| Borehole Number: |
| Prospecting Company: De Beers Prospecting Botswana (Pty) Ltd |
| Prospecting License No.: PL64/99 |
| Coordinates Type: WGS 84 |
| Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD) |
| Coordinates: -21.15965 , 24.92402 |
| Location: Makgadikgadi |
| Start Drill: 2005-08-20 |
| End Drill: 2005-08-22 |
| Borehole Type: Exploration |
| Drilling Method: Percussion |
| Sample Type: Core |
| Depth of Surface Casing: N/A |
| Azimuth: Degrees |
| Hole Inclination: N/A |
| Collar Elevation: N/A |
| Borehole Water Strike: 67 Metres |
| End of Hole (Depth): 149 Metres |
| Hole Diameter: 165 Millimetres |
| Log Formation: |
| No. | From (m) | To (m) | Log Formation |
|---|
| 1. | 0 | 7 | Cream white to light brown, weathered calcrete. |
| 2. | 0 | 7 |
| 3. | 0 | 7 | Cream white to light brown, weathered calcrete. |
| 4. | 7 | 14 | Dark greenish (the colour fading with depth), massive crystalline, fresh and competent Silcrete. |
| 5. | 7 | 14 |
| 6. | 7 | 14 | Dark greenish (the colour fading with depth), massive crystalline, fresh and competent Silcrete. |
| 7. | 14 | 23 | Pale greenish, weathered siltstone. |
| 8. | 14 | 23 |
| 9. | 14 | 23 | Pale greenish, weathered siltstone. |
| 10. | 23 | 25 | Greenish brown, silty Mudstone. |
| 11. | 23 | 25 |
| 12. | 23 | 25 | Greenish brown, silty Mudstone. |
| 13. | 25 | 29 | Greenish brown, muddy Siltstone. |
| 14. | 25 | 29 |
| 15. | 25 | 29 | Greenish brown, muddy Siltstone. |
| 16. | 29 | 40 | Reddish brown, oxidised silty Mudstone. |
| 17. | 29 | 40 | Reddish brown, oxidised silty Mudstone. |
| 18. | 29 | 40 |
| 19. | 40 | 65 | Light greyish, finely laminated silty Mudstone. |
| 20. | 40 | 65 | Light greyish, finely laminated silty Mudstone. |
| 21. | 40 | 65 |
| 22. | 65 | 69 | Very dark grey to black, massive carbonaceous Mudstone, shiny pyrite crystals observed. |
| 23. | 65 | 69 | Very dark grey to black, massive carbonaceous Mudstone, shiny pyrite crystals observed. |
| 24. | 65 | 69 |
| 25. | 69 | 77 | Very dark grey to black, thinly laminated carbonaceous Mudstone (Coally), with super abundant pyrite as both the veinlets or crystals |
| 26. | 69 | 77 | Very dark grey to black, thinly laminated carbonaceous Mudstone (Coally), with super abundant pyrite as both the veinlets or crystals |
| 27. | 69 | 77 |
| 28. | 77 | 81 | Light greyish, thinly laminated carbonaceous Mudstone (Coal), with super-abundant crystals of pyrite. |
| 29. | 77 | 81 | Light greyish, thinly laminated carbonaceous Mudstone (Coal), with super-abundant crystals of pyrite. |
| 30. | 77 | 81 |
| 31. | 81 | 101 | Dark grey to black, thinly laminated carbonaceous Mudstone (Coally) with abundant pyrite. |
| 32. | 81 | 101 | Dark grey to black, thinly laminated carbonaceous Mudstone (Coally) with abundant pyrite. |
| 33. | 81 | 101 |
| 34. | 101 | 120 |
| 35. | 101 | 120 | Dark greyish, fine-grained, fresh and competent igneous mafic rock. Pyrite recovered in concentrate. Sparkling crystals against the sun are observed. |
| 36. | 101 | 120 | Dark greyish, fine-grained, fresh and competent igneous mafic rock. Pyrite recovered in concentrate. Sparkling crystals against the sun are observed. |
| 37. | 120 | 149 |
| 38. | 120 | 149 | Greenish grey, fine to medium grained igneous mafic rock, fresh and competent, and is characterised by the presence of mica like minerals. |
| 39. | 120 | 149 | Greenish grey, fine to medium grained igneous mafic rock, fresh and competent, and is characterised by the presence of mica like minerals. |
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