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 Borehole Number: 105/18/X272/H7

 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
 Prospecting License No.: PL46/96
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.413852 , 25.624093
 Location: Letlhakane

 
 Start Drill: 1998-11-12
 End Drill: 1998-12-16
 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: 994 Metres
 Borehole Water Strike: 25 Metres
 End of Hole (Depth): 73 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 114 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 1Cream white, unconsolidated Sand.
2.1 17Reddish pink, poorly sorted, fine to medium grained Sandstone. In places indurated due to iron oxide coating.
3.17 24Creamish yellow, fairly consolidated, fairly sorted, fine to medium Sandstone.
4.24 32Pinkish brown, massive, fairly weathered basalt.
5.32 34Pinkish brown, indurated, iron coated, fairly sorted, fine to medium grained Sandstone.
6.34 73Creamish orange, unconsolidated, friable, well sorted fine grained Sandstone(Ntane Sandstone).

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