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 Borehole Number: 105/17/X240/H1

 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
 Prospecting License No.: PL107/96
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.7043 , 24.885296
 Location: Orapa

 
 Start Drill: 2002-11-28
 End Drill: 2002-11-29
 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: 1000 Metres
 Borehole Water Strike: N/A
 End of Hole (Depth): 139 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 165 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 3Brown fine Topsoil
2.3 25Cream fine Sand
3.25 26White calcrete and minor dark grey Silcrete
4.26 31Cream fine Sand and minor calcrete
5.31 34Dark grey Silcrete and white fine grained
6.34 40White fine grained Sandstone
7.40 53Pinkish brown fine grained Sandstone
8.53 65purple brown fine grained Sandstone
9.65 72Redish brown fine grained Sandstone
10.72 79Brown fine grained Sandstone and minor cream mudstone
11.79 85Brown fine grained Sandstone and minor pink mudstone
12.85 90Brown Sandstone and cream mudstone
13.90 96Red mudstone
14.96 99Grey mudstone
15.99 101Red mudstone
16.101 119Brown Shale
17.119 123Grey Shale
18.123 129Brown Shale
19.129 139Brownish grey Shale

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