reddish brown fresh and competent Basalt with about 10% amygdales.
21.37 43Greenish brown fresh and competent Basalt.
22.43 45Greenish brown fresh and competent Basalt with about 5% amygdales.
23.45 46Dark brown fresh and competent Basalt.
24.46 48Greenish grey fresh and competent Basalt.
25.48 49Greenish brown fresh and competent Basalt.
26.49 51Greenish grey fresh and competent Basalt.
27.51 52Greenish brown fresh competent Basalt.
28.52 53Dark brown fresh and competent Basalt.
29.53 55Dark brown fresh and competent Basalt with about 5% amygdales.
30.55 58Dark brown fresh and competent Basalt.
31.58 60Reddish brown fresh and competent Basalt with about 20% amygdales.
32.60 61Reddish brown fresh and competent Basalt.
33.61 62Dark brown fresh and competent Basalt.
34.62 64Dark brown weathered Basalt.
35.64 66Light brown fine grained unconsolidated Sandstone with about 30% brown Basalt.
36.66 71Light brown fine grained unconsolidated Sandstone.
37.71 72Dark orange fine grained unconsolidated Sandstone with some collapsed brown Basalt.
38.72 76Dark orange fine grained unconsolidated Sandstone.
39.76 77Light orange fine grained unconsolidated Sandstone.
40.77 78Dark orange fine grained unconsolidated Sandstone.
41.78 82Light orange fine grained unconsolidated Sandstone.
42.82 83Yellowish orange fine grained unconsolidated Sandstone.

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