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 Borehole Number: 105/17/X211/H1

 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
 Prospecting License No.: PL107/96
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.248239 , 25.162041
 Location: Orapa

 
 Start Drill: 1998-10-15
 End Drill: 1998-10-28
 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: 968 Metres
 Borehole Water Strike: N/A
 End of Hole (Depth): 42 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 114 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 1Reddish brown mudstone
2.1 12Pinkish brown, calcretised basalt.
3.12 21Creamish pink, fairly sorted, iron oxide coated in places, silcretised Sandstone.
4.21 42Reddish brown, fairly sorted, fine grained, friable and commonly unconsolidated Sandstone.

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